Funeral prayer and its Educational and Social Aspects (part 4)
Performing the funeral prayer with the crowd shows very valuable points. If a person carefully considers the way Muslims deal with dead body; Undoubtedly, he will realize that Muslims keep the slogan of being with each other even after death, and this can be seen in the funeral prayer as a group and very beautifully.
A group of Muslims gather around their Muslim brother who has left the world and ask for happiness and forgiveness for his new life.
In Islamic rites, performing the funeral prayer for a Muslim brother is one of the duties that other Muslims should perform.
Social tips
1- Remembering death (thinking about death, not being afraid of death):
In fact, remembering death, in Islamic thought, does not mean that a Muslim should be afraid of it by remembering it every moment; Rather, this means that He should think about death. Thinking about death actually prepares a person for a better life and optimal use of every moment of it.
People who pay attention to this matter in their daily life, without a doubt, do not take a step towards deception and betrayal, because death is present in their thoughts and minds, and they are sure that one day they will accept the call of this divine messenger. Therefore, it will not be possible for them to do anything wrong.
And among the things that make a Muslim person aware of this issue is performing the funeral prayer; Because a Muslim person, when notices the funeral prayer, surely realizes this point and observes that death is getting closer and closer to him every moment.
Perhaps there have been people who, upon seeing the dead (dead) and going to the cemeteries, their approach to life and life destiny has completely changed. Performing the funeral prayer introduces this thought and belief into the human mind that remembering death should move a person’s way of thinking about life in a different direction and a person who remembers the moments of death should live differently than other people. And this difference is noticeable every moment in his life.
In fact, one of the important social points in performing the funeral prayer is the reminder of not forgetting death, and it is clear that this is the best and most beautiful elixir that leads a Muslim to live a better life and live in the light of pure Islamic teachings.
