Faizan e Shabaan

Book Name:Faizan e Shabaan

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Dear Islamic brothers! It is Sunnah for Islamic brothers to visit the graveyard on Shab-e-Bara`at (but Islamic sisters are not allowed to visit the graveyard according to the Shari’ah; they should do Isal-e-Sawab [donate their rewards] and offer prayers while staying at home.) Islamic brothers should visit the graveyard and do Isal-e-Sawab [donate rewards] and seek forgiveness for their deceased, as the deceased receives comfort and tranquillity through this; and if forgiveness is not sought for them, they become sad.

Deceased of the graveyard appeared in dream

There was a man whose routine was to come to the graveyard and sit down, and whenever any funeral came, he would join the funeral Salah. In the evening, he would stand at the gate of the graveyard and make the following Du’a: ‘(O people of the graves!) May Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) grant you comfort, have mercy on your miserable state, forgive your sins and accept your good deeds!’

That very person has narrated, ‘One evening, I came home without completing my normal routine of the graveyard, that is I returned without making Du’a for them. That night, I saw a large number of people in my dream. I asked them, ‘Who are you and why have you come?’ They said, ‘We are the people of the graveyard. You had made it your routine to present a gift to us before returning home every day and you didn’t do so today.’ I then said, ‘What was that gift?’ They replied, ‘It was the gift of your Du’as.’ I then said, ‘OK’. From now on, I will resume sending this gift again.’ After this, I never stopped this routine of mine.’ (Sharh-us-Sudoor, pp. 226)

Deceased father came in a dream and said…

Sayyiduna Imam Sufyan Bin ‘Uyaynah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said, ‘When my father passed away, I wept bitterly. I would visit his grave every day. Then with the passage of time, my visits became occasional. One day, my deceased father appeared in my dream and said, ‘O my son! Why is there a delay?’ I asked, ‘Do you come to know of my visits?’ He replied, ‘Indeed? I would come to