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“Dig the grave deep, make it spacious and prepare it well.”  

ابن ماجة:١٥٦٠ – حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّهْمَاءِ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ احْفِرُوا وَأَوْسِعُوا وَأَحْسِنُوا  

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suyuti:718a –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٧١٨a –

"أحفروا، وأوسِعوا، وأعمقوا".  

[د] أبو داود [ت] الترمذي [ن] النسائي [هـ] ابن ماجة عن هشام بن عامر أنه ﷺ قال ذلك يوم أُحُدٍ، قال [ت] الترمذي حسن صحيح، زاد [د] أبو داود "واجعلوا الاثنين والثلاثة في القبر الواحد، وقدَّموا أكثرهم قرآنًا"