How should the graves be in Islam? What should be done on visiting the graveyard?

How should the graves be in Islam? What should be done on visiting the
graveyard?
Answer.
1.No Pucca Structure
"Jabir said: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade (made haraam) that
the graves should be plastered or they be used as sitting places (for the people), or
a building should be built over them."
[Sahih Muslim 2:2116-8]
The Messenger of Allah (SAW) the giver of the best guidance made haraam making
graves Pucca or building structures over them.
2.Maximum height
"Abu'l-Hayyaj al-Asadi told that 'Ali (b. Abu Talib) said to him: Should I not send you
on the same mission as Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent me? Do not
leave an image without obliterating it, or a high grave without levelling It. This
hadith has been reported by Habib with the same chain of transmitters and he said:
(Do not leave) a picture without obliterating it."
[Sahih Muslim 2:2115]
Rasoolullah(SAW) sent Ali(RA) to level the graves. The maximum allowed height is
one span as compared to the surrounding area as mentioned in other hadiths.
Today many Muslims go to excuses in making brilliant graves. All such graves,
Durgahs, Rozas are clearly against these hadiths of the Prophet(SAW).
3.Duaa for visiting the Graveyard
Rasoolullah(SAW) mentioned the following Duaa for visiting the graveyard.
"As – Salaamu alaa Ahlid – Diyaar minal Mumineena wal Muslimeen Yarhamullah al
Mustaqdimeena min-naa wal Mustakhireen wa in-naa InshaAllahu bikum Laahiqoon "
"Peace be upon the inhabitants of this city (graveyard) from among the Believers
and the Muslims, and may Allah have mercy on those who have gone ahead of us, and
those who come later on, and we shall, God willing, join you." [Sahih Muslim 2:2127]
This is what is authentically proven from the Prophet (SAW).
4.Salaah Prohibited
Rasoolullah (SAW) said "All of the earth is a masjid (place for sijdah)except
graveyards and toilets"
[Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood 1:492]
Rasoolullah (SAW) further said "Offer some of your prayers in your houses and do
not make them graves."
[Sahih Bukhari vol 2: no 280, Book of Tahajud chapter 36]
5.No other acts of Ibadah
"Narrated `Aisha: When the Prophet became ill, some of his wives talked about a
church which they had seen in Ethiopia and it was called Mariya. Um Salma and Um
Habiba had been to Ethiopia, and both of them narrated its (the Church's) beauty
and the pictures it contained. The Prophet raised his head and said, "Those are the
people who, whenever a pious man dies amongst them, make a place of worship at
his grave and then they make those pictures in it. Those are the worst creatures
in the Sight of Allah."
[Sahih Bukhari vol 2: no 425, Book of Funerals chapter 69]
"Narrated `Aisha and `Abdullah bin `Abbas: When the last moment of the life of
Allah's Apostle came he started putting his 'Khamisa' on his face and when he felt
hot and short of breath he took it off his face and said, "May Allah curse the Jews
and Christians for they built the places of worship at the graves of their
Prophets." The Prophet was warning (Muslims) of what those had done."
[Sahih Bukhari vol 1: no 427, Book of Salah chapter 55]
Rasoolullah(SAW) said "Beware of those who preceded you and used to take the
graves of their prophets and righteous men as places of worship, but you must not
take graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that."
[Sahih Muslim 1:1083]
Rasoolullah (SAW) clearly made it haraam to his ummah to take graves as places of
worship or put graves in the places of worship. Hence both building a mosque over a
grave or putting a grave in a mosque both were made haraam by the Prophet(SAW).
6.No Reading of the Quran in the graveyards
a )When Rasoolullah(SAW) was asked about what to do while visiting the graveyard
he only told to read the Duaa mentioned above. He did not tell the Sahabas to read
the Quran or certain Surahs of the Quran like Surah Fatiha, Surah Falaq, Surah
Nas, Surah Yasin. If we start saying today "No! It is necessary to read the Fatiha
there" Then the question that arises is – "Why is it that our beloved messenger
Muhammed(SAW) never told us to do that?" Either he did not know about it
(Nauzobillah!) or he knew about it but did not tell us about it! In that case it is as if
we are alleging that he did not fulfill his duty of passing the message of Allah fully
and completely (Nauzobillah)!
b) Rasoolullah (SAW) said "Do not make your houses as graveyards. Satan runs away
from the house in which Surah Baqara is recited."
[Sahih Muslim 1:1707]
He said read Surah Baqara in your homes. When you do that your homes will be
UNLIKE graveyards where you should not read Surah Baqara. This hadith also
speaks about the reading of the Quran in the graveyards
7. Can we visit the ‘Mazar’, let us know the hadith of our prophet regarding raised
graves.
It is mentioned in Sahih Muslim vol. 2 pp 459-60, No. 2116-2118 “Jabir said : Allah’s
Messenger (pbuh) forbade that the graves should be plastered or, they be used as
sitting places (for the people), or a building should be built over them” [also Sahih
Muslim vol. 2 Hadith No. 2114 (also see 2115)]
I heard the messenger of Allah (pbuh) commanding (us) to level the grave. So if we
cannot construct anything on the grave then how can Mazar exist, and when there
is no existence of Mazar, where is the question of visiting it.

