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Life ends with death. Mola Aliasws
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You will merely be repaid your
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the Fire and shown into the
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delay to a human being when his
term has come; and God is fully
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instead of [other] peoples then
long for death if you are so
truthful.
A non-believer will be reluctant
to leave this world and will not
look forward to the life after
death.
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momin/momina this life is like a
prison and he/she always
desires for transferring to his/her
eternal residence where a
luxurious life with countless
bounties and blessings have
been guaranteed, but more
importantly an eternal proximity
to Masomeenasws is the reality,
which makes a momin restless
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without any delay.
Death is Good News for a
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after death, either he gets good
news about eternal blessings
and peace, or is given bad news
for everlasting punishment or
(the third one) remains in grief
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about his fate in the hereafterwithout knowing which category
he belongs to (Kafir or momin).
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good news for eternal bounties
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but our enemy will be told only

about
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never
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punishment. The one who will
not be told about his fate will be
that Momin who had polluted
his/her soul with Allahazwjs
forbidden deeds and will be in
doubt about his future and will
perceive terrible outcome after
getting ambiguous and fearful
messages. Allahazwj will not put
him together with our enemies
but will release him from hell fire
through our intersession. Thus,
O my followers, keep on doing
good deeds, obey Allahazwj, and
do not become careless through
self-reliance (on your deeds).
Do not underestimate Allahazwjs
wrath because there will be
some among third category
sinner musrafeen (who were
careless) who will not get our
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hundred
thousand
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punishment in the hell prior to
being pardoned.2

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die? Imamasws replied because

they are unaware of reality of
death and its bounties. Surely,
they will like it if they are true
believers and obey Allahazwj and
would recognise life in the
hereafter is far better than what
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such a child or an insane person
who would not like to take a
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cure his illness and provide him
comfort. If they knew how much
better off they will be in the
hereafter they would certainly
wish to die, their desire would be
more intense as compared with
that patient who is desperate for
health and life.3

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Momin Dies from Various

Causes but Never Commits
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Sudden Death:


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like a submissive slave would do
in front of his master. And do
not initiate his extraction of soul,
until the believer agrees to go to
heavens with him.6
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It is narrated from Imam

Mohammed Baqirasws, If Allahazwj
wants to raise His servants
status in the hereafter who has
committed some sins in his life,
Allahazwj makes him either ill in
this world or let him suffer from
the lack of resources, or, instead
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someone in the hereafter who
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his life, Allahazwj awards this
fellow with good health, or
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reward of his good deeds in this

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you in the protection of The

Greatest Rub, Who is the
creator of Arsh-e-Azim, from
every harm embroiled in your
veins and the damage of the
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times).8
Prepare Kafin Shroud during
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black cloth(s) for Ahraam?
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neither use black cloths for
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and all praise due to Allahazwj.18
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that you ensure you are among

those who get pleasure and
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Imamasws said: Contrary to our
foes, you should place the dead
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AbuAbdullahasws: When one of

you would pass away then
ensure that the dead is facing
Qiblah, after death as well as
during the Ghusal-e-Maiyat
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body then put the body on a
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that his hands may be brought
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out of his shirt and put his hands

on his loins (Sharam Ghah), and
spread them from there to his
legs in order to cover his legs
towards knee area. But if he
was not wearing a shirt then
cover his body (from loins area
to knees) with a thick cloth, i.e.,
a shirt, and put some berry
leaves in a washtub and start
pouring some water on it and stir
it with your hands until you see
some foam rising from it. And
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tub into a bigger bath-Tub
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with fresh water, then start with
washing bodys hands up the
elbow, three times, clean them
as one would wash body during
the ritual bath (Ghusal-ejanabat) then wash its genitals
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and purify it (taking hands

