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 & Al-Adhkar, number: 489)
Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) 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 & 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: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar