[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "When death approaches a believer, the angels of mercy also approach him." Then he mentioned the hadith in a similar way to this, "All of these chains (of narration) are authentic, and their witness is the hadith of Bara' ibn 'Azib, and I have dictated it in the Book of Faith."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ حَضَرَهُ مَلَائِكَةُ الرَّحْمَةِ» ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِهِ هَذِهِ «الْأَسَانِيدُ كُلُّهَا صَحِيحَةٌ وَشَاهِدُهَا حَدِيثُ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ وَقَدْ أَمْلَيْتُهُ فِي كِتَابِ الْإِيمَانِ»  

[Machine] Indeed, when the Prophet (pbuh) arrived in Medina, he asked about Al-Bara' bin Ma'rur. They informed him that he had passed away and had instructed that one-third of his wealth be given to the Prophet (pbuh) and also that he be directed towards the Qibla (direction of prayer) when he was close to death. The Prophet (pbuh) said, "He has done well, and I have already returned two-thirds of his wealth to his children." Then he went and offered the funeral prayer for him saying, "O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, and admit him into your Paradise, for you have done so." This is an authentic Hadith, as Al-Bukhari attested through Nu'aim bin Hammad, and Muslim attested through Al-Daraqutni. They did not exclude this Hadith, and I do not know of any other Hadith regarding the dying person facing the Qibla.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حِينَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ سَأَلَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ مَعْرُورٍ فَقَالُوا تُوُفِّيَ وَأَوْصَى بِثُلُثِهِ لَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَأَوْصَى أَنْ يُوَجَّهَ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ لَمَّا احْتُضِرَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَصَابَ الْفِطْرَةَ وَقَدْ رَدَدْتُ ثُلُثَهُ عَلَى وَلَدِهِ» ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَأَدْخِلْهُ جَنَّتَكَ وَقَدْ فَعَلْتَ» هَذَا «حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ» فَقَدِ احْتَجَّ الْبُخَارِيُّ بِنُعَيْمِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ وَاحْتَجَّ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ بِالدَّرَاوَرْدِيِّ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ فِي تَوَجُّهِ الْمُحْتَضَرِ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ غَيْرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ  

“When they started to wash the Prophet ﷺ, a voice called out from inside (the house) saying: ‘Do not remove the shirt of the Messenger of Allah.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1466)   

«لَمَّا أَخَذُوا فِي غَسْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِمُنَادٍ مِنَ الدَّاخِلِ لَا تَنْزِعُوا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَمِيصَهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever washes a deceased person and conceals it, forty times will be forgiven for him. And whoever shrouds a deceased person, Allah will cover him with silk and spread the paradise for him. And whoever digs a grave for a deceased person and straightens it, he will be rewarded with the reward of a house in which he will be housed until the Day of Judgment."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ غَسَّلَ مَيِّتًا فَكَتَمَ عَلَيْهِ غُفِرَ لَهُ أَرْبَعِينَ مَرَّةً وَمَنْ كَفَّنَ مَيِّتًا كَسَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ السُّنْدُسِ وَإِسْتَبْرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ حَفَرَ لِمَيِّتٍ قَبْرًا فَأَجَنَّهُ فِيهِ أُجْرِيَ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ كَأَجْرِ مَسْكَنٍ أُسْكِنَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

“The best of your garments are those which are white, so shroud your dead in them, and wear them.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1472)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ ثِيَابِكُمُ الْبَيَاضُ فَأَلْبِسُوهَا أَحْيَاءَكُمْ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Wear white, for indeed it is very pure and cleaner, and shroud your dead in it.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2810)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْبَسُوا الثِّيَابَ الْبَيَاضَ وَكَفِّنُوا فِيهَا مَوْتَاكُمْ فَإِنَّهَا أَطْهَرُ وَأَطْيَبُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you bury the deceased, then offer Witr (an odd number of prayers)."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أَجْمَرْتُمُ الْمَيِّتَ فَأَوْتِرُوا»  

[Machine] "I saw us with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and we were almost throwing sand on the funeral."  

«لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّا لَنَكَادُ أَنْ نَرْمُلَ بِالْجِنَازَةِ رَمَلًا»  

[Machine] Wonderful is what has changed the condition of people. By Allah, it is nothing but a chameleon, and when a man harms another man, he says, "O servant of Allah, fear Allah!" as if he is blaming him for being slow in his walking.  

