The Chapter of Condolences and Grief During Calamities, Visiting Graves, Lamentation and Mourning Gatherings
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 27
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 27
The Chapter of Condolences and Grief During Calamities, Visiting Graves, Lamentation and Mourning Gatherings
وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «إِذَا قُبِضَ وَلَدُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ وَ اَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا قَالَ اَلْعَبْدُ فَيَسْأَلُ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةَ قَبَضْتُمْ وَلَدَ فُلاَنٍ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ فَيَقُولُونَ نَعَمْ رَبَّنَا فَيَقُولُ فَمَا ذَا قَالَ عَبْدِيَ اَلْمُؤْمِنُ فَيَقُولُونَ حَمِدَكَ رَبَّنَا وَ اِسْتَرْجَعَ فَيَقُولُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ اِبْنُوا لَهُ بَيْتاً فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ ' وَ سَمُّوهُ بَيْتَ اَلْحَمْدِ.
The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: "When the child of a believer passes away, Allah سبحانه وتعالى – knowing best what His servant has said – asks the angels: 'Have you taken the child of My believing servant?' They reply: 'Yes, our Lord عز وجل.' Allah سبحانه وتعالى then asks: 'What did My servant say?' They say: "He praised You and said: "Indeed, we belong to Allah سبحانه وتعالى and to Him we will return" Then Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, says: "'Build for My servant a house in Paradise and name it the House of Praise (Bayt al-Hamd).'"
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