Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Whoever attends a funeral until the prayer is offered will have one qirat, and whoever attends until the burial will have two qirats. It was asked: "What are the two qirats?" He said: "Like two great mountains."
Sahih al-Bukhari 1325, Sahih Muslim 945
What this hadith teaches
Janazah prayers announced on Masjid TV are a chance to earn mountains of reward.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
مَنْ شَهِدَ الْجَنَازَةَ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ، وَمَنْ شَهِدَ حَتَّى تُدْفَنَ كَانَ لَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 1325, as given on sunnah.com.