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ahmad:15287ʿAffān > al-Mubārak > Naṣr b. Rāshid ʿAmmanḥaddathah > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh al-Anṣārī

[Machine] "A man from the tribe of Udhrah passed away during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He was buried at night, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed that the man should not be buried at night until he is prayed upon, unless there is a necessity for it."  

أحمد:١٥٢٨٧حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ حَدَّثَنِي نَصْرُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَمَّنْحَدَّثَهُ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ

تُوُفِّيَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ بَنِي عُذْرَةَ فَقُبِرَ لَيْلًا فَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُقْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ بِاللَّيْلِ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَضْطَرُّوا إِلَى ذَلِكَ