Daily Hadith Mon 25-Mar-2019 - 20 Rajab 1440 حديث اليوم
باب الصلاة على الميت وتشييعه وحضور دفنه
وكراهة اتباع النساء الجنائز
قد سبق فضل التشييع (انظر كتاب عيادة المريض وتشييع الميت) عن أَبي هُريرةَ رضيَ اللَّهُ عنه قال : قال رسول اللَّهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم : « مَنْ شَهِدَ الجنَازَةَ حَتَّى يُصَلَّي عَلَيها فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ ، وَمَنْ شَهدَهَا حَتَّى تُدْفَنَ فَلَهُ قِيراطَانِ » قيلَ وما القيراطَانِ ؟ قال : « مِثْلُ الجَبلَيْنِ العَظِيمَيْنِ » متفقٌ عليه .
929/155 - رياض الصالحين
Participation in Funeral Prayer and Procession and the dislike of Women Participating in the Funeral Procession
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Whoever follows the funeral procession and offers the funeral prayer for it, will get a reward equal to one Qirat, and whoever attends it till burial, will get a reward equal to two Qirat." It was asked, "What are two Qirat?" He (PBUH) replied, "Equal to two huge mountains."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].


Commentary:
Participation in a Muslim's funeral procession and prayer for him brings a Muslim a great reward - like the massiveness of a big mountain. And if he stays beside the grave till the burial takes place, the reward will become two-fold, that is, equaling the massiveness of two huge mountains.
155/929 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
Mon 25-Mar-2019 - 20 Rajab 1440