VIRTUES OF RECITING SURAH KAHF ON JUMMAH (FRIDAY )

VIRTUES OF RECITING SURAH KAHF ON JUMMAH (FRIDAY )
Abu Saeed Khudri (Radi- Allahu- Anhu) reported that Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be
Upon Him) said to the nearest meaning
"The person who reads Surah Kahf on Jummah , Allah will create a Noor (Light) that
will remain with the person between the 2 Jummah 's".
In another narration , it is related that the person who reads Surah Kahf as it was
revealed (i. e . reads it correctly), then between their place and Makkah , a shining
light is created and this shall stretch from the Earth upto The Heavens .
Other benefits of reading Surah Kahf include the minor sins since the previous
Jummah being forgiven and the reciter being protected from all fitnas (trials ) for
8 days.
The person in heavy debt should also recite it 3 times on Friday .
The person who makes a habit of reading the last 10 ayaats will be protected from
The Dajjal (Anti- Christ ).
Extracted from "Key to the Treasure of Jannah "
May Allah SWT grant us the ability the pray Surah Kahf with regularity and
sincerity (Ameen!)

Haqeeqat of Current Muslims

Mein mandir jata hon
Tu Mazar jata hai
Mein Prasad khata hon
Tu Lungar khata hai
Mein Nariyal charhata hon
Tu chadar charhata hai
Mein Ashirvad leta hon
Tu Muraad leta hai
Mein haath jodta hon
Tu matha tekta hai
Meri bhi bigri ban jati hai
Teri bhi muraad bhar ati hai
Jab koi farq hai nahi
To tera mera bhagwan alag kyun hai?

Tere Nabi toh masjid jate thay,
Phir Tu Mazar kyun jata hai?
Tere Nabi ne toh dua ke liye uper haath uthaye
To Tu kyun Qabr se chimat ta hai?
tere nabi ne toh sirf apne Allah se manga
tu kyun mazaron se sar phorta hai?
Itna bata de ke agar
Mein kafir hon to phir tu kaon hai?

Can we pray to those buried in graves?