عَجَبًا لِمَا تَغَيَّرَ مِنْ حَالِ النَّاسِ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ كَانَ إِلَّا الْجَمْزُ وَإِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ لَيُلَاحِي الرَّجُلَ فَيَقُولُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ لَكَأَنَّهُ قَدْ جُمِزَ بِكَ مُتَعَجِّبًا لِإِبْطَاءِ مَشْيِهِمْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The person who walks in front of the funeral procession, the one who rides behind it, and the child should all pray for the deceased."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْمَاشِي أَمَامَ الْجِنَازَةِ وَالرَّاكِبُ خَلْفَهَا وَالطِّفْلُ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ»  

An animal was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was going with a funeral. He refused to ride on it. When the funeral was away, the animal was brought to him and he rode on it. He was asked about it. He said: The angels were on their feet. I was not to ride while they were walking. When they went away, I rode. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3177)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ شَيَّعَ جِنَازَةً فَأُتِيَ بِدَابَّةٍ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَرْكَبُهَا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ أُتِيَ بِدَابَّةٍ فَرَكِبَهَا» فَقِيلَ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ كَانَتْ تَمْشِي فَلَمْ أَكُنْ لِأَرْكَبَ وَهُمْ يَمْشُونَ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبُوا أَوْ قَالَ عَرَجُوا رَكِبْتُ  

"We went with the Prophet (following) a funeral. He saw people riding so he said: 'Are you not ashamed? Indeed Allah's angels are on their feet, while you are on the backs of your beasts'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1012)   

«خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي جِنَازَةٍ فَرَأَى نَاسًا رُكْبَانًا» فَقَالَ «أَلَا تَسْتَحْيُونَ إِنَّ مَلَائِكَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَقْدَامِهِمْ وَأَنْتُمْ عَلَى ظُهُورِ الدَّوَابِّ»  

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was accompanying a funeral, he would not sit down until the deceased was lifted up or placed down."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ مَعَ الْجِنَازَةِ لَمْ يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى يُرْفَعَ أَوْ يُوضَعَ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "When you follow a funeral procession, do not sit down until it is laid down." The two sheikhs agreed on narrating Ibn Umar's Hadith from Aamir ibn Rabee'ah, "Whoever follows it should not sit until it is laid down."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا اتَّبَعْتُمْ جِنَازَةً فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا حَتَّى تُوضَعَ» قَدِ اتَّفَقَ الشَّيْخَانِ عَلَى إِخْرَاجِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ «مَنْ تَبِعَهَا فَلَا يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى تُوضَعَ» وَ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to stop whenever a funeral passed by."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا مَرَّتْ بِهِ جِنَازَةٌ وَقَفَ حَتَّى تَمُرَّ بِهِ»  

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw a funeral procession, he used to stand up until it passed and say: 'Verily, death is a reality.' Marwan said, 'O Abu Hurairah, did you speak the truth?' He replied, 'Yes.' Marwan then asked, 'So what prevented you from informing me?' Abu Hurairah answered, 'I saw that you were an imam (leader), so I sat down, and consequently, I sat down as well.'"  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَأَى جِنَازَةً قَامَ حَتَّى يُمَرَّ بِهَا وَيَقُولُ «إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ فَزَعٌ» فَقَالَ مَرْوَانُ أَصَدَقَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تُخْبِرَنِي؟ قَالَ كُنْتَ إِمَامًا فَجَلَسْتَ فَجَلَسْتُ  

[Machine] He said: A man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "O Messenger of Allah, a funeral procession of disbelievers passes by us, should we stand up for it?" He ﷺ said, "Yes, stand up for it, for you are not standing up for them, rather you are standing up in reverence for the One who holds the souls."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تَمُرُّ بِنَا جِنَازَةُ الْكُفَّارِ فَنَقُومُ لَهَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ قُومُوا لَهَا فَإِنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ تَقُومُونَ لَهَا إِنَّمَا تَقُومُونَ إِعْظَامًا لِلَّذِي يَقْبِضُ النُّفُوسَ»  

a funeral passed by the Messenger of Allah and he stood up. It was said: "It is the funeral of a Jew." He said: "We stood up for the angels." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1929)   

«أَنَّ جِنَازَةَ يَهُودِيٍّ مَرَّتْ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا جِنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا قُمْتُ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ»  

[Machine] We used to inform the Prophet, peace be upon him, when one of us passed away. The Prophet, peace be upon him, would then come and pray for the deceased. Sometimes, he and the people accompanying him would stay until the body was buried. This continued for some time and caused hardship to the Prophet, peace be upon him. So, some people said to each other, "If we do not inform the Prophet, peace be upon him, until the body is buried, there will be no hardship or delay." Therefore, we started informing him after the burial so that he would come and pray for the deceased.  

