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ibnhibban:3050ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Salm > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ibrāhīm > al-Walīd > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > ʿUbaydullāh b. Miqsam > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

We were with the Prophet ﷺ when a funeral passed hi and he stood up for it. When we went to carry it, we found that it was a funeral of a Jew. We, therefore said: Messenger of Allah, this is the funeral of a Jew. He said: Death is fearful event, so when you see a funeral, stand up. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3174)   

ابن حبّان:٣٠٥٠أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مِقْسَمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ مَرَّتْ بِنَا جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبْنَا لِنَحْمِلَ إِذَا هِيَ جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ قَالَ «إِنَّ لِلْمَوْتِ فَزَعًا فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ جَنَازَةً فَقُومُوا»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad
bukhari:1311Muʿādh b. Faḍālah > Hishām > Yaḥyá > ʿUbaydullāh b. Miqsam > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

A funeral procession passed in front of us and the Prophet ﷺ stood up and we too stood up. We said, 'O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! This is the funeral procession of a Jew." He said, "Whenever you see a funeral procession, you should stand up."  

البخاري:١٣١١حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؓ قَالَ

مَرَّ بِنَا جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَقُمْنَا بِهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ قَالَ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْجَنَازَةَ فَقُومُوا  

muslim:960aSurayj b. Yūnus And ʿAlī b. Ḥujr > Ismāʿīl Wahū Ibn ʿUlayyah > Hishām al-Dastawāʾī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > ʿUbaydullāh b. Miqsam > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

There passed a bier and the Prophet ﷺ stood up for it and we also stood up along with him. We said: Messenger of Allah, that was the bier of a Jewess. Upon this he remarked: Verily, death is a matter of consternation, so whenever you come across a bier stand up.  

مسلم:٩٦٠aوَحَدَّثَنِي سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

مَرَّتْ جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا يَهُودِيَّةٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ فَزَعٌ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْجَنَازَةَ فَقُومُوا  

nasai:1922[Chain 1] ʿAlī b. Ḥujr > Ismāʿīl > Hishām [Chain 2] Ismāʿīl b. Masʿūd > Khālid > Hishām > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > ʿUbaydullāh b. Miqsam > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

"A funeral passed by us and the Messenger of Allah stood up and we stood with him. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, it is a Jewish funeral.' He said: 'Death is something terrifying, so if you see a funeral, stand up,"' This is the wording of Khalid.  

النسائي:١٩٢٢أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ هِشَامٍ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

مَرَّتْ بِنَا جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا هِيَ جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِلْمَوْتِ فَزَعًا فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْجَنَازَةَ فَقُومُوا اللَّفْظُ لِخَالِدٍ  

abudawud:3174Muʾammal b. al-Faḍl al-Ḥarrānī > al-Walīd > Abū ʿAmr > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > ʿUbaydullāh b. Miqsam > Jābir

We were with the Prophet ﷺ when a funeral passed hi and he stood up for it. When we went to carry it, we found that it was a funeral of a Jew. We, therefore said: Messenger of Allah, this is the funeral of a Jew. He said: Death is fearful event, so when you see a funeral, stand up.  

أبو داود:٣١٧٤حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْحَرَّانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرٌ قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ مَرَّتْ بِنَا جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ لَهَا فَلَمَّا ذَهَبْنَا لِنَحْمِلَ إِذَا هِيَ جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا هِيَ جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ فَزَعٌ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ جَنَازَةً فَقُومُوا  

ahmad:14812Abū al-Mughīrah > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > ʿUbaydullāh b. Miqsam > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

We were with the Prophet ﷺ when a funeral passed hi and he stood up for it. When we went to carry it, we found that it was a funeral of a Jew. We, therefore said: Messenger of Allah, this is the funeral of a Jew. He said: Death is fearful event, so when you see a funeral, stand up. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3174)   

أحمد:١٤٨١٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مِقْسَمٍ حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَرَّتْبِنَا جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبْنَا لِنَحْمِلَهَا إِذَا هِيَ جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيَّةٍ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهَا جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيَّةٍ قَالَ إِنَّ لِلْمَوْتِ فَزَعًا فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْجِنَازَةَ فَقُومُوا لَهَا  

ahmad:14427[Chain 1] Yaḥyá > Hishām [Chain 2] Hishām > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > ʿUbaydullāh b. Miqsam > Jābir

"A funeral passed by us and the Messenger of Allah stood up and we stood with him. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, it is a Jewish funeral.' He said: 'Death is something terrifying, so if you see a funeral, stand up,"' This is the wording of Khalid. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1922)   

أحمد:١٤٤٢٧حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ هِشَامٍ ح وَعَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الْخَفَّافُ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

مَرَّتْ بِنَا جِنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهَا جِنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ فَزَعٌ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْجِنَازَةَ فَقُومُوا  

ahmad:14591Yūnus > Abān / al-ʿAṭṭār > Yaḥyá b. Abīkathīr > ʿUbaydullāh b. Miqsam > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a funeral passed by, so we went to carry it. When we saw that it was the funeral of a Jew, we said, "O Messenger of Allah, it is only the funeral of a Jew." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Death is a shock. So when you see a funeral, stand up."  

أحمد:١٤٥٩١حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ يَعْنِي الْعَطَّارَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِيكَثِيرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ مَرَّتْ جَنَازَةٌ فَذَهَبْنَا لِنَحْمِلَ فَإِذَا جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ أَوْ يَهُودِيَّةٍ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ جَنَازَةَ يَهُودِيٍّ أَوْ يَهُودِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَوْتُ فَزَعٌ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ جَنَازَةً فَقُومُوا