The Meaning of the Hadith: (When the son of Adam dies...)
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Question:
A listener from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, named Osama Abdullah, asks and says: What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Riyad as-Salihin 1383?
Answer:
This is clear. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explains that when a person dies, his deeds are cut off: his prayer, his charity, his glorification of Allah, his recitation, and so on. They are cut off by his death because deeds cease with death and the departure of life. However, if he has deeds he performed during his life that continue to flow, he will continue to receive their reward. Such as these three:Riyad as-Salihin 1383 For example, an endowment of land, or a house he endowed where its produce is spent in the ways of righteousness, in good deeds, in charity for the poor and the needy, in the maintenance of mosques, and so on. He will be followed by its reward. A mosque he built for the Muslims, he will be followed by its reward. A school he built for the Muslims, a road he repaired for the Muslims, and so on.
Likewise, knowledge that people benefit from. Teaching people knowledge brings him a great reward for teaching them. Or books he wrote in knowledge—knowledge of the Shari'ah—he will have the reward of that according to how people benefit from this knowledge he left behind. Or other sciences that benefited people from what Allah has permitted; he will have the reward of that, because these are ongoing charities.
And likewise, if he has children who make supplication for him, this benefits him greatly. If he has righteous children who make supplication for him and seek forgiveness for him, there is great good in that. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A listener from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, named Osama Abdullah, asks and says: What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (for the deceased).
إذا مات ابن آدم انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث: صدقة جارية، أو علم ينتفع به، أو ولد صالح يدعو لهAnswer:
This is clear. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explains that when a person dies, his deeds are cut off: his prayer, his charity, his glorification of Allah, his recitation, and so on. They are cut off by his death because deeds cease with death and the departure of life. However, if he has deeds he performed during his life that continue to flow, he will continue to receive their reward. Such as these three:
When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah
إذا مات ابن آدم انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث: صدقة جاريةLikewise, knowledge that people benefit from. Teaching people knowledge brings him a great reward for teaching them. Or books he wrote in knowledge—knowledge of the Shari'ah—he will have the reward of that according to how people benefit from this knowledge he left behind. Or other sciences that benefited people from what Allah has permitted; he will have the reward of that, because these are ongoing charities.
And likewise, if he has children who make supplication for him, this benefits him greatly. If he has righteous children who make supplication for him and seek forgiveness for him, there is great good in that. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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