كُنَّا مُقَدَّمَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذَا حُضِرَ مِنَّا الْمَيِّتُ آذَنَّا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَحَضَرَهُ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا قَدِمْنَا انْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ وَرُبَّمَا قَعَدُوا حَتَّى يُدْفَنَ وَرُبَّمَا طَالَ حَبْسُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا خَشِينَا مَشَقَّةَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ لِبَعْضٍ لَوْ كُنَّا لَا نُؤْذِنُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِأَحَدٍ حَتَّى يُقْبَضَ فَإِذَا قُبِضَ آذَنَّاهُ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ذَلِكَ مَشَقَّةٌ وَلَا حَبْسٌ فَكُنَّا نُؤْذِنُهُ بِالْمَيِّتِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ فَيَأْتِيهِ فَيُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ  

I offered the funeral prayer behind Ibn ʿAbbas and he recited Al-Fatiha and said, "You should know that it (i.e. recitation of Al-Fatiha) is the tradition of the Prophet ﷺ Muhammad. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1335)  

أَنَّهَا سُنَّةٌ»  

[Machine] "Yes, indeed it is a right and a tradition. It has a witness and an interpreter from the narration of Ibrahim ibn Abi Yahya."  

«نَعَمْ إِنَّهُ حَقٌّ وَسُنَّةٌ» وَلَهُ شَاهِدٌ مُفَسَّرٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَبِي يَحْيَى  

[Machine] The translation of the given phrase from Arabic to English is:

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say the takbeer four times over our funeral processions and recite the opening chapter of the Quran in the first takbeer."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُكَبِّرُ عَلَى جَنَائِزِنَا أَرْبَعًا وَيَقْرَأُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فِي التَّكْبِيرَةِ الْأُولَى»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed over a dead person, he said: O Allah, forgive those of us who are living and those of us who are dead, those of us who are present and those of us who are absent, our young and our old, our male and our female. O Allah, to whomsoever of us Thou givest life grant him life as a believer, and whomsoever of us Thou takest in death take him in death as a follower of Islam. O Allah, do not withhold from us the reward (of faith) and do not lead us astray after his death. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3201)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى عَلَى جِنَازَةٍ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed over a dead person, he said: O Allah, forgive those of us who are living and those of us who are dead, those of us who are present and those of us who are absent, our young and our old, our male and our female. O Allah, to whomsoever of us Thou givest life grant him life as a believer, and whomsoever of us Thou takest in death take him in death as a follower of Islam. O Allah, do not withhold from us the reward (of faith) and do not lead us astray after his death. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3201)   

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ»  

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for a funeral prayer, he would say, 'O Allah, Your servant and the son of Your female servant is in need of Your mercy, while You are not in need of His punishment. If he was righteous, then increase his good deeds, and if he was a wrongdoer, then overlook his sins.'"  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ لِلْجِنَازَةِ لِيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ احْتَاجَ إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَنْتَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ عَذَابِهِ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنًا فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيئًا فَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ»  

[Machine] I attended the funeral with Abdullah ibn Abbas. He led the prayer, reciting loudly from Surah Al-Qamar. Then he prayed upon the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Allah, your servant and the son of your servant and the son of your female servant testifies that there is no deity worthy of worship except You alone, without partner. And he testifies that Muhammad is your servant and Messenger. He has become in need of Your mercy, while You are free from his punishment. He has departed from this world and its people. If he was righteous, then increase his righteousness, and if he made mistakes, then forgive him. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not lead us astray after him." Then he made three takbirs (saying Allahu Akbar) and left, saying, "O people, whenever I recite openly, it is so that you may know that this is the Sunnah." The two scholars, Shurahbil ibn Sa'd, who is from the Tabi'in (successors of the Companions of the Prophet), did not object. I have narrated this Hadith as evidence for the Hadiths that we have presented earlier. It is summarized and concise.  

حَضَرْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ صَلَّى بِنَا عَلَى جِنَازَةٍ بِالْأَبْوَاءِ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ رَافِعًا صَوْتَهُ بِهَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَيَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ أَصْبَحَ فَقِيرًا إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَصْبَحْتَ غَنِيًّا عَنْ عَذَابِهِ يُخَلَّى مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَهْلِهَا إِنْ كَانَ زَاكِيًا فَزَكِّهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُخْطِئًا فَاغْفِرْ لَهُ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ» ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ ثَلَاثَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَقْرَأْ عَلَنًا إِلَّا لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنَّهَا السُّنَّةُ» لَمْ يَحْتَجَّ الشَّيْخَانِ بِشُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ وَهُوَ مِنْ تَابِعِيِّ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَإِنَّمَا أَخْرَجْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ شَاهِدًا لِلْأَحَادِيثِ الَّتِي قَدَّمْنَا فَإِنَّهَا مُخْتَصَرَةٌ مُجْمَلَةٌ وَ  

[Machine] A daughter of his died, so he followed her on a mule, walking behind the funeral procession, while women were mourning her. He said, "Let them mourn or not mourn. Verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade mourning." And he said, "One of you should take off her outer garment as she wishes, then he offered the funeral prayer over her, and he performed four Takbirs (saying Allahu Akbar, meaning Allah is the Greatest) over her grave, then he stood after the fourth Takbir for as long as it takes to say the distance between the two Takbirs, seeking forgiveness for her and supplicating. It was narrated, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do it like this.'"  

تُوُفِّيَتْ بِنْتٌ لَهُ فَتَبِعَهَا عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ يَمْشِي خَلْفَ الْجِنَازَةِ وَنِسَاءٌ يَرْثِينَهَا فَقَالَ يَرْثِينَ أَوْ لَا يَرْثِينَ «فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْمَرَاثِي» وَلْتُفِضْ إِحْدَاكُنَّ مِنْ عَبْرَتِهَا مَا شَاءَتْ ثُمَّ «صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهَا أَرْبَعًا ثُمَّ قَامَ بَعْدَ الرَّابِعَةِ قَدْرَ مَا بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرَتَيْنِ يَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهَا وَيَدْعُو» وَقَالَ «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ هَكَذَا»  

[Machine] Abu Umamah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf, who was one of the senior supporters and scholars of the Ansar, and the son of those who witnessed Badr with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , informed me. Men among the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed him about the funeral prayer. "The Imam should start by saying the takbir, then send blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ , and complete the prayer with three additional takbirs before making the tasleem in a quiet manner when he leaves. And the Sunnah is for those behind him to do the same as what he has done." Az-Zuhri said, "Abu Umamah and Ibn Al-Musayyib informed me about this, and Ibn Shihab mentioned what Abu Umamah had told me about the Sunnah in the funeral prayer for Muhammad bin Suyaid." He said, "And I heard ad-Dahhak ibn Qays narrating from Habib ibn Muslimah in a prayer he performed for the deceased, similar to what Abu Umamah informed us."  

أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ بْنُ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ وَكَانَ مِنْ كُبَرَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَعُلَمَائِهِمْ وَأَبْنَاءِ الَّذِينَ شَهِدُوا بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرَهُ رِجَالٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ «أَنْ يُكَبِّرَ الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَيُخْلِصَ الصَّلَاةَ فِي التَّكْبِيرَاتِ الثَّلَاثِ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ تَسْلِيمًا خَفِيًّا حِينَ يَنْصَرِفُ وَالسُّنَّةُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلَ أَمَامَهُ» قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي بِذَلِكَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ وَابْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ يَسْمَعُ فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ فَذَكَرْتُ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ قَالَ وَأَنَا سَمِعْتُ الضَّحَّاكَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ فِي صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُمَامَةَ  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed over a funeral and he uttered four takbeers over it, and he gave salutations at the end, one salutation on the funeral." This narration has been authenticated in the reports of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Abdullah ibn Umar, Abdullah ibn Abbas, Jabir ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa, and Abu Hurairah, that they used to give one salutation on the funeral."  

«أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّى عَلَى جِنَازَةٍ فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهَا أَرْبَعًا وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمَةً التَّسْلِيمَةُ الْوَاحِدَةُ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ» قَدْ صَحَّتِ الرِّوَايَةُ فِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ تَسْلِيمَةً وَاحِدَةً  

"The believer dies with sweat on his forehead." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1828)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْمُؤْمِنُ يَمُوتُ بِعَرَقِ الْجَبِينِ»  

[Machine] "That the Prophet ﷺ kissed Uthman bin Mazhun while he was dead and crying" He said, "And his eyes were shedding tears."  

