It is stated in the book *al-Manamat* by Ibn Abi al-Dunya, from Abu al-Darda: “Deeds are presented to the deceased, and if they see good, they praise Allah.”
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The questioner : In the book *al-Manamat*, it is mentioned from Abu al-Darda that he said: “Deeds are presented to the deceased, and if they see good, they praise Allah, and if they see otherwise, they seek forgiveness for us.”
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The commentator says that he did not find a biography of Ibn Abi al-Dunya’s shaykh, but that the rest of the chain is good, and that Ibn al-Mubarak narrated it in his book *al-Zuhd* with a good chain, mawquf (stopping at) Abu al-Darda. Is this correct?
The Shaykh : The hadith is not valid as marfu' (traced to the Prophet), but as for whether it is valid as mawquf (stopping at a Companion), I do not know.
The questioner : If it is valid as mawquf (stopping at a Companion), it has the ruling of marfu' (traced to the Prophet).
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Because it is a matter of the unseen, or something like that?
The Shaykh : No.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The commentator says that he did not find a biography of Ibn Abi al-Dunya’s shaykh, but that the rest of the chain is good, and that Ibn al-Mubarak narrated it in his book *al-Zuhd* with a good chain, mawquf (stopping at) Abu al-Darda. Is this correct?
The Shaykh : The hadith is not valid as marfu' (traced to the Prophet), but as for whether it is valid as mawquf (stopping at a Companion), I do not know.
The questioner : If it is valid as mawquf (stopping at a Companion), it has the ruling of marfu' (traced to the Prophet).
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Because it is a matter of the unseen, or something like that?
The Shaykh : No.