Chapter 26.0

What was narrated concerning offering the funeral prayer for a child

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الطِّفْلِ

3 hadiths

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Bashar BindarfromRuh bin 'Ubada bin al-'Ala'fromSa'id bin 'Ubaid al-Tai'ifromal-Mughira ibn Shu'ba

Hadith text · Matn

‏ الطِّفْلُ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ‏

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English translation

Abu Jubair bin Hayyah narrated that he heard Mughirah bin Shu’bah say:

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘The (funeral) prayer should be offered for a child.’”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ حَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي، زِيَادُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي جُبَيْرُ بْنُ حَيَّةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 1508da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayrfromal-Rabi' bin Bdr bin 'AmrfromMuhammad bin Muslim bin TadrasfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا اسْتَهَلَّ الصَّبِيُّ صُلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَوُرِثَ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“If a child utters a sound (after being born), the funeral prayer should be offered for him and (his relatives) may inherit from him.”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 1509da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayrfromal-Bkhtry bin 'UbaidfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ صَلُّوا عَلَى أَطْفَالِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ مِنْ أَفْرَاطِكُمْ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

“The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Offer the (funeral) prayer for your children, for they have gone ahead of you (i.e. to prepare your place in Paradise for you).”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْبَخْتَرِيُّ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