Can we pray to those buried in graves?
Answer.
1. GOING TO GRAVES ALLOWED:
Sahih Muslim 2 : 2130 Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said “ - - - so visit the graves for
that makes you mindful of death .”
Sahih Muslim 2 : 2131 Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said “I Forbade you to visit the
grave , but you may now visit them - - - - - - ."
Hence Rasoolullah (SAW) permitted us to visit the graves since it reminds us about
our death and that very soon even we will be buried somewhere. But what do we do
after going there? We can pray FOR them. But we cannot pray TO them.
2. ALLAH IS CLOSE TO US:
Many people give the example that suppose we want to get our child admitted to
school and we know the vice-principal won’t we go to him and ask him to convince
the principal on our behalf to give admission to the child. Similarly they say these
men in the graves are the vice-principals who recommend our case before Allah.
Let us suppose in this same example the principal is so close to us that he considers
you to be like a member of his family. In such a case if you go to the vice-principal
to recommend your case the principal will feel bad about it. He will ask why couldn’t
you come to me directly.
Another example is that suppose your father is very close to you. He tells you Beta
whatever you want tell me I will get it for you. Even then if you want a small
favour from him and you tell his friend to recommend your case he will feel bad
about it.
Allah (SWT) is so close to us that He tells us in the Quran in Surah Qaf 50 :16
“ - - -We (Allah) are CLOSER to him (man) than (his) jugular vein.”
Can we imagine this? The jugular vein is the vein that is closest to our heart Allah
is closer to us than that also!
He tells us in Surah Baqara 2 : 186
“When My servants ask thee concerning me, I am indeed CLOSE (to them) : I listen
to the prayer of EVERY SUPPLAINT who calls on me.”
Allah (SWT) is close to us we don’t need anybody in between to bring us closer to
Allah. In fact it is mentioned in the Quran in Surah Zumur 39 : 3 that the pre-
Islamic Arabs with regard to the worship of their idols used to say
“We only serve them that they may bring us nearer to Allah”
3. DEAD CANNOT HEAR:
The Quran tells us in Surah Naml 27 : 80
“ Truly thou cannot cause the DEAD TO HEAR nor can thou cause the deaf to hear
the call”
Again the Quran repeats the same message in Surah Rom 30 : 52
“So verily thou cannot make the DEAD TO HEAR nor can thou make the deaf to hear
the call.”
The Quran tells us in no uncertain terms that the dead CANNOT hear us. We may be
praying to them, we may be seeking their wasilah but they cannot hear us. Some
people argue that no those whom we pray to are not DEAD they are LIVING. They
quote a verse from the Quran which is mentioned in two places in the Quran Surah
Baqarah 2 : 154 and Surah al- e Imran 3 :169
“And say not of those who slain in the way of Allah “ They are dead.” Nay, they are
living though ye perceive it not.”
We have to consider this verse in context. The context was that after the battle of
Uhud many Muslims were martyred. The Meccan Pagans used to come and tell the
Muslims that your so many men have died. So Allah (SAW) revealed this verse that
they are not dead but they are living. Since according to Islam even after a
person dies there is life. The righteous are rewarded and the wrong doers are
punished. Death is not the end of all affairs. But a very important fact, which we
should more fully realize, is that the life after death is very much different from
our life on earth. Spiritually we are surely alive but physically we are dead. If
some one claims that there is no difference some points should be pointed out to
him:
a. The property of a dead person is divided among his heirs. If that person is alive
them how is it that he is living and his property is distributed away?
b. Their wives have to pass through the period of Iddah for four months and ten
days. How is it that their husbands are alive and they are passing through Iddat ?
c. After their Iddat is over they are free to remarry. How is it that their husbands
are alive and they are remarrying?
All these points clearly indicate that the ALIVE after death is in no way like the
way we are presently alive. Still if somebody argues then it can be pointed out to
them that the Quran says in
Surah al-e-Imran 3 :185
“ Every soul shall have a taste of death.”
If they have not died when will they die? The Quran says every soul has to die.
Even then if someone argues then there is a verse in the Quran in Surah
Fatir 35 : 22 which says
“ - - - - You CANNOT make those to HEAR who are buried in Graves.”
Question that arises that the person in question is he buried in the grave or not?
The answer “YES”. Then according to the Quran they cannot listen to us. In this
verse Allah (SWT) is not going in the details of whether the person is alive or not.
It simply tells us that if the person is buried in the grave then he CANNOT listen to
us.
4. The Quran says in Surah Ahqaf 46 : 5
“Who is more astray than one who invokes besides Allah, such as will not answer
him, to the day of Judgement and who (in fact) are unconscious of their call (to
them)?”
The Quran says in Surah Fatir 35 : 14
“If you invoke them they will not listen to your call, and if they were to listen they
cannot grant it (your request) to you.”
This verse tells us that first of all anyone besides Allah we call on cannot listen to
us. Even if he was to hear he would not be able to do anything for us.
5. Only your aid we seek:
We are made to say multiple times in Salah every day in Surah al-Fateha 1:5“Thee
alone do we worship and only thine aid we seek”
This is so that it gets firmly entrenched in our minds that we should seek only
Allah’s help.
6. Allah’s Promise:
Allah (SWT) promises to us in the Quran in Surah Mumin 40 : 60
“And your lord says “Call on me; I will answer your prayer.””

