Main Topic
An explanation of the famous Hadith narrated by Sayyidina Anas Radiyallahu 'Anhu regarding the three things that follow a deceased person to the grave—family, wealth, and deeds—and how only one's deeds remain with them.
Key Lessons
- Transience of Dunya: Neither family, friends, nor accumulated wealth will enter the grave to assist a person; they return home immediately after burial.
- The Value of A'maal (Deeds): Good deeds are the sole companion that remains in the grave to benefit or testify for a person in the Barzakh.
- Dangers of Love for Wealth: Obsession with wealth and hoarding it without fulfilling Allah's rights leads to severe spiritual detriment and punishment in the Hereafter.
- Resisting Distractions: Satanic and human whisperers (Khannas) constantly seek to divert believers from maximizing good deeds, especially during blessed opportunities like Ramadaan.
Quranic/Hadith References
- Hadith of the Three Companions: Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam stated that three things follow the deceased to the grave: his family, his wealth, and his deeds. Two return, and one remains.
- Hadith-e-Bitaka (The Card of Kalimah): On the Day of Judgment, a single parchment bearing the Kalimah recited with genuine ikhlaas (sincerity) can outweigh massive scrolls of sins.
- Punishment for Unpaid Zakat: Mention of the Hadith where hoarded wealth is heated in Jahannam to brand the person who withheld its due rights.
Practical Advice
- Shift Your Focus (Fikr): Redirect main daily concern from worldly pursuits to accumulating righteous deeds before life ends.
- Maximize Pockets of Time: Utilize small spare moments in the masjid—such as before Jama'at or sitting after Fajr until Ishraq—for Dhikr, recitation, and Dua.
- Value Sincerity: Perform every act of worship with heart and sincerity, as a single accepted deed could be the means of salvation on Qiyamah.
Hazrat Moulana Dawood Seedat Saheb