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَبَّلَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ مَظْعُونٍ وَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي» قَالَ «وَعَيْنَاهُ تُهْرِقَانِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best of fragrance is musk." This was followed by Al-Mustamir bin Al-Rayyan reporting from Abu Nadrah.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَطْيَبُ الطِّيبِ الْمِسْكُ» تَابَعَهُ الْمُسْتَمِرُّ بْنُ الرَّيَّانِ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ  

The Prophet was asked about musk and he said: "It is the best of your perfumes." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 992)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمِسْكِ فَقَالَ «هُوَ أَطْيَبُ طِيبِكُمْ»  

[Machine] Ali said, "And it is the virtue of Hanoot, the messenger of Allah peace be upon him."  

وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ «وَهُوَ فَضْلُ حَنُوطِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ»  

“When they started to wash the Prophet ﷺ, a voice called out from inside (the house) saying: ‘Do not remove the shirt of the Messenger of Allah.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1466)  

«لَمَّا أَخَذُوا فِي غَسْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَادَاهُمْ مُنَادٍ مِنَ الدَّاخِلِ لَا تَنْزِعُوا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَمِيصَهُ»  

[Machine] Ali ibn Abi Talib, I washed the Messenger of Allah, then I went to see what would happen to the deceased, but I did not see anything. He was a good person, both alive and dead. I had the duty to bury him and shroud him. Four people were with me: Ali, al-Abbas, al-Fadl, and Salih, who was a servant of the Messenger of Allah. We buried the Messenger of Allah according to Islamic customs, and poured milk over his grave.  

عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ غَسَّلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَذَهَبْتُ أَنْظُرُ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ فَلَمْ أَرَ شَيْئًا وَكَانَ طَيِّبًا ﷺ حَيًّا وَمَيِّتًا وَلِيَ دَفْنَهُ وَإِجْنَانَهُ دُونَ النَّاسِ أَرْبَعَةٌ عَلِيٌّ وَالْعَبَّاسُ وَالْفَضْلُ وَصَالِحٌ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلُحِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَحْدًا وَنُصِبَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّبِنُ نَصْبًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever washes a dead body and keeps it secret, forgiveness will be granted to him forty times. Whoever shrouds a dead body, Allah will clothe him with silk and brocade from Paradise. And whoever digs a grave for a dead person and then buries him in it, he will be rewarded with the reward of providing a dwelling until the Day of Resurrection."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ غَسَّلَ مَيِّتًا فَكَتَمَ عَلَيْهِ غُفِرَ لَهُ أَرْبَعِينَ مَرَّةً وَمَنْ كَفَّنَ مَيِّتًا كَسَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ سُنْدُسِ وَإِسْتَبْرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ حَفَرَ لِمَيِّتٍ قَبْرًا وَأَجَنَّهُ فِيهِ أُجْرِيَ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ كَأَجْرِ مَسْكَنٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

[Machine] "When a funeral was brought for him (the Prophet), he would place the family of the deceased in three rows, and he would pray over them. He would say, 'Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No three rows of Muslims pray over a deceased except that they will be granted forgiveness."' This wording is a narration of Ibn Ulayyah in the wording of Al-Mahbubi, 'Except that he will be forgiven.'"  

وَكَانَ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِجِنَازَةٍ لِيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا فَتَقَالَّ أَهْلَهَا جَزَّأَهُمْ صُفُوفًا ثَلَاثَةً فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ عَلَيْهَا وَيَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا صَفَّ صُفُوفٌ ثَلَاثَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى جِنَازَةٍ إِلَّا أَوْجَبَتْهُ» هَذَا اللَّفْظُ حَدِيثُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ فِي لَفْظِ الْمَحْبُوبِيِّ «إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ»  

[Machine] There was a Jewish boy who served the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ . He fell sick, and when the Prophet visited him, the boy said: "Say, I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that you are the Messenger of Allah." The boy then looked at his father, who said: "Say what Muhammad says to you." After the boy passed away, the Prophet ﷺ said: "Pray upon your brother."  

