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Laila Nasheeba
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Date Posted: 23:39:29 08/05/02 Mon
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As Salaamu Alaikoum,
praise be to Allah.
There is no evidence that the prophet(saw) or his sahabah would hold gatherings to recite dua's for the sick or dead. Therefore it is an act of bi’dah (innovation) which we should avoid, warn others against and not take part in. We should adhere to the sunnah, which contains sufficient alternatives to all the innovated practices.
Whenever a person would get sick, the prophet(saw) would visit him and recite Surat-ul-Falaq and Nas and then blow his breath over the persons body. [Bukhari]
But there is no sahih evidence of the prophet(saw) holding gatherings to read duas or the like.
In regards to the reciting of Surat Yasin for the sick:
This practice has been reported from some of the Sahaabah. Imaam Ahmad reported in his Musnad from Safwaan:
“My shaykhs told me that they were with Ghudayf ibn al-Haarith al-Thumaani when he was dying. He said: ‘Can any of you read Yaa-Seen?’ So Saalih ibn Shurayh al-Sakooni recited it, and when he reached the fortieth aayah, Ghudayf passed away. My shaykhs used to say that when it is recited in the presence of one who is dying, it eases the pain of death.” That was the opinion of Safwaan. ‘Eesaa ibn al-Mu’tamir read it for Ibn Mab’ad (when the latter was dying). (al-Musnad, 16355)
Al-Albaani said in Irwaa’ al-Ghaleel, 3/152: “This is a saheeh sanad going back to Ghudayf ibn al-Haarith, may Allaah be pleased with him. Its men are thiqaat apart from ‘the shaykhs’ who are not named and are therefore unknown (majhool). But the fact that they are unknown is compensated for by their large number, especially since they are of the generation of the Taabi’een…”
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said in al-Sharh al-Mumti’ fi Ahkaam al-Janaa’iz: “Soorat Yaa-Seen may be recited over him (i.e., the one who is dying) for the one who thinks that the hadeeth is correct.” He explained that this is because this soorah contains good news of Paradise, as in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): “It was said: ‘Enter Paradise.’…” [Yaa-Seen 36:26], and because it makes the passage of the soul easier, and other reasons.
Again, this is all said over the sick person, not in gatherings with others.
Also, the hadeeth “Recite Yaa-Seen for your dead” is a da’eef (weak) hadeeth.
AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST
Laila Nasheeba
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