So many Miracles take place at the Durgah's. Isn't this the proof of their being on the truth?

So many Miracles take place at the Durgah's. Isn't this the proof of their
being on the truth?
Answer.
1.Miracles are NOT the Criteria of determining truth from falsehood
A) The Example of Samiri who made the Idol of the cow "Moo"
We have the example in the Qur'an of Samiri who mislead the people of Moses as
given in Surah Taha 20:86-89
"86 So Moses returned to his people in state of indignation and sorrow. He said: "O
my people! did not your Lord make a handsome promise to you? Did then the promise
seem to you long (in coming)? Or did ye desire that Wrath should descend from your
Lord on you and so ye broke your promise to me?"
87 They said: "We broke not the promise to thee as far as lay in our power: but we
were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the (whole) people and we
threw them (into the fire) and that was what the Samiri suggested.
88 "Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: it
seemed to low: so they said: `This is your god and the god of Moses but (Moses) has
forgotten!' "
89 Could they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer) and that it
had no power either to harm them or to do them good? "
The cow image which came out had made a sound which convinced the children of
Israel that it is god. If Miracles are the final test of determining truth from
falsehood then Even the Children of Israel when they followed Samiri and
worshiped the idol of the cow were right!!
B) The Example of Dajjal
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) prophesized the coming of the Dajjal before the Day of
Judgement. He said:
Sahih Bukhari 5:685
"Allah did not send any prophet but that prophet warned his nation of Al-Masih Ad-
Dajjal. Noah and the prophets following him warned (their people) of him."
This Dajjal will be a very big test for the people who will exist that time.
Rasoolullah(pbuh) prophesized in great detail many things about him. Dajjal will be
given as a test many miraculous powers. He will do several miraculous things of
great magnitude. And he will claim that he is Allah!
Sahih Bukhari 3:106
Allah's Apostle told us a long narrative about Ad-Dajjal, and among the many things
he mentioned, was his saying, "Ad-Dajjal will come and it will be forbidden for him
to pass through the entrances of Medina. He will land in some of the salty barren
areas (outside) Medina; on that day the best man or one of the best men will come
up to him and say, 'I testify that you are the same Dajjal whose description was
given to us by Allah's Apostle .' Ad-Dajjal will say to the people, 'If I kill this man
and bring him back to life again, will you doubt my claim?' They will say, 'No.' Then
Ad-Dajjal will kill that man and bring him back to life. That man will say, 'Now I
know your reality better than before.' Ad-Dajjal will say, 'I want to kill him but I
cannot.' "
Sahih Muslim 7015
We said: Allah's apostle (peace be upon him) how quickly will he walk upon the
earth? Thereupon he said: Like cloud driven by the wind. He will come to the people
and invite them (to a wrong religion); they will affirm their faith in him and
respond to him. He will then give a command to the sky: there will be rainfall upon
the Earth and it will grow crops. Then in the evening, their pasturing animals will
come to them with their humps very high, their udders full of milk and their flanks
distended. He will then come to another people and invite them. But they will
reject him so he will go away from them; they will have a drought and nothing will
be left with them in the form of wealth. He will then walk through the desert and
say to it: Bring forth your treasures. The treasures will come out and gather
before him like a swarm of bees."
Again the question arises that if miracles are the criteria of determining the truth
from falsehood then even Dajjal should be considered right(Nauzobillah)!
So lets us Muslims develop this understanding that things which appear to be
miracles are not a proof for determining the truth from falsehood.
2.How do Miracles happen?
1. Illusions
Some things are just Illusions of the Eye and a deception. We have in the Qur'an
the Example of the magicians in the court of the Firaun at the time of Moses
(pbuh).
Al Qur'an 20:65-69
65 They (the magicians) said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first)
