Bulugh
al-Maram
بلوغ المرام
The Book of Purification
كتاب الطهارة
Chapter 4: Ablution (Wudu)
باب الوضوء
Bulugh al-Maram 53
Narrated ‘Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) regarding performance of Wudu
The Prophet (ﷺ) rinsed his mouth and sniffed and blew (his nose) with water three times. He sniffed up and blew his nose with the same hand from which he took the water. [Reported by Abu Da’ud and An-Nasa’i]وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ - رضى الله عنه - -فِي صِفَةِ اَلْوُضُوءِ- { ثُمَّ تَمَضْمَضَ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -وَاسْتَنْثَرَ ثَلَاثًا, يُمَضْمِضُ وَيَنْثِرُ مِنْ اَلْكَفِّ اَلَّذِي يَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ اَلْمَاءَ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيّ ُ 1 .
Chapter 1:
Bulugh al-Maram 532
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said
“Remember, as much as you can, the one thing (fact or reality) which (always) brings an end to all worldly joys and pleasures, (meaning death)”Related by At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa’i and Ibn Hibban.عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ أَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ هَاذِمِ 1 اَللَّذَّاتِ: اَلْمَوْتِ } رَوَاهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ, وَالنَّسَائِيُّ, وَصَحَّحَهُ ابْنُ حِبَّانَ 2 .
Bulugh al-Maram 533
Anas (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said
"None of you should wish for death due to any affliction, which might have affected him. But if he feels compelled to wish for it (due to extreme distress that he feels he cannot bear), he should say: “O Allah! Grant me life as long as life is better for me, and let me die when death is better for me.” Agreed upon.وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ لَا يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ اَلْمَوْتَ لِضُرٍّ يَنْزِلُ بِهِ, فَإِنْ كَانَ لَا بُدَّ مُتَمَنِّيًا فَلْيَقُلْ: اَللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتِ اَلْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي, وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتِ اَلْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 534
Buraidah (RAA) narrated that the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said
“The believer dies while his forehead is sweating." Related by the three Imams.وَعَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ - رضى الله عنه - عَنِ اَلنَّبِيِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { اَلْمُؤْمِنُ يَمُوتُ بِعَرَقِ الْجَبِينِ } رَوَاهُ اَلثَّلَاثَةُ 1 وَصَحَّحَهُ ابْنُ حِبَّانَ 2 .
Bulugh al-Maram 535, 536
Abu Sa’id and Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said
“Remind those who are on their death bed of the Shahadah “La'Ilaha illall-ah.” (for them to say it, hoping it will be their last words)”وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَا: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -{ لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ 1 لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اَللَّهُ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ, وَالْأَرْبَعَةُ 2 .
Bulugh al-Maram 537
Ma'qil bin Yasar (RAA) narrated that the messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Recite Yasin (Surah no. 36), over those who are dying.” Related by Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih
وَعَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَالَ: { اقْرَؤُوا عَلَى مَوْتَاكُمْ يس } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ, وَالنَّسَائِيُّ, وَصَحَّحَهُ ابْنُ حِبَّانَ 1 .
Bulugh al-Maram 538
Umm Salamah (RAA) narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to see Abu Salamah when his sight had become fixed (with his eyes open, as he had already passed away). So the Prophet (ﷺ), closed his eyes and said, “When the soul is seized and leaves the body, the sight follows it.’ Some of Abu Salamah's family wept and wailed, whereupon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to them, ‘Do not supplicate to Allah anything except that which is good for you (i.e. do not say anything which goes against you at that moment), because the angels (who are present at the time of death), say “Amin" (asking Allah to accept your invocation) to whatever you say.” Then he said, "O Allah! Forgive Abu Salamah, raise his status among (Your) rightly guided servants, make his grave spacious, and fill it with light for him, and be his successor in taking good care of his descendants whom he has left behind, (and make them pious).” Related by Muslim.
وَعَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: { دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -عَلَى أَبِي سَلَمَةَ - رضى الله عنه - وَقَدْ شُقَّ بَصَرُهُ 1 فَأَغْمَضَهُ, ثُمَّ قَالَ: "إِنَّ اَلرُّوحَ إِذَا قُبِضَ, اتَّبَعَهُ الْبَصَرُ" فَضَجَّ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ, فَقَالَ: "لَا تَدْعُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ. فَإِنَّ اَلْمَلَائِكَةَ تُؤَمِّنُ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ". ثُمَّ قَالَ: "اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأَبِي سَلَمَةَ, وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِي اَلْمَهْدِيِّينَ, وَافْسِحْ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ, وَنَوِّرْ لَهُ فِيهِ, وَاخْلُفْهُ فِي عَقِبِهِ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ 2 .
Bulugh al-Maram 539
A’ishah (RAA) narrated ‘When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, he was covered with a Yemeni mantle that had some designs on it.' Agreed upon.
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا: { أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ سُجِّيَ بِبُرْدٍ حِبَرَةٍ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1 .
