What is meant by “praying for one’s parents” in the hadith of Abu Usayd al-Sha’ri regarding dutifulness to parents after their death?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the hadith of Abu… in the hadith of Abu Usayd al-Sha’ri, it is stated thatAl-Adab Al-Mufrad 1032, Sunan Abi Dawud 5142Da'if (Al-Albani), prayer
Answer:
for them. The question is: What is meant by “praying for them”? Is it supplication? Is it called prayer[At-Tawbah 9:103] meaning, make du'a for them,
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the hadith of Abu… in the hadith of Abu Usayd al-Sha’ri, it is stated that
While we were sitting with the
قال بينما نحن جلوس عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم جاءه رجل، فقال يا رسول اللهis there any kindness left that I can do to my parents after their death? He replied: Yes,
هَلْ بَقِيَ مِنْ بِرِّ أَبَوَىَّ شَىْءٌ أَبَرُّهُمَا بِهِ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِمَا قَالَ نَعَمِAnswer:
for them. The question is: What is meant by “praying for them”? Is it supplication? Is it called prayer
Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase, and invoke [Allah 's blessings] upon them
خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بالصلاة على الأبوين في حديث أبي أسيد الساعي عن بر الوالدين بعد موتهما؟ — youtube.com
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