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ibnmajah:1474Muḥammad b. Bashhār > ʿUmar b. Yūnus > ʿIkrimah b. ʿAmmār > Hishām b. Ḥassān > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Abū Qatādah

“If anyone of you is charged with taking care of his brother (after death), let him shroud him well.”  

ابن ماجة:١٤٧٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا وَلِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ  


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muslim:2612aʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah b. Qaʿnab > al-Mughīrah / al-Ḥizāmī > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

When any one of you fights with his brother he should avoid striking at the face.  

مسلم:٢٦١٢aحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ يَعْنِي الْحِزَامِيَّ عَنِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَاتَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيَجْتَنِبِ الْوَجْهَ  

muslim:2612cShaybān b. Farrūkh > Abū ʿAwānah > Suhayl from his father > Abū Hurayrah

When any one of you fights with his brother, he should spare his face.  

مسلم:٢٦١٢cحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا قَاتَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيَتَّقِ الْوَجْهَ  

muslim:2612dʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh al-ʿAnbarī from my father > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Abū Ayyūb > Abū Hurayrah

When any one of you fights with his brother, he should not slap at the face.  

مسلم:٢٦١٢dحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ سَمِعَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَاتَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلاَ يَلْطِمَنَّ الْوَجْهَ  

tirmidhi:995Muḥammad b. Bashhār > ʿUmar b. Yūnus > ʿIkrimah b. ʿAmmār > Hishām b. Ḥassān > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Abū Qatādah

The Messenger of Allah said: "When one of you shrouds his brother, then let him use the best of his shrouds."  

الترمذي:٩٩٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا وَلِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحَسِّنْ كَفَنَهُ وَفِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ سَلاَّمُ بْنُ أَبِي مُطِيعٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ وَلْيُحَسِّنْ أَحَدُكُمْ كَفَنَ أَخِيهِ قَالَ هُوَ الصِّفَاقُ لَيْسَ بِالْمُرْتَفِعِ
ahmad:14993Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Jarīr / Ibn Ḥāzim > Ayyūb > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

“If anyone of you is charged with taking care of his brother (after death), let him shroud him well.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1474)   

أحمد:١٤٩٩٣حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ وَلِيَ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ  

ahmad:14524Rawḥ > Zakariyyā / Ibn Isḥāq > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "When one of you shrouds his brother, then let him shroud him nicely, if he is able to."  

أحمد:١٤٥٢٤حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا كَفَّنَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُحْسِنْ كَفَنَهُ إِنْ اسْتَطَاعَ  

suyuti:2582a

“If anyone of you is charged with taking care of his brother (after death), let him shroud him well.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1474)   

السيوطي:٢٥٨٢a

"إذَا كفَّنَ أحدُكُمْ أخاهُ فليُحسِنْ كَفَنَهُ" .  

[د] أبو داود عن جابر
suyuti:2799a

“If anyone of you is charged with taking care of his brother (after death), let him shroud him well.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1474)   

السيوطي:٢٧٩٩a

"إِذَا وَلِيَ أحدُكُمْ أخاهُ فليُحسِّنْ كفنَه ".  

[حم] أحمد [م] مسلم [ن] النسائي وابن الجارود، [حب] ابن حبّان عن جابر، [ت] الترمذي حسن غريب، [هـ] ابن ماجة والرويانى، [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن أبي قتادة والخطيب عن أنس
suyuti:2800a

“If anyone of you is charged with taking care of his brother (after death), let him shroud him well.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1474)   

السيوطي:٢٨٠٠a

"إِذَا وَلِيَ أحدُكُمْ أخاهُ فليحسِّنْ كَفَنَهُ ما استطاع".  

سَمّويَه عن جابر