Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 59.0

What Is To Be Recited Over The Deceased

باب مَا يُقْرَأُ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ

1 hadiths

Sunan Abi Dawud, 3198الجامع· 4sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Kathir bin Abi 'Ata'fromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromSa'd bin IbrahimfromTalha bin 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَقَرَأَ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا مِنَ السُّنَّةِ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Talhah b. 'Abd Allah b. 'Awf:

I prayed over a dead person along with Ibn 'Abbas. He recited Surat al-Fatihah and he said: This is the Sunnah.