Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 5.0

The upward gaze of the deceased follows his soul

باب فِي شُخُوصِ بَصَرِ الْمَيِّتِ يَتْبَعُ نَفْسَهُ ‏

2 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 921 asahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Rafa'ifrom'Abdur-RazzaqfromIbn Jurayjfrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin JurayjfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ، يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَلَمْ تَرَوُا الإِنْسَانَ إِذَا مَاتَ شَخَصَ بَصَرُهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَذَلِكَ حِينَ يَتْبَعُ بَصَرُهُ نَفْسَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

English translation

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Did you not see when the man died and his eyes were fixedly open? He (Abu Huraira) said: Yes. He (the Prophet) said: It is due to the fact that when (the soul leaves the body) his eyesight follows the soul.

Sahih Muslim, 921 bsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

2 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamilfrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin Muhammad al-Daruradi

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيَّ - عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏

English translation

This hadith is narrated on the authority of 'Ala' with the same chain of transmitters.