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Chapter 32 of 332 min read
اللهم عبدك وابن أمَتك احتاج إلى رحمتك
ghaneeyun an athaabih [Oh Allaah, a slave of yours and a son of your nation needs your mercy and you have no need for his punishment.] in kaana muhsinan fazid-hu fee hasanaatih [If he was good, increase his good deeds] wa in kaana musee’an fatajaawaz ‘anh [and if he was bad, overlook them.]66 65 Reported by Aboo Hurayrah in Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, pp.909-10, no.3195, Sunan Ibn-iMajah, vol.2, p.393, no.1498 and Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, pp.351-2. 66 Reported by Yazeed ibn Rukaanah and collected by al-Haakim and Maalik (Muwatta, pp.107-8, no.529) and authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.125.
Tasleem67 :There are two ways by which the tasleems to close the salaah may be given: a) Either by saying: As-salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaah [May Allaah’s peace and mercy be upon you] to the right side only, as in Aboo Hurayrah’s hadith : )) ِﻭلَ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻪﺴ ﺭﺃَﻥ r ﺓﹰ ﺍﺤِﺩﺔﹰ ﻭﻤﻠِﻴ ﺘﹶﺴﻠﱠﻡﺴﺎ، ﻭﻌﺒﺎ ﺃَﺭﻬﻠﹶﻴ ﻋﺭﺓٍ ﻓﹶﻜﹶﺒﻨﹶﺎﺯﻠﹶﻰ ﺠﻠﱠﻰ ﻋ ﺼ (( “Allaah’s Messenger made the funeral prayer by doing four takbeers and one tasleem.”68 b) Or by saying: As-salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaah to both sides, as in Ibn Mas‘ood’s hadith: )) ِﻭ لُ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻪﺴ ﺭﺜﹶﻼﹶﺙﹸ ﺨِﻼﹶلٍ ﻜﹶﺎﻥ r ﺓِ ﻨﹶﺎﺯﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ ﻋﻠِﻴﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﱠﺴﻥﺍﻫﺩ، ﺇِﺤ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺎﺱﻥﻜﹶﻬ ﺘﹶﺭﻥﻠﹸﻬﻔﹾﻌ ﻴ ﻼﹶﺓِ ﻠﻴﻡِ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺼﻤِﺜﹾلَ ﺍﻟﺘﱠﺴ (( “There are three things which Allaah’s Messenger (r) used to do and which people have neglected: One of them is making tasleem in the funeral prayer like the tasleem in (regular) salaah....”69 Forbidden Times: There are three times in the day when Salaatul-Janaazah or any other salaah is strictly forbidden except in the case of an emergency. These are the times during which the sun worshippers used to perform their rites of worship. Thus, these became forbidden times in order to avoid any resemblance to them and to prevent non-Muslims from thinking that Muslims might also be worshipping the sun. 67 The act of completing the formal prayer by giving greetings of salaam [peace] is known as tasleem. 68 Collected by al-Bayhaqee, ad-Daaraqutnee and al-Haakim and authenticated in AhkaamulJanaa’iz, p.128, no.85. 69 Collected by al-Bayhaqee and at-Tabaraanee and authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.127, no.83. 9
َ ﻗﹶﺎلﻨِﻲﻬﺎﻤِﺭٍ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﻥِ ﻋﺔﹶ ﺒﻘﹾﺒ ﻋﻥﻋ : ﻭلُ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﺴ ﺭﺎﺕٍ ﻜﹶﺎﻥﺎﻋﺜﹶﻼﹶﺙﹸ ﺴ r ﻓِﻴﻬِﻥﻠﱢﻲ ﻨﹸﺼﺎﻨﹶﺎ ﺃَﻥﻨﹾﻬﻴ ﺘﹶﺎﻨﹶﺎﻭ ﻤ ﻓِﻴﻬِﻥﺭ ﻨﹶﻘﹾﺒ ﺃَﻥﺃَﻭ : ﺘﹶﻁﹾﻠﹸﺤِﻴﻥ ﺓِ ﺍﻟﻅﱠﻬِﻴﺭ ﻗﹶﺎﺌِﻡﻘﹸﻭﻡ ﻴﺤِﻴﻥ، ﻭﺘﹶﻔِﻊﺘﱠﻰ ﺘﹶﺭﺎﺯِﻏﹶﺔﹰ ﺤ ﺒﺱ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻤﻊ ﺏﺘﱠﻰ ﺘﹶﻐﹾﺭﻭﺏِ ﺤ ﻟِﻠﹾﻐﹸﺭﺱﻑﹸ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻤﻴ ﺘﹶﻀﺤِﻴﻥ، ﻭﺱﺘﱠﻰ ﺘﹶﻤِﻴلَ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻤﺤ . ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir said, “There are three times in which the Messenger of Allaah (r) used to forbid us from making salaah or burying our dead: