QUESTION:
What do the scholars of the Dīn and muftīs of the Sacred Law state regarding the following issue: Who led the funeral prayer of the Prophet Ādam – upon whom be peace – and where is he buried?
Questioner: Raja Tariq Mahmood from UK
ANSWER:
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم
الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب
The Archangel Jibrīl – upon whom be peace – lead the funeral prayer of the Prophet Ādam – upon whom be peace – together along with fellow Angels. And as for where he is buried, there are three well-known stances mentioned in books.
1 – The Prophet Ādam – upon whom be peace – was buried in Masjid al-Khayf but his exact place of burial was made hidden; just as it established from the following narration of the dear & respected ‘Abdullāh Ibn ‘Abbās [may Allāh Almighty be pleased with him],
“وصلی جبریل بالملائکة یومئذٍ ودفن في مسجد الخیف واحد من قبل القبلة ولحد لہ وکتم قبرہ”
[al-Muntazham li Ibn al-Jawzī, vol. 1, p. 228]
2 – The Prophet Ādam – upon whom be peace – was buried near Hindustān [Ancient India], in Sri Lanka.
3 – He was buried in the Holy & Sacred City of Makkah Mukarramah in Jabal [Mountain] Abī Qubays.
Just as it is stated in Subhah al-Marjān,
“ومنہا قبر آدم علی الجبل الذی نزل علیہ من السماء علی روایة قال الغزالی قیل: دفن بمکة في غار أبی قبیس وقیل علی بوذ بالہند وکان موتہ ثمہ وقال الطبری فی تاریخہ عند وفاة آدم علیہ السلام قال بعضہم قبرہ بالہند علی الجبل الذی نزل علیہ من السماء وقال بعضہم قبرہ بمکة علی جبل أبی قبیس وان حواء ماتت بعد سنة فدفنہا شیث مع آدم بجنبہ”
[Subhah al-Marjān fī Āthār Hindustān, p. 9]
واللہ تعالی اعلم ورسولہ اعلم صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم
کتبہ ابو الحسن محمد قاسم ضیاء قادری
Answered by Mufti Qasim Zia al-Qadri
Translated by Haider Ali Madani
Read the original Urdu answer here: [Q-ID0838] Who led the funeral prayer of Prophet Adam and where is his place of burial?
