Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 59.0

(Funeral) Prayer For Childre

باب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الأَطْفَالِ ‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 1948hasan

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Isma'il bin Mas'ud al-JhdryfromKhalid bin 'Abdullah al-TahanfromSa'id bin 'Ubaid al-Tai'ifromZiyad bin Jubayr bin HiyyafromJubayr bin Hayya al-Thaqafifromal-Mughira ibn Shu'ba

Hadith text · Matn

‏ الرَّاكِبُ خَلْفَ الْجَنَازَةِ وَالْمَاشِي حَيْثُ شَاءَ مِنْهَا وَالطِّفْلُ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah that:

the Messenger of Allah said: "The rider should move behind the Janazah and the pedestrian may walk wherever he wishes, and the (funeral) prayer should be offered for a child."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زِيَادَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