كَانَ غُلَامٌ يَهُودِيٌّ يَخْدُمُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَمَرِضَ فَعَادَهُ وَقَالَ «قُلْ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ» فَنَظَرَ الْغُلَامُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ فَقَالَ قُلْ مَا يَقُولُ لَكَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صَلُّوا عَلَى أَخِيكُمْ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "The one riding behind the funeral procession, the one walking close to it, and the child, they should all pray for it." Narrated by Yunus bin Ubaid from Ziyad bin Jubair.  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الرَّاكِبُ خَلْفَ الْجِنَازَةِ وَالْمَاشِي قَرِيبًا مِنْهَا وَالطِّفْلُ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ» رَوَاهُ يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ  

[Machine] He (the Prophet ﷺ) raised it (the Hadith) to him and said, "The rider walks behind the funeral procession, and the one on foot walks near it on its right and left. The miscarried fetus is prayed for, and blessings and mercy are invoked upon its parents." Ibrahim ibn Abi Talib commented on this Hadith saying, "Yunus ibn Ubaid narrated to me, and some of his family members also narrated to me, that he (the Prophet ﷺ) raised it (the Hadith) to him as a narration from Yunus ibn Ubaid through Sa'id ibn Ubaidullah ibn Jubayr ibn Hayyah."  

أَنَّهُ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الرَّاكِبُ يَسِيرُ خَلْفَ الْجِنَازَةِ وَالْمَاشِي عَنْ يَمِينِهَا وَشِمَالِهَا قَرِيبًا وَالسِّقْطُ يُصَلَّى وَيُدْعَى لِوَالِدَيْهِ بِالْعَافِيَةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ» قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي عَقِبِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ وَحَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ أَهْلِهِ أَنَّهُ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رِوَايَةً لِيُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ حَيَّةَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When a young child inherits, perform the funeral prayer for him." The two scholars did not mention Isma'il ibn Muslim by name.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا اسْتَهَلَّ الصَّبِيُّ وَرِثَ وَصُلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ» الشَّيْخَانِ لَمْ يَحْتَجَّا بِإِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ  

[Machine] We were with the Prophet ﷺ in Khaybar when a man from among us died, who was one of the bravest. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Pray for him." So we went to look for something to use as a shroud, and we found only two dirhams worth of beads belonging to Jews. This hadith was narrated by people from Yahya ibn Sa'id. This is Abu 'Amrah, a man from Juhaynah known for his honesty, and he did not lie.  

كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِخَيْبَرَ فَمَاتَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا مِنْ أَشْجَعَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ» فَذَهَبْنَا نَنْظُرُ فَوَجَدْنَا خَرَزًا مِنْ خَرَزِ يَهُودَ مَا يُسَاوِي دِرْهَمَيْنِ «رَوَاهُ النَّاسُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ» أَبُو عَمْرَةَ هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ مَعْرُوفٌ بِالصِّدْقِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ  

[Machine] A man died during the time of the Prophet ﷺ, and another man approached and said, "So-and-so has died." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "He has not died." Then a second man approached and said, "So-and-so has died." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "He has not died." Then a third man approached and said, "So-and-so has died." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "How did he die?" He said, "He killed himself with a knife that he had with him, so the Prophet ﷺ did not pray for him."  

مَاتَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مَاتَ فُلَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَمْ يَمُتْ» ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ مَاتَ فُلَانٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَمْ يَمُتْ» ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ مَاتَ فُلَانٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ مَاتَ؟» قَالَ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ بِمِشْقَصٍ كَانَ مَعَهُ فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to ask about a funeral when he was invited to it. If he praised the deceased, he would pray for them. If he did not praise them, he would say to their family, "What is your opinion of this person?" And he would not pray for them.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا دُعِيَ إِلَى جِنَازَةٍ سَأَلَ عَنْهَا فَإِنْ أُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا وَإِنْ أُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لِأَهْلِهَا «شَأْنَكُمْ بِهَا» وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهَا  

[Machine] We used to inform the Prophet ﷺ whenever one of us passed away, and he would attend the deceased and seek forgiveness for him. He would stay with him until he was buried, and sometimes this process would take a long time for the Prophet ﷺ . When we feared that this might be burdensome for him, some of the people said to others, "If we don't inform the Prophet ﷺ about someone's death until he is already buried, then he wouldn't have to go through any difficulty or delay." So we started doing that and would inform him about the deceased after they were buried, and he would come and offer prayers for them. Sometimes he would come immediately, and sometimes he would delay until the deceased was buried. We were doing this at that time, and then we said, "If the Prophet ﷺ himself attended our funeral and prayed for us at our homes, it would be even better." So we did that, and this practice continues till today.  

