Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 87.0

It Is Recommended To Make The Grave Wide

باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنْ تَوْسِيعِ الْقَبْرِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 2011sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Ma'mar bin Rabi'fromWahb bin Jarir bin Hazim bin ZaydfromJarir bin Hazim bin ZaydfromHameed bin HilalfromSa'd bin Hisham bin 'AmirfromHisham bin 'Amir bin Umayya

Hadith text · Matn

‏ احْفِرُوا وَأَوْسِعُوا، وَادْفِنُوا الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةَ فِي الْقَبْرِ، وَقَدِّمُوا أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Hisham bin 'Amir that his father said:

"On the day of Uhud some of the people among the Muslims were killed, and people were wounded. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Dig graves and make them wide, and bury two or three in a grave, and put the one who knew more Qur'an in first."'

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ حُمَيْدَ بْنَ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ ‏:‏ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ أُصِيبَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَأَصَابَ النَّاسَ جِرَاحَاتٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