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Irsyad al-Hadith Siri ke-59: Kelebihan mati pada hari Jumaat
Is there any special virtue for someone who dies on a Friday or the night of Friday?
Short answer
This ruling reviews the hadiths on the virtue of dying on Friday or Friday night and finds them weak, strange or rejected, so no authentic hadith is established on the matter.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This ruling reviews the hadiths on the virtue of dying on Friday or Friday night and finds them weak, strange or rejected, so no authentic hadith is established on the matter. Even so, dying at that time is regarded as a sign of a good ending (husnul khatimah). Any particular virtue depends on conditions such as dying as a Muslim, as a believer, and not while committing sin. Friday itself still holds distinct merit according to authentic hadiths.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
kami memilih dan cenderung untuk mengatakan bahawa tiada hadith yang sahih dalam menceritakan akan kelebihan orang yang meninggal pada hari Jumaat atau malam Jumaat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “Irsyad al-Hadith Siri ke-59: Kelebihan mati pada hari Jumaat”, 6 May 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1149-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-59-kelebihan-mati-pada-hari-jumaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/virtue-of-dying-on-friday/