- Some people believe that to recite Du'a after
Salaatul Janaza is a Bid'ah (innovation). Such people even leave the Musjid
immediately after the Janaza Salaah terminates without making Dua.
- According to the Ahle Sunnah Wal Jama'at, to recite Du'a
after the Janaza Salaah is totally permissible and an act of Sawaab (reward).
- The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
commanded us to make Du'a after the Janaza Salaah. Once, the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) stood on the Mimbar and informed the Sahaba
concerning the Battle of Mauta and of the martyrdom of Hadrat Ja'far ibn Abu
Taalib (radi Allahu anhu). He performed his Janaza Salaah and made Du'a
for him and then said to the people, "You too make Dua-e-Maghfirat for him".
Thus, to read the Du'a after Janaza Salaah is permissible.
- The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
said: "When you perform the Janaza Salaah on the deceased, then be sure to
make Du'a for it." (Mishkaat Shareef; Abu Dawud; Ibn Majah)
- Once, the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)
performed the Janaza Salaah of a child and then made Du'a (for the child) that
Allah Ta'ala save the child from the adversity of the grave. (Bahjatun Nufoos
Shara Sahih Bukhari) This proves that the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam) made Du'a after Janaza Salaah.
- Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) said:
"When you have completed those commands of Allah Ta'ala, which are Fardh upon
you, then ask (make Du'a) from Allah Ta'ala and turn towards Him and stand for
Him." (Tafseer ibn Jareer)
- Those who object to making Dua after the Janaza Salaah
say the Janaza Salaah by itself is a Du'a, so there is no need for a second
Du'a.
- The Holy Quran and the Ahadith do not state anywhere that
it is not permissible to recite a second Dua after the first one or that if you
recite a second Dua then the first Dua will not be accepted.
- The Ahle Sunnah Wal Jama'at have proof that to make Du'a
once, twice or more than that, is permissible. It has been stated in the Holy
Quran: "And your Creator has said, 'Make Dua to Me and I will accept it.
Undoubtedly, those who are too proud to worship Me, will soon enter the Hell
despised'." (Part 24, Ruku 11) In the above Quranic verse, Allah Ta'ala
distinctly commanded the Believers to make Du'a. Allah Taala has given a
distinct sign of accepting the Du'as of the Believers. He also informed us that
those who are too proud and do not make Dua to Him, they will go into Hell
despised.
- In another verse of the Holy Quran, Allah Ta'ala says: "And O Beloved, when My servants ask you about Me, then I am indeed near, I
accept the call of the caller whenever he calls upon Me; then they should obey
My Commands and believe in Me, so that they may get the way." (Part 2 Ruku 7)Allah
Ta'ala has stated that whenever a servant calls to Him, He accepts his Dua. In
this verse, there is no specification that Dua must only be asked once, twice
or thrice. There is no mention that if you ask more than once, then Allah Ta'ala
will be unhappy. There is no mention of the first Dua being rejected. We do
know that whenever you ask, it will be accepted.
- The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)said
that when we ask from Allah Ta'ala, then we should spread our palms and make
Du'a. Thereafter, we should turn our hands over our face. By doing this, Allah
Ta'ala gives Barakah in it.
- In other Ahadith, the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam) has stated, "Verily, to ask Du'a is Ibaadat"
and "Dua is the essence of Ibaadah".
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