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(:title Hundred Questions - Sprinkling water (Chhanta) on the Dead Body)
Sprinkling water (Chhanta) on the Dead Body
Q95
- Is there resurrection after death?
- Do Paradise and Hell actually exist?
- If, when Mukhi Sahib gives you chhanta after you die all your sins are forgiven, what is the need of doing good deeds during your lifetime?
A95
- Yes, resurrection after death is a Qur'anic reality, in which every Muslim must believe.
- Yes, they do exist, and he who does not believe in it is an infidel.
- If in some places Mukhi Sahib gives chhanta to the dead body, it is a popular belief and an ordinary ritual, not that it is among the fundamentals of religion. Had it been so, there would have been an emphatic command among the commands of God, the Prophet and the pure Imams, but there is no such thing.
There is no doubt that even in [popular] belief and religious rituals there is some expedience and wisdom, nonetheless their benefits are available only to those who are faithful, pious and righteous. As for the rest, the popular belief and rituals cannot grant them any salvation after death.
Chhanta is a nice ritual in our faith. However, the pleasant and fruitful effect is more and more useful during the lifetime of a mu'min, not after death. He is not able to awaken from the sleep of negligence by it as he was able to do in his lifetime. However, the only benefit is that when many mu'mins believe and hope that this act of chhanta will be beneficial for the deceased mu'min, it turns into a form of prayer for him.
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