Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Ibn Majah, 4272
sahih· Darussalam

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin 'Ayyash al-AsadifromSulaiman al-A'mashfromTalha bin Nafi' Abi Sufyan al-AskaffromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِذَا أُدْخِلَ الْمَيِّتُ الْقَبْرَ مُثِّلَتِ الشَّمْسُ لَهُ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَا فَيَجْلِسُ يَمْسَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ ‏:‏ دَعُونِي أُصَلِّي ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Jabir that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“When the deceased enters the grave, the sun is made to appear as if it is setting. He sits up, wipes his eyes and says: ‘Let me pray.’”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ الأُبُلِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 37, Hadith 173
English Reference
Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4272
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