The Fiqh of travelling from the Flight Home to the Enduring Home (14)

‘Abdullah bin Hamoud al-Furaih

Published On: 21/9/2015 A.D. - 7/12/1436 H. Visited: 7465 times

- Question 3/17: Is it part of the Sunnah to direct the dying person towards the Qiblah?

Those, who hold the view of it is a Sunnah to recite Surat Yasin, took the Hadith of `Umayr ibn Qatadah as a proof in which the Prophet (peace be upon him) said about the Sacred House: “(This is) your Qiblah, in your life and after death.”[1] There is the Hadith of Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) raising (the issue): “The noblest assemblies are those which are held toward the Qiblah..”[2] Both Hadiths are weak. Our Sheikh Ibn `Uthaymeen (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Both Hadiths are weak.” [3]

Ibn Hazm (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “No narration came about facing the Qiblah.” [4]

Al Albany (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Turning the one for whom death has come to face the Qiblah has been disliked by Sa`id ibn Al Musayyab, as in Al Muhalla (5/174) and Malik as in Al Madkhal (3/229-230).”

[1] Narrated by Abu Dawud number (2875)

[2] Narrated by At-Tabarany (Al Awsat) (1/255). Narrated by Al Hakim (4/300). Narrated by Al Bayhaqi (7/272)

[3] Look at: Ash-Sharh Al Mumti’ (5/251)

[4] Look at: Al Muhalla (5/174)