قَدْ كُنَّا مُقَدَّمَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذَا حُضِرَ مِنَّا الْمَيِّتُ آذَنَّا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَحَضَرَهُ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا قُبِضَ انْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ حَتَّى يُدْفَنَ وَرُبَّمَا طَالَ حَبْسُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا خَشِينَا مَشَقَّةَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ لِبَعْضٍ لَوْ كُنَّا لَا نُؤْذِنُ النَّبِيَّ بِأَحَدٍ حَتَّى يُقْبَضَ فَإِذَا قُبِضَ آذَنَّاهُ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ فِي ذَلِكَ مَشَقَّةٌ وَلَا حَبْسٌ فَفَعَلْنَا ذَلِكَ وَكُنَّا نُؤْذِنُهُ بِالْمَيِّتِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ فَيَأْتِيهِ فَيُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ فَرُبَّمَا انْصَرَفَ وَرُبَّمَا مَكَثَ حَتَّى يُدْفَنَ الْمَيِّتُ فَكُنَّا عَلَى ذَلِكَ حِينًا ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لَوْ لَمْ يَشْخَصِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَحَمَلْنَا جَنَازَتَنَا إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ بَيْتِهِ لَكَانَ ذَلِكَ أَوْفَقَ بِهِ فَفَعَلْنَا فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الْأَمْرُ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ  

[Machine] Abu Talhah invited the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to the funeral of Umair ibn Abu Talhah when he passed away. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to their house and performed the funeral prayer for him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went forward, with Abu Talhah following him, and Umm Salamah following Abu Talhah. No one else was with them.  

أَنَّ أَبَا طَلْحَةَ «دَعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى عُمَيْرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ حِينَ تُوُفِّيَ فَأَتَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ فِي مَنْزِلِهِمْ فَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ وَرَاءَهُ وَأُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ وَرَاءَ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُمْ غَيْرُهُمْ»  

[Machine] On the day of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib while he was wounded and disfigured. He said, "If it were not for the fact that Safiyya will miss him until Allah gathers him from the bellies of birds and wild animals, I would have left him." So he wrapped him in a cloth. When his head was covered, his feet were exposed, and when his feet were covered, his head was exposed. His head was covered and he did not offer funeral prayer for any martyr other than him. He said, "I bear witness against you all today." He used to bury three or two people in one grave and ask, "Which of them has more Qur'an?" Then he would place the most knowledgeable one in front during the burial. He wrapped the bodies of two men and three men in one cloth.  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِحَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَقَدْ جُدِعَ وَمُثِّلَ بِهِ فَقَالَ «لَوْلَا أَنْ تَجِدَ صَفِيَّةُ تَرَكْتُهُ حَتَّى يَحْشُرَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ بُطُونِ الطَّيْرِ وَالسِّبَاعِ» فَكَفَّنَهُ فِي نَمِرَةٍ إِذَا خُمِّرَ رَأْسُهُ بَدَتْ رِجْلَاهُ وَإِذَا خُمِّرَتْ رِجْلَاهُ بَدَا رَأْسُهُ فَخُمِّرَ رَأْسُهُ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنَ الشُّهَدَاءِ غَيْرِهِ وَقَالَ «أَنَا شَاهِدٌ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ» وَكَانَ يَجْمَعُ الثَّلَاثَةَ وَالِاثْنَيْنِ فِي قَبْرٍ وَاحِدٍ وَيَسْأَلُ «أَيُّهُمْ أَكْثَرُ قُرْآنًا؟» فَيُقَدِّمُهُ فِي اللَّحْدِ وَكَفَّنَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةَ فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ  

The martyrs of Uhud were not washed, and they were buried with their blood. No prayer was offered over them. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3135)  

«أَنَّ شُهَدَاءَ أُحُدٍ لَمْ يُغَسَّلُوا وَدُفِنُوا بِدِمَائِهِمْ وَلَمْ يُصَلَّ عَلَيْهِمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you lay your deceased in their graves, say 'Bismillah' (in the name of Allah) and according to the way of the Messenger of Allah."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا وَضَعْتُمْ مَوْتَاكُمْ فِي قُبُورِهِمْ فَقُولُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