Jewels Of Imam Suyuti (part 4th)

FIRST! (part 4) --------------- Taken from Al-Wasāil Ilā Ma'rifat al-Awā'il by Imām Jalāluddīn al-Suyūtī 'Alayhi Al-Rahmah (d.911 AH) --------------- Chapter of Funeral and Illnesses. 51. The first person to pass away was Sayyidunā Ādam Alayhi Al-salām. 52. The first person to wish for death was Sayyidunā Yūsuf Alayhi Al-Salām. 53. The first person who gathered people on praying Salāt al-Janāzah with 4 Takbīr was Sayyidunā 'Umar RadiAllāhu 'anhu. 54. The first grave upon which water was sprinkled was the grave of the beloved son of the Prophet ﷺ Sayyidunā Ibrahīm RadiAllāhu 'anhu. 55. The first from the blessed wives of the Prophet ﷺ to pass away after him was Sayyidatunā Zaynab Bint Jahash RadiAllāhu 'anhā. 56. The first person to be buried in the grave of al-Baqī' (Madina Munawwarah) was Sayyidunā 'Uthmān Ibn Madh'ūn RadiAllāhu 'anhu. 57. The first person who prayed upon the Prophet ﷺ was Sayyidunā 'Abbās RadiAllāhu 'anhu. 58. The first fever occurred upon the lion which was in the ark of Prophet Nūh Alayhi Al-Salām. 59. The first plague that afflicted people after the advent of Islam was in Syria in the year 18 AH. 60. The first plague ever to afflict humans was the plague that Allāh sent to the people of Pharaoh. To be continued (chapter of Zakāt next ) Courtesy:- M-Hussain Qadri