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Escorting a Muslim's Funeral Earns Four Intercessions on the Day of Judgement

Chapter 10 — Death, the Hereafter and Hope

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Said by: Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as)

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Reference: Al-Kafi (Shaykh al-Kulayni), Volume 3, Kitab al-Jana'iz (Book of Funerals), Chapter 43 (The Reward for Walking in a Funeral Procession), Hadith 6.

Arabic — core saying (excerpt):

مَنْ تَبِعَ جَنَازَةَ مُسْلِمٍ أُعْطِيَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَرْبَعَ شَفَاعَاتٍ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئاً إِلَّا وَقَالَ الْمَلَكُ: وَلَكَ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ

English translation:

"If one escorts the dead body of a Muslim, on the Day of Judgement he will be given four (kinds of) intercession. And whatever (good) he says, the angel says, 'And likewise is for you also.'"

Explanation: Intercession (shafa'a) is the honour of pleading for others on the Day of Judgement — and escorting one funeral earns four such honours. On top of that, every good word the person says for the deceased is answered by an angel with "and the same for you." Caring for a fellow Muslim at his burial is repaid by Allah in the currency of the Hereafter.

💡 Remember:

Intercession (shafa'a) is the honour of pleading for others on the Day of Judgement — and escorting one funeral earns four such honours.

Chapter Quiz — Chapter 10 — Death, the Hereafter and Hope

Total Marks: 3

Q1. According to Hadith 10.1, why does the grave matter so much?(1 mark)

Q2. According to Hadith 10.3, which THREE things keep bringing reward to a person after death?(1 mark)

Q3. According to Hadith 10.4, when you are with a dying person you should gently help him remember the Shahada — "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His servant and Messenger."(1 mark)

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