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عَلِيُّ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ اللَّخْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ

tabarani:929 – Hārūn b. Malūl al-Baṣrī > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd al-Muqriʾ > Saʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > Shuraḥbīl b. Sharīk > ʿAlī b. Rabāḥ > Abū Rāfiʿ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever washes a deceased person and keeps it a secret, forty major sins will be forgiven for him. And whoever digs a grave for his brother until he has finished it, it is as if he has provided a dwelling place for him once, until he is resurrected."  

الطبراني:٩٢٩ – حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَلُولٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا رَافِعٍ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ غَسَّلَ مَيِّتًا فَكَتَمَ عَلَيْهِ غُفِرَ لَهُ أَرْبَعِينَ كَبِيرَةً وَمَنْ حَفَرَ لِأَخِيهِ قَبْرًا حَتَّى يَجُنَّهُ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَسْكَنَهُ مَسْكَنًا مَرَّةً حَتَّى يُبْعَثَ»  

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hakim:1307 – Bakr

[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."  

الحاكم:١٣٠٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ بِمَرْوَ ثنا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ الْمَعَافِرِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ اللَّخْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ قَالَ

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»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ
hakim:1340 – Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Isḥāq al-Khuzāʿī Bimakkah > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Abū Masarrah > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd al-Muqriʾ > Saʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > Shuraḥbīl b. Sharīk al-Maʿāfirī > ʿAlī b. Rabāḥ al-Lakhmī > Abū Rāfiʿ

[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."  

الحاكم:١٣٤٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْخُزَاعِيُّ بِمَكَّةَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي مَسَرَّةَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ شَرِيكٍ الْمَعَافِرِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ اللَّخْمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ قَالَ

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»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