underneath
cloth
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exposing private parts), then
wash bodys head with taking
foam water from the smaller tub
and rinse its head thoroughly
while taking extra care to stop
any water reaching bodies
nostrils and its ears.
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turned the body on its left side,
and pour water on its right hand
side starting from its head to
toes such a way water flows
from right side of the head to the
feet while gently rubbing the
body, stomach and back, repeat
it three times. The same, to be
repeated after laying the body on
its right hand side. Then discard
the remaining water from the
bigger tub and wash it by normal
water. Wash your both hands
up to elbows.
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Then prepare camphor water by

pouring fresh water in the tub
and mixing some camphor
grains in the water. Then wash
the body, like before, three time,
starting with its hands, then its
genitals, head, left-hand posture
and right-hand posture, (as
before), wash its abdomen very
gently, if anything comes out,
just clean it.
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water as well as your hand up to
elbows, and then wash body
again with fresh water, following
the previous sequence (hands,
genitals, head, left-hand posture,
right-hand posture).
After completion of bath, dry the
whole body with a dry cloth and
put some camphor on cotton
layers/sheet and put cotton
sheet on its genitals and prepare
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a cotton pad put it underneath

(under anal area) in order
absorb any discharge, and then
take a piece of cloth and make a
lungi (under wear) and cover
bodys waist to knee area with it
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Imam AbuJaafarasws said: Try not

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not appropriate to wash dead

body with hot water.29
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Othman says, I told Imam

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replied: I just wash them.
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let camphor reach to its ears.30
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not remove anything from dead
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back inside the shroud.31
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dead body then only wash that

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bodys genitals (to cover both
front and back) also put some
extra cotton at rear area (for the
purpose of stopping any fluid
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the lion cloth? Imamasws replied:
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an essential part of shroud, it is
given to the body so that body
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better to use cotton shroud.

Remove bodys shirt prior to
giving bath, by tearing/cutting
and taking it off from feet side.
The shroud consists of a shirt,
without any buttons and cuffs,
and a turban for head, which
should be wrap around the head
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Imam AbuAbdullahasws said :

Enshroud the dead in five
garments: (1) A shirt without any
buttons on it; (2) and loin cloth;
(3) a rag (hip and thighs
wrapper); (4) A large sheet
chaddar to wrap the body; (5) A
turban to tie on head while
leaving some of it (after
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chest.35
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with the dead in the shroud (this

is because our opponents do not
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forehead, at its prostration place,
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eyes, into ears, and on its face.

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the all best names of Allahazwj, I

Testify that no god (exists)
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Then
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return. (We are) thankful to the
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then enhance his virtues prior to

accepting them but if had
offended Youazwj, through his
actions then please forgive him
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him and pardon him.
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the Sirat-e-Moustaqeem The
righteous Path, Ya Allahazwj
please forgive us, please forgive
us. Then say the Takbeer for
second time and repeat the
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Takbeers.47

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Abudul Hameed asked from

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Imam Ali Razaasws said : It is

allowed to offer salat-e-janaza
without an ablution because, one
is not required to bow down and
perform prostration, in this case
one should join prayer for dead
persons sake and offer prayers
to Allahazwj on behalf of the
deceased. But it is compulsory
to offer salat with ablution for
those prayers in which one has
to
perform
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Zrara says, once a child of Imam

AbuJaafarasws passed away.
Imamasws was informed about
the death. Imamasws asked for
the Ghusal and Kafan for the
deceased, afterwards Imamasws
took part in the procession of
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on it. A mat was laid down for
the Imamasws , on that mat
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he stood for some time near the
grave and then left the
graveyard.
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was not a custom to offer salat
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started offering prayers on the

children of this age and now it
has become a social obligation
to recite prayers on children of
this age. I asked what is the age
of a child when it becomes
obligatory to offer Salat-eJanaza? Imamasws replied, its
the age when a child would start
understanding salat, a child of
six years old.56
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Salat for the Almustazaif-who

do not have good understanding
of the religion; offer his salat by
sending Salawat on Prophetsaww
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(person) whom you had given
life and you have given death:
Resurrect him with those who he
praised and destine him with
those whom he had loved.57

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When his coffin is carried away,

say: Ya Allahazwj , I am not on
his side and do not approve
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one who denies usasws, in front of
the funeral of a Momin Muslim,
angels are there to accelerate its
entrance into the paradise
whereas angles are present in
front of the infidels funeral
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rear side of the funeral (taking it

on your left shoulder) and in the
end right front side of the
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one carries a coffin?

