The Ruling on Remaining at the Grave and Subjecting Texts to Our Minds
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The questioner:
The questions the angels ask the deceased in the grave: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? Who is your Prophet? These questions do not exceed three minutes or less. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When the deceased is buried, wait with him," but only the roots are buried. Are there any other questions besides those mentioned that require this amount of time? And what is the benefit of people remaining at the grave after its burial for that duration? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say, "Sit with him until the camels are slaughtered, the amount of the slaughter of the camels, and the division of their meat." Rather, this is from the words of 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him); he is the one who said this. As for what is authentic from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), it is that when he finished burying the deceased, he would stand at his grave (peace and blessings be upon him), along with those present, and say, "Seek forgiveness for your brother and ask Allah for steadfastness for him, for he is now being questioned." Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If the Companion 'Amr ibn al-'As went to it, does it have a basis, Shaykh Fawzan? Does it have a support, or is it his ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) (may Allah be pleased with him)?
The Shaykh:
It appears, and Allah knows best, that it is his ijtihad (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes.
The questioner:
And in that case, this is not prescribed.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that if they sit and make du'a' (supplication) for him and seek forgiveness for him, and they prolong their standing; there is no harm in that.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
And if they limit it to a short time, seek forgiveness for him, and then leave, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Since this listener calculates that the question does not exceed three minutes or less, I do not know, perhaps you have a direction, Shaykh Fawzan?
The Shaykh:
This is his own affirmation.
The presenter:
O Allah, for You.
The Shaykh:
There is no evidence for it. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Do we subject the hadiths to our minds today, which are busy?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to subject the evidence from the Book and the Sunnah to our minds and our estimates. Rather, we must submit; because the speech of Allah and the speech of His Messenger are protected from error.
The presenter:
We give.
The Shaykh:
As for our minds, they are limited, and they do not judge the texts. Rather, the texts are the ones that judge.
The questions the angels ask the deceased in the grave: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? Who is your Prophet? These questions do not exceed three minutes or less. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When the deceased is buried, wait with him," but only the roots are buried. Are there any other questions besides those mentioned that require this amount of time? And what is the benefit of people remaining at the grave after its burial for that duration? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say, "Sit with him until the camels are slaughtered, the amount of the slaughter of the camels, and the division of their meat." Rather, this is from the words of 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him); he is the one who said this. As for what is authentic from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), it is that when he finished burying the deceased, he would stand at his grave (peace and blessings be upon him), along with those present, and say, "Seek forgiveness for your brother and ask Allah for steadfastness for him, for he is now being questioned." Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If the Companion 'Amr ibn al-'As went to it, does it have a basis, Shaykh Fawzan? Does it have a support, or is it his ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) (may Allah be pleased with him)?
The Shaykh:
It appears, and Allah knows best, that it is his ijtihad (may Allah be pleased with him). Yes.
The questioner:
And in that case, this is not prescribed.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that if they sit and make du'a' (supplication) for him and seek forgiveness for him, and they prolong their standing; there is no harm in that.
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
And if they limit it to a short time, seek forgiveness for him, and then leave, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Since this listener calculates that the question does not exceed three minutes or less, I do not know, perhaps you have a direction, Shaykh Fawzan?
The Shaykh:
This is his own affirmation.
The presenter:
O Allah, for You.
The Shaykh:
There is no evidence for it. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Do we subject the hadiths to our minds today, which are busy?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to subject the evidence from the Book and the Sunnah to our minds and our estimates. Rather, we must submit; because the speech of Allah and the speech of His Messenger are protected from error.
The presenter:
We give.
The Shaykh:
As for our minds, they are limited, and they do not judge the texts. Rather, the texts are the ones that judge.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، قوله ﷺ (إذا دفن الميت .. انتظروا عنده مقدار ما تنحر الجزور)، هل الوقت طويل حتى يسأل أسئلة كثيرة؟ — youtube.com
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