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While accompanying a funeral procession, it is disliked to:<br />

1. Recite or raise one's voice or any similar activity.<br />

2. Carrying torches of fire in a funeral procession.<br />

3. Sitting down, when one is following a funeral before those carrying the coffin put it down.<br />

4. Remain seated when a funeral procession passes by.<br />

5. Permit women to accompany a funeral procession.<br />

Al-Muwatta Hadith<br />

Hadith 16.10<br />

Walking in Front of the Bier<br />

Yahya related to me from Malik that Hisham ibn Urwa said, "I only ever saw my father in front of a funeral<br />

procession." He added, "Then he would come to al-Baqi and sit down until the procession passed him."<br />

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith<br />

Hadith 2.330<br />

Narrated by<br />

AbdullahAllah's Apostle said, "Anyone who dies worshipping others along with Allah will definitely enter the Fire." I said,<br />

"Anyone who dies worshipping none along with Allah will definitely enter Paradise."<br />

Fiqh-us-Sunnah<br />

Fiqh 4.51a<br />

Funeral Prayer on a Grave<br />

It is permissible to offer funeral prayer for a deceased anytime after his burial, even if a prayer was offered<br />

prior to his burial. As mentioned above, the Prophet, peace be upon him offered funeral prayer for the<br />

martyrs of Uhud after eight years.<br />

Fiqh-us-Sunnah<br />

Fiqh 4.37a<br />

Reward for Offering Funeral Prayer<br />

Abu Hurairah narrates that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "Whoever follows a funeral procession<br />

and offers the prayer for the deceased, will get one kerat 68 of reward. And whoever follows it and remains<br />

with it until the body is buried, will get two kerats of reward, the least of which is equal in weight to 'Mount<br />

Uhud' or he said 'one of them is like Uhud.' The narrator is not certain as to the exact words used by the<br />

Prophet, peace be upon him. This is reported by the group<br />

Fiqh-us-Sunnah<br />

Fiqh 4.88a<br />

The Best Present for the Deceased<br />

Ibn al-Qayyim said, "The best present for the deceased is an act that is most beneficial to people, for example, freeing a<br />

slave.Thus a sadaqah giving in charity is better than fasting on behalf of the deceased. The best charity is that which fulfills<br />

someone's need and is continuous. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "The best charity is to give people a drink of<br />

water." This applies to a place where water is scarce. Otherwise, giving someone a drink of water from a river or a canal<br />

would not be better than feeding the hungry who need food. Likewise, supplication and asking forgiveness for the deceased<br />

is beneficial to the deceased, especially when the supplicant is sincere, earnest, and humble in his supplication. Such a<br />

supplication is better than charity, just as regular prayer (salah) is better than the funeral prayer and than supplicating for the<br />

deceased by his grave.<br />

In general, the best gift to send the deceased is freeing a slave, giving in charity, asking forgiveness for him or her, and<br />

making the Hajj (pilgrimage) on his or her behalf.<br />

Fiqh-us-Sunnah<br />

Fiqh 4.86<br />

The Deeds that Benefit the Departed Souls and Proffering Reward for Good<br />

Deeds to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)<br />

There is consensus that a deceased person benefits from all good deeds for which he or she in his or her life might have<br />

been a cause. Abu Hurairah reported, "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, 'When a person dies all his good deeds cease<br />

except for three: a continuous act of charity, beneficial knowledge, and a righteous son who prays for him'.'' (Muslim, and the<br />

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