Duaa for relatives or friends who have passed away. Can the dead hear us?
We read Al Quran, Sura Yasin, Al Fatiha , Qul , Ayartul Kursi, Zdikir and Duaa Supplications for our relatives and friends who have passed away .
Most of the Burmese Muslims read the above at the Mayat (deceased ) House and at the mosques and at graves. There are evidences that it is in the Hadith to perform such Duaas.
In Malaysia also many mosques, houses, and Muslims perform such practice of recitations.
Those who are against the above concept, they visit the deceased house and just sat down talked about worldly matters and went back. These group of Muslims say it is no use to recite the above at the Mayat (deceased) house because it will not reach or benefit the dead person’s soul and it is Bidaa (Prophet never practiced and a new invention in religion).
These people should not take Airplane to perform Hajj or Umra, they should ride camel or donkey or walk to Two great Mosques in Mecca and Medina because at the time of Prophet (SAW) there was no motor car or Airplane. Well, Reading Quran is not BIDAA (a new invention in religion).
For a small matter of BIDAA they want to block Muslims and younger ones to abandon the habit of reading Quran and its important Ayats and Duaas. If one has to use his brain the question is which is better —to read Quran or not to read Quran? Allah said for every alphabet of Holy Quran you read shall be rewarded. If one listens to the Quran read by another person, the listener will get a better reward. So reading Quran is not BIDAA. We are now facing with problem that people don’t read Quran , instead of telling them to abstain from it, we must encourage them to read Quran. Especially on special occasions like when somebody passed away at home or some gatherings rather than talking, watching TV and listening to music.
I would like to tell respectable believers that reading Quran and all the above Ayats Duaas are beneficial and rewarding from Allah. So believers must read Quran daily at any time , any where, any place, every where, every time, at home , in the mosques , , while travelling in the car, in any vehicle, in the hospital, in the bed, when wake up from sleep, at the time of near death, at grave yard and also in the deceased house.
In Holy Quran Allah (SWT) taught us how to Duaa for dead persons I shall point out one Ayat out of many to prove that it will benefit the deceased souls; Please read the following ayat. Sura 14 Ayat 41. “Our Lord ! Forgive me and my parents, and all the believers on the Day when the reckoning will be established.”
Hadith Ibn ‘Abbas reported: “Once the Prophet (saws) passed by graves in Madinah. He turned his face toward them saying: ‘Peace be upon you, O dwellers of these graves. May Allah forgive us and you. You have preceded us, and we are following your trail’.” (Tirmidhi)
If one is doubtful what people say or quoted wrongly about Hadith we should check with Holy Quran and clarify the doubt.
It is mentioned in the Holy Quran (Sura 25 Verses 29 and 30 below) because of such people like BIDAA group or Shaitan advising or misleading people to abstain from reading Quran, Alfatihah, Qul, tasbee and Doa as BIDAA and Said , Allah and Angels will curse them because of creating BiDAA.(New invention). Reading Quran is not BIDAA.
Amazing wrong idea is “Will Allah and his Angels curse believers for reading Quran,Al- Fatihah, Qul, tasbee and Doa ? what a foolish and irresponsible ideas they are preaching? Such ideas come from Shaitan. Believers must be very careful.
Read Sura 25 verse 29 “He indeed led me astray from the reminder (this Quran) after it had come to me. And Shaitan(Satan) is ever deserter to man in the hour of need”. and verse 30 ” And the messenger (SAW) will say” O my lord Verily my people deserted this Quran” .
Burmese translation: Sura 25 verse 29 and 30
So I would like to tell them don’t preach Shaitanic ideas by using term BIDAA and forsake or abstain from Quran. Don’t follow Shaitan.
In light of the authentic narrations of the Messenger of Allah (SAW), and Al Quran, it is absolutely permissible to send salutations and pray to Allah Subhanah to forgive our loved ones dead and the deceased believers (friends and non relatives).
Again it is not BIDAA to send Salaam to Prophet.
It is absolutely a must , commanded by Allah (SWT) to send salutations to the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) even if you hear his name Muhammad Rasullulah we must say peace be upon him with due respect.
Read Al Quran 33:56
“Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet : O you who believe! Send you blessings on Him, and salute him with all respect.”
Even Almighty Allah (SWT) himself and His angels send salaam to Prophet, who are we not to send salaam to our Prophet? So when we check with the Holy Quran , BIDAA group has no place to disturb us. We all must sendsalaam to our beloved Prophet as many times as possible the more the better. Please Read in Burmese version.
It is permissible to send greetings to the dead when one visits a graveyard, or prays to Allah Subhanah to forgive the dead believers (relatives or friends).
Can the dead hear us? Allah knows the best . Allah (SWT) taught us to Ask Duaa for them. We only Duaa for them for Allah’s mercy and forgiveness . We don’t ask anything or any help from them.
The forbiddance is when one goes to a grave of a human being, DARGA,( Shrine of Sufis, Kings, Religious leaders) Taungpyone pwe Taw etc, no matter who he is, even our Prophet Muhammad’s (SAW) grave in Medina and starts invoking him for some favors, or starts festivities at the grave of the deceased with the intention of seeking the good will and pleasure of the deceased, or asking him to take his message to Allah Subhanah and get it answered, or invoking the dead in the grave as if they have the power within themselves to hear them and respond to their pleadings accordingly! Such practices formulate the heinous and unforgivable sin of ‘shirk’ and are absolutely forbidden in Islam.
“We only Worship Allah and We only ask help from him” Sura 1 Alfatiha Verse 5 and 6 In other words “you alone we worship , and you alone we ask for help” and guide us to the Straight way.
This is our strong faith. We read all the time Sura Fatiha, but we are weak and we can always forget this agreement many times unknowingly, at times of distress by running to others and depending upon others and ask help from others beside Allah (SWT). (Minor Shirk). If there strikes any problem on you the first step is to talk to Allah and seek help from Allah. He will guide you to the right path. That is our good and strong faith to adhere to.
Any good idea is from Allah, the mistakes are from myself. May Allah guide us all to the right path.