or that we be the first to throw?"
66 He said "Nay throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods so it
seemed to him on account of their magic began to be in lively motion!
67 So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear.
68 We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand:
69 "Throw that which is in thy right hand: quickly will it swallow up that which they
have faked. What they have faked is but a magician's trick: and the magician
thrives not (no matter) where he goes."
So again Illusions and magicians tricks are no proof of truth. Or else the magicians
of the Firaun were also on the truth!!
2. Simple scientific facts
Some so called miracles are simple scientific facts which can easily be explained
scientifically that there is nothing miraculous about them. However the layman
who would not have that scientific knowledge may think them to be miraculous. In
some cases when well informed people also cannot distinguish that it is these simple
scientific principles which cause a certain thing to happen and it is not a miracle.
This is because several people "switch off" their brains when we talk about
religion.
An example of this can be seen at the
Dargah of "Hazrat Pir Kamarali Darvesh"
There is a stone in the courtyard of the
Dargah which is said to weigh 90 kg, can
be made to rise on the index fingers of a
group of nine or 11 persons — who must
chant the saint’s name all the while. As
soon as even one of them stops chanting
Haji Kamarali Darvesh, the stone falls
down. The scientific fact behind this
"Miracle" is them same which is applied
by Karate when they scream "Aaa" etc.
while hitting. When they scream they are able to hit harder. Similarly when a
group of labourers are pulling a load they scream "Dum Lagake Hayya" and while
they scream they are able to pull better. Similarly when 7 or 9 persons lift up the
stone the same principle is being applied. Which means that even if any other name
is shouted the stone will get lifted up. The author of this answer had lifted up the
same stone at the mentioned Dargah with a total of 7 persons by yelling "Allah".
3. Through Jinns
We know that Allah has created the parallel world of Jinns and given them also a
free will like He has given humans. The Jinns have been given certain abilities by
Allah which we cannot even perceive. An example of what can be done by Jinns is
given in the Qur'an in Surah Naml 27:38-39
"38 He said (to his own men): "Ye Chiefs! which of you can bring me her (Queen of
Sheba's) throne before they come to me in submission?"
39 Said an Ifrit of the Jinns: "I will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy
Council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose and may be trusted."
Among the Jinns there are some who are believers and some who are disbelievers as
it is mentioned in the Qur'an in Surah Jinn 72:1-15 and in Surah Ahqaf 46:29-33.
The disbelievers from among the Jinns help humans do such fake miracles to cause
many people to stray from the straight path. The Jinns with their abilities can do
such things that appear incredible and miraculous to people who not know about the
world of Jinns and their abilities. They want to spread unbelief, Shirk and
misguidance and they are to a great extent successful with ignorant people. We
should firmly follow what has been given in point 1 above that such miracles are
not a criteria of determining the right from wrong. The people who take various
help from the Jinns regarding them the Qur'an says in Surah Jinn 72:6
"True there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the
Jinns but they increased them in folly."
3.Such Miracles are done even at Mandirs, Christian healing sessions and even by
several man-gods.
Such Miracles are done even at Mandirs, Christian healing sessions and even by
several man-gods so are they also on the truth? If we accept such miracles as the
criteria of judging truth from falsehood then we will even have to accept these
man-gods to be on the truth! If a person is not ready to accept them then this
appears like a double standard. Just because one is a Non-Muslim you will not
accept him and another is a Muslim you will accept him! Our criteria is the Qur'an
and the Sahih Hadith! What is proven from there we will accept and what is not
proven we will leave. The Qur'an and the Sahih Hadith prove to us that such
"miracles" are not the criteria of judging right from wrong.