Question
I would like to know if Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and his Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) use to recite the verse:
Minha khalaqnakum wa fiha nu’edukum wa minha nukhrijukum taratan ukhra
at the time of throwing soil on the deceased person?
Please give reference.
Answer
The Fuqaha (Jurists) have mentioned that this is meritorious (mustahab)
(Raddul Muhtar, vol. 2, pg. 237 and Al-Adhkar, number: 489)
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have recited these verses when his daughter Sayyidah Umm Kulthum (radiyallahu ‘anha) was positioned in her grave.
(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 5, pg. 254 and As-Sunanul Kubra of Bayhaqi, vol. 3, pg. 409)
Hafiz Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah) has also quoted a narration supporting this in his tafsir.
(Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Surah: Taha Verse: 55)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar