Secret of Earning More Reward (Sawāb)

70. Intentions for consoling

·         With the intention of pleasing Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and acting  upon the Sunnaĥ I will console a grief-stricken person by persuading him to remain patient.[1]

·         If possible, I will practically help him to overcome his sorrow.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

71. Intentions for attending a funeral

·         I will offer the funeral alāĥ and remain until the burial with the intention of pleasing Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and fulfilling the right of a Muslim.

·         I will make Du’ā for the forgiveness of the deceased and offer (Īāl-e-Šawāb) to him.

·         If possible, I will shed tears pondering about the lifting of my own bier.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

 

 



[1] Saying of Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: Whoever consoled an afflicted person Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will make him wear two garments of Paradise, which are worth more than the entire world. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsaṭ, vol. 6, pp. 429, Ḥadīš 9292)

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