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replied: Say In the name of Allahazwj,
no one but Allahazwj, blessings are for
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It is narrated from Imam

AbuJaafarasws: the one who
walks with a funeral until his
salat-e-Janaza is offered, he
gets reward of one Qirat but the
one who walks with it until the
body is buried, gets two Qirat.
The Qirat is like mountain of
Uhad.65
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said who prays for a deceased,
seventy thousand angels invoke
peace upon him, if he does not
leave dead body until coffin is
buried then Allah forgives his
previous
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intention of pleasing Allahazwj.
Allahazwj will prohibit fire on him
and reward him a house in the
paradise. And will allow him to
drink from spring of Kusar which
has cups equal to the number of
stars and the width of that spring
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is between cities of Alae and

Sana (two cities of Yemen).67
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will
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day.68

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say final farewell to the

deceased and slowly put the
coffin into it as you are preparing
him (for his final destination).70
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from
Imam
Abul
Hassan
asws
Musa
to prepare the dead, by
holding it near the edge of its
grave so that he/she will
recognise
his/her
new
accommodation, where he/she
will be residing, except it has
become narrower and to allow
for some time there in order for
him to get ready to face
questions.71
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with the, name by name of all
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relative should enter with the
body in the grave when lowering
down dead body in grave. Lose
up shroud from face and put
down the right cheek on the
ground. Recite Bismillah and
seek refuge of Allahazwj from
(mischief of) Satin, recite AlHamd, Iqlas, Muazatin and
Ayath Alkursi. Then remind him
the verdicts, There is no God but
Allah and that Mohammedsaww
the messenger of Allah, and
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from the Al-Lahad side (Qibla),
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forgiveness for him as much as

possible. Imam Aliasws Bin Al
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name of Allahazwj and by Allahazwj
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Allahs religion. "When you rest
the body untie the shroud, and
recite: Ya Allahazwj, Ya Allahazwj
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slave, he awaits Your mercy and

You are the best reliever, Ya
Allahazwj if he were Your devout
believer,
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forgive him.
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left upper arm and shake it firmly
then say: O! so-and-so and the
son of a so-and-so upon being
asked, reply: Allahazwj is Lord,
and Mohammedsaww is my
prophet, and Islam is my
religion, and the Quran is book
and I follow Imam Aliasws ..until
Imam-e-zamanaasws,ajtf.
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explained, O
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to you as, I heard
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Allahazwj guide you to the Right

path, may Allahazwjs and His
Waliaswss mercy be on you in
this dwelling."" Then says: " Ya
Allahazwj expand the land around
his/her forehead, and make him
comfortable, and he has learnt
about Yourazwj proof, Ya Allahazwj
pardon him as You are the most
forgiving ". Then start covering
(the coffin) with clay and the
stones, and keep on reciting the
following prayer as long as you
are covering it (coffin) with the
earth: Ya Allahazwj I pray for the
sake of Your unity, and I am
familiar with it and long for Your
approval, he believed in Your
splendour, and he lodged to it
from Yourazwj mercy, he is not
expecting mercy from anyone
other than Youazwj Then come
out of the grave and says: " To
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Allahazwj we belong, and to

