Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave the people news of the death of Negus on the day he died, and he took them out to the place of prayer and observed four takbirs.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَعَى لِلنَّاسِ النَّجَاشِيَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ فَخَرَجَ بِهِمْ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى وَكَبَّرَ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave us the news of the death of Negus, the ruler of Abyssinia, on the day when he died, and he said (to us): Beg pardon for your brother. Ibn Shihab said that Sa'id b. Musayyib had told that Abu Huraira had narrated to him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew them up in a row in a place of prayer, and offered prayer and recited four takbirs for him.  

نَعَى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ النَّجَاشِيَ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَحَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَفَّ بِهِمْ بِالْمُصَلَّى فَصَلَّى فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ  

This hadith is narrated through another chain of transmitters.  

عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ كَرِوَايَةِ عُقَيْلٍ بِالإِسْنَادَيْنِ جَمِيعًا  

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered prayer for Ashama, the Negus, and recited four takbirs.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى عَلَى أَصْحَمَةَ النَّجَاشِيِّ فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعًا  

There died today the pious servant of Allah, Ashama. So he stood up and led us in (funeral prayer) over him.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَاتَ الْيَوْمَ عَبْدٌ لِلَّهِ صَالِحٌ أَصْحَمَةُ فَقَامَ فَأَمَّنَا وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ  

A brother of yours has died, so stand up and offer prayer over him. So we stood up and drew ourselves up into two rows.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَخًا لَكُمْ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقُومُوا فَصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَقُمْنَا فَصَفَّنَا صَفَّيْنِ  

A brother of yours has died; so stand up and offer prayer for him, i. e. Negus. And in the hadith transmitted by Zubair (the words are):" Your brother."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَخًا لَكُمْ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقُومُوا فَصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ يَعْنِي النَّجَاشِيَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ زُهَيْرٍ إِنَّ أَخَاكُمْ