Gardens of the Righteous — Page 174
174. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS rank among those who are rightly guided, and be Thou the Guardian of those he has left behind him and forgive him and us, O Lord of the worlds, and make his grave spacious and illumine it for him (Muslim). 151. . On what should be said when a Person Dies 924. Umm Salamah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When you visit an invalid or one just dead say only that which is good, for the angels say. Amen to whatever you say. She adds: When Abu Salamah died I came to the. Holy Prophet and said: Messenger of Allah, Abu Salamah has died. He directed me: Supplicate: Allah, do forgive me and him and bestow upon me a better future. I supplicated as he had directed, and Allah bestowed upon me one better than he, even Muhammad (Muslim). 925. Umm Salamah relates: I heard the Holy Prophet say: When a person is afflicted by misfortune and supplicates: To Allah we belong and to. Him shall we return; Allah compensate me in my misfortune and bestow upon me better than that which I have lost; Allah compensates him in his misfortune and bestows upon him better than he has lost. Umm Salamah adds: When Abu Salamah died, I supplicated as the Holy Prophet had directed and indeed Allah bestowed upon me better than him whom I had lost, that is to say, I was asked in marriage by the Holy Prophet (Muslim). 926. Abu Sa'ad relates that the Holy Prophet said: When a child of a servant of Allah dies, Allah inquires from His angels: Have you taken into custody the soul of the child of My servant? They answer: Yes. Then He inquires: Have you taken into custody the soul of the flower of his heart? They answer: Yes. Then He inquires: Then what did My servant say? They answer:. He praised Thee and affirmed: To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. On which Allah will say: Build for My servant a mansion in Paradise and name it: The House of Praise (Tirmidhi). 927. . This hadith is the same as No. . 32. 928. This hadith is part of No. 29. 152. . On Silent Shedding of Tears in Grief 929. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet visited Sa'ad ibn Ubadah in his illness. He was accompanied by Abdur Rahman ibn Auf, Sa'ad ibn Abi. Waqqas and Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. The Holy Prophet on seeing Sa'ad began to weep and his companions also wept. He told them: Listen well. Allah does