Questions regarding the ruling on standing for a funeral procession and the ruling on the phrase: "his final resting place," or "his last abode."
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The questioner : ... It is based on a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he said that he passed by a funeral procession. He said... Is this hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes, I told you: this was in the early period of Islam, and then it was abrogated.
The questioner : Based on this hadith, you mean?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... .
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The Shaykh : Is this the question of Abu Abdullah? A funeral procession passed by a group of people, among whom was 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), so some of them stood up, and he forbade them. They said to him: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up. 'Ali said: He stood up and then sat down. Meaning, the standing was lifted.
The questioner : Did you mention this, our Shaykh, in "Rulings on Funerals"?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is mentioned in "Rulings on Funerals."
... that he stands up, but he does not stand and sit as some of those who abandon prayer do; the poor man is sitting in the coffee shop, and he might be playing cards... Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, he stands up. Why are you standing? To honor the adhan... Go pray there!! And the one who wants to stand stands with the funeral procession, carrying it... accompanying it, seeing it off to its final resting place, as they say today. And I say: Do not say "the final abode"; because this is non-Islamic speech. The final abode is Paradise or the Fire.
Another questioner : Do you see how?
The Shaykh : ... I am a Muslim, such and such... and so on; all these phrases are Western expressions translated into Arabic without the translator having Islamic awareness, right? He said: This is his final abode! This is the speech of one who does not believe in the Resurrection and the rising! And this is the first time, Abu Abdullah, that you may have heard it.
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The Shaykh : Yes, I told you: this was in the early period of Islam, and then it was abrogated.
The questioner : Based on this hadith, you mean?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... .
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The Shaykh : Is this the question of Abu Abdullah? A funeral procession passed by a group of people, among whom was 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), so some of them stood up, and he forbade them. They said to him: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up. 'Ali said: He stood up and then sat down. Meaning, the standing was lifted.
The questioner : Did you mention this, our Shaykh, in "Rulings on Funerals"?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is mentioned in "Rulings on Funerals."
... that he stands up, but he does not stand and sit as some of those who abandon prayer do; the poor man is sitting in the coffee shop, and he might be playing cards... Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, he stands up. Why are you standing? To honor the adhan... Go pray there!! And the one who wants to stand stands with the funeral procession, carrying it... accompanying it, seeing it off to its final resting place, as they say today. And I say: Do not say "the final abode"; because this is non-Islamic speech. The final abode is Paradise or the Fire.
Another questioner : Do you see how?
The Shaykh : ... I am a Muslim, such and such... and so on; all these phrases are Western expressions translated into Arabic without the translator having Islamic awareness, right? He said: This is his final abode! This is the speech of one who does not believe in the Resurrection and the rising! And this is the first time, Abu Abdullah, that you may have heard it.
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