Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 22.0

Saying the takbir over the deceased

باب فِي التَّكْبِيرِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ ‏‏

7 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 951 asahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Yahya bin Yahya bin Bukayrfromal-ZuhrifromSa'id ibn al-MusayyibfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَعَى لِلنَّاسِ النَّجَاشِيَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ فَخَرَجَ بِهِمْ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى وَكَبَّرَ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ‏.‏

English translation

Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave the people news of the death of Negus on the day he died, and he took them out to the place of prayer and observed four takbirs.

Sahih Muslim, 951 bsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abdul Malik bin Shu'aib bin al-LaithfromShu'aib bin al-Laith bin Sa'dfrom'Aqil bin Khalid bin 'Aqilfromal-ZuhrifromSa'id ibn al-MusayyibfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَحَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَفَّ بِهِمْ بِالْمُصَلَّى فَصَلَّى فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ‏.‏

English translation

Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave us the news of the death of Negus, the ruler of Abyssinia, on the day when he died, and he said (to us): Beg pardon for your brother. Ibn Shihab said that Sa'id b. Musayyib had told that Abu Huraira had narrated to him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) drew them up in a row in a place of prayer, and offered prayer and recited four takbirs for him.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ، بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبِي، سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهُمَا حَدَّثَاهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ نَعَى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم النَّجَاشِيَ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 951 csahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Amr bin Muhammad bin Bukayr (al-Naqid)fromal-Hasan bin 'Ali al-Khalal al-Halwanifrom'Abd bin Hameed bin NasrfromYa'qub bin Ibrahim bin Sa'dfromIbrahim bin Sa'd bin IbrahimfromSalah bin Kaysan al-Madni

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَحَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، كَرِوَايَةِ عُقَيْلٍ بِالإِسْنَادَيْنِ جَمِيعًا ‏.‏

English translation

This hadith is narrated through another chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim, 952 asahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromYazid bin HarunfromSaleem bin HiyyanfromSa'id bin MynafromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ سَلِيمِ بْنِ حَيَّانٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى

English translation

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered prayer for Ashama, the Negus, and recited four takbirs.

Sahih Muslim, 952 bsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Hatm bin SulaimanfromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-QatanfromIbn Jurayjfrom'Ata' bin Abi RabahfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَاتَ الْيَوْمَ عَبْدٌ لِلَّهِ صَالِحٌ أَصْحَمَةُ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ فَقَامَ فَأَمَّنَا وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏

English translation

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

There died today the pious servant of Allah, Ashama. So he stood up and led us in (funeral prayer) over him.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sahih Muslim, 952 csahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

9 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin 'Ubaid al-TanafasifromHammad bin ZaydfromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromMuhammad bin Muslim bin TadrasfromJabir ibn 'AbdullahfromIsma'il bin Ibrahim - Ibn 'AliyafromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromMuhammad bin Muslim bin TadrasfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ أَخًا لَكُمْ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقُومُوا فَصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقُمْنَا فَصَفَّنَا صَفَّيْنِ ‏.‏

English translation

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

A brother of yours has died, so stand up and offer prayer over him. So we stood up and drew ourselves up into two rows.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ، بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ح . وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي، الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sahih Muslim, 953sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

8 transmitters

Narrated by Zuhayr bin Harbfrom'Ali bin Hujr bin Iyas bin MaqatilfromIsma'il bin Ibrahim - Ibn 'AliyafromYahya bin Ayoub al-GhafiqifromIsma'il bin Ibrahim - Ibn 'AliyafromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromAbu Qalaba, 'Abdullah bin Zayd al-Jarmifrom'Imran bin Husain

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، بْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّ أَخًا لَكُمْ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقُومُوا فَصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي النَّجَاشِيَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ زُهَيْرٍ ‏"‏ إِنَّ أَخَاكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English translation

'Imran b. Husain reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

A brother of yours has died; so stand up and offer prayer for him, i. e. Negus. And in the hadith transmitted by Zubair (the words are):" Your brother."