Himazwj is our return, Ya Allahazwj
raise its degree in the loftiest
status, and compensate him as
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Imam AbuAbdullahasws attended

the funeral. When they buried
the boy, his father went forward
to put the dust on the grave but
Imamasws held him back and told
him that you or your near relative
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Imam AbuAbdullahasws would
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times. He says, I enquired about
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O Omar! Iasws was reciting: Have
firm belief and believe in your
resurrection, this is what Allahazwj
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motherasws that the mother of
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away during Imamaswss life time.
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from Baghdad and went to
Medina when one of Imamaswss
daughter passed away. After
burial, Imamasws asked some of
Hisasws slaves to white wash the
grave and write the name on a
tablet and fixed it on the grave.93
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burial) then says: O so-and-so,
the son of so-and-so, you know
that you have taken an oath
regarding the Shahadateen
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satisfied with the arrival of this

person regarding answers to our
questions from him, he has now
been fully taught. They, then
turn away from him and do not
enter into his grave.94
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It is narrated form Imam

AbuAbdullahasws that Imamasws
said one (next of kin) should stay
behind, at the grave after burial
and when others leave, he
should pick-up some dust from
the grave and remind the dead
with loud voice (as he is listening
to him) the shahadat, upon doing
so, he will save the dead from
the questions he was about to
face.95
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facing the Qiblah, start from the
head side and come down to the
feet side and then go around to
the other side and sprinkle water
in the middle of the grave. 96
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asked me to clean and sprinkle
water on myasws grave for forty
days or forty months.97
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Muslim.
After praying for
Hashimite, the messenger of
Allahasws would spray water on
the grave and leave an
impression of his palms by
pressing both his hands with
open fingers at the surface of the
grave. The impression of fingers
used to be so clear that any one
from medina or any other
traveller, when would recognise
the imprint and say this is the
grave of the children of
Mohammedsaww.98
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the logic behind it? Imamasws
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want to help him then offer on

his/her behalf Sadqa (elms), if
you cannot afford it then one of
you may recite two rak'ah salat,
reciting after Alhamd in the frist
Raqat Sura-e-Qulhowalla twice
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Say: Ya Allahazwj invoke peace
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that dead, the so-and-so and
son of so-and-so, Allahazwj sends
from that instance, one thousand
angels to his/her grave with each
holding a grand garment and a
pan with gifts, and it widens its
grave from the boredom to Day
when the Trumpet will be
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him the sun emerged good

deeds, and an abstinence of him
is forty degrees.102
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Mohammed bin Yaqoob, who

from Ali bin Ibrahim, who from
his father, who from Abudullah
bin
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from
Abdullah bin Sanan, who asked
from Imam AbuAbdullahasws I
asked AbuAbdullahasws: how
shall we greet the people of
graves? Imamasws replied: Say,
peace be upon you: O people of
another world, among the
Momaneen and Muslameen, the
pleased ones and the ones in
sadness, God willing we too will
be joining you.103
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Mohammed bin Ali al-Hussain

narrates from Imam Al-Sadiqasws:
When you enter into the
cemetery then say: Peace upon
the companions of Paradise.104
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Aliasws for the buried people: "In

the Name of Allahazwj, the most
Beneficent, the most Merciful,
peace be upon the people (Who
witness). There is no god but
Allahazwj, the ones who witness
on us, there is no god but
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messenger of Allahsaww said: The

one, who recites this prayer, will
be rewarded by Allahazwj 50
years of worshiping and 50
years of repentance, not only for
himself but also his parents.105
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It is narrated from Masoomasws

that if a momin visits his brotherin Eemans grave and recites 7
times Inna Anzalna while putting
his hand on the grave and facing
the kabah, (as a reward) he is
protected
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Hamzaasws's grave and pray for
him. Other women also joined
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graves, and there they prayed

and asked for forgiveness.108
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(Our grandmother) Fatimaasws
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fathersaww, no one saw herasws

smiling or laughing. The pious
ladyasws used to visit martyrs
graves twice in a week, every
Monday and Thursday. Upon
visiting graveyard, Syedaasws
used to say, here is the
messenger of Allahsaww and
there are the polytheists.109
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Yahiya says that I asked from
Imam AbuAlHassan Musaasws
bin Jaafarasws: When we visit the
graves of believers, do they
recognise us and are pleased
with us and feel lonely when we
depart from their graves?
Imamasws replied, no they do not
feel lonely.110
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