Riyad as-Salihin, 920

Hadith text · Matn

-عن أم سلمة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏إذا حضرتم المريض، أو الميت، فقولوا خيرا، فإن الملائكة يؤمنون علي ما تقولون، قالت‏:‏ فلما مات أبو سلمة، أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم فقلت‏:‏ يا رسول الله، إن أبا سلمة قد مات، قال‏:‏ “قولي‏:‏ اللهم اغفر لي وله، واعقبني منه عقبة حسنة‏"‏ فقلت‏:‏ فأعقبني الله من هو خير لي منه‏:‏ محمداً صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏‏"‏ ((رواه مسلم هكَذا:"إِذا حَضَرْتُمُ المَرِيضَ" أَو"الميِّت"عَلَى الشَّكِّ، رواه أبو داود وغيره:"الميِّت"بلا شَكٍّ)).

English translation

Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her):

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When you visit a sick or a dying person, you should utter good words because the angels say `Amin' at what you say.'' She added: When Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with him) died, I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, Abu Salamah has died." He (ﷺ) directed me to supplicate thus: "Allahummaghfir li wa lahu, wa a`qibni minhu `uqba hasanatan [O Allah, forgive me and him, and bestow upon me a better future (give me a better substitute)]." So I supplicated as he directed, and Allah gave me a man who was better for me than Abu Salamah (i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) Muhammad (ﷺ)). (The Prophet (ﷺ) married Umm Salamah afterwards.) [Muslim].

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In-Book Reference: Book 6, Hadith 27

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadiths: 1) There is blessing in the Prophet’s supplication. Adherence to his guidance brings good for a person now and in the future. 2) It shows the good outcome of patience and enduring a disaster. Allah Almighty compensates the patient well in this world and in the Hereafter. 3) According to the Sunnah, we should say at the time of affliction: “Inna lillah wa inna ilayhi rāji‘ūn’. Allahumma u’jurni fi musibati wakhluf li khyran minha” (Indeed we belong to Allah and indeed to Him we shall return. O Allah, recompense me for my loss and give me something better than it). We should give up other wrong phrases which people have newly introduced.

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