Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Ibrahim bin Y'aqub bin IshaqfromMasdad bin Masrhadfrom'Abdul Warith bin Sa'id bin DhakwanfromAyoub al-SakhtiyanifromHameed bin HilalfromHisham bin 'Amir bin Umayya
Hadith text · Matn
احْفِرُوا وَأَحْسِنُوا، وَادْفِنُوا الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةَ، وَقَدِّمُوا أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا
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English translation
It was narrated from Hisham bin 'Amir that the Messenger of Allah said:
"Dig graves and dig them well, and bury two or three (together), and put in first the one who knew the Qur'an most."
Original Arabic chain wording
أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّهْمَاءِ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ :
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 21, Hadith 200
- English Reference
- Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 2019