300 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Visit the sick and follow funeral processions, for they will remind you of the Hereafter."
أحمد 11446SahihA son of his died at Qudayd, or at Usfan, and he said, "Kurayb, go and see how many people have gathered for him." Kurayb said, "I went out, and there were people who had gathered for him, so I informed him." He asked, "Would you say they…
الأعظمي 3727SahihHis son died at Qudayd, or perhaps at Usfan, and he said, "Kurayb, see how many people have gathered for him." Kurayb said, I went out and found that people had gathered for him, so I informed him. He asked, "Would you say they are forty?"…
الأعظمي 934SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays over a funeral but does not walk with it should remain standing until it passes out of his sight, and whoever walks with it should not sit down until it is placed on the ground."
أحمد 7593DifficultA funeral procession passed by, and the Prophet ﷺ stood up for it, and we stood with him. We said, "Messenger of Allah, it is a Jewish funeral." He replied, "Death is a fearsome thing. When you see a funeral procession, stand up."
الأعظمي 3659SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for a funeral procession, so we stood up. Then he sat down, so we sat down.
أحمد 1094SahihA daughter of Uthman [[r1]] passed away in Mecca, and we came to attend her funeral. Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas [[r3]] were present. I was sitting between them, or rather I had sat next to one of them when the other came and sat beside me.…
البخاري 1286SahihAbdullah bin Abbas reported that a son of his died at Qudayd, or perhaps at Usfan. He said, "Kurayb, see how many people have gathered for him." Kurayb said, So I went out, and there were people who had gathered for him, and I informed him.…
أحمد 2509SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Visit the sick and follow funeral processions, for they will remind you of the Hereafter."
أحمد 11270SahihA funeral procession passed by, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for it, and we stood with him. We said, "Messenger of Allah, it is a Jewish funeral." He replied, "Death is a fearful event, so when you see a funeral procession, stand…
مسلم 2222SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see a funeral procession, stand up, and whoever follows it should not sit down until it is placed on the ground."
الأعظمي 3654SahihWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when a funeral procession passed by us. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and we stood with him. We went to carry it, but it turned out to be the funeral of a Jewish person. We said, "Messenger of…
أحمد 14812SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Visit the sick and follow funeral processions, for they will remind you of the Hereafter."
أحمد 11445SahihI heard Abu Hurayrah, and Marwan passed by him and said, "Tell us some of your hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ," or, "your hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." Then he walked on. We said, "Now he is going to lay into him." Marwan…
أحمد 7477DaifA man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Messenger of Allah, the funeral procession of an unbeliever passes by us. Should we stand for it?" He replied, "Yes, stand for it. You are not standing out of respect for it. You are only standing in…
أحمد 6573SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for a funeral procession, so we stood as well, and when he sat down, we sat down.
ابن ماجه 1544SahihA funeral procession passed by us, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and we stood with him. I said, "Messenger of Allah, it is only the funeral of a Jew." He replied, "Death is something terrifying, so when you see a funeral procession,…
النسائي 1923SahihHe was among the Companions of the Tree. A daughter of his died, and he followed her funeral procession riding on a mule behind it. The women began to wail, so he said, "Do not lament, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade lamentations. Let…
أحمد 19140DaifWhenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was invited to a funeral, he would ask about the deceased. If they were spoken of well, he would stand and pray over them. If they were spoken of otherwise, he would say to the family, "It is your affair,"…
أحمد 22555SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Visit the sick and walk with funeral processions, for they will remind you of the Hereafter."
الأعظمي 3460HasanWe used to attend funerals, and the last of the people would not sit down until they were given leave to do so.
مالك 564SahihA daughter of Uthman bin Affan died in Mecca, and Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas came to attend her funeral. I was sitting between the two of them when Ibn Umar said to Amr bin Uthman, who was facing him, "Will you not forbid the weeping? For the…
أحمد 290SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Visit the sick and walk with funeral processions, for they will remind you of the Hereafter."
أحمد 11180SahihWe saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stand, so we stood, and sit, so we sat, meaning at a funeral.
مسلم 2230SahihA funeral procession passed by us, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for it, and we stood with him. I said, "Messenger of Allah, it is the funeral of a Jew." He replied, "Death is a fearful thing, so when you see a funeral procession,…
أحمد 14427SahihI went with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to visit a dying man from the Ansar, and his family was weeping. I said, "Are you weeping while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is here?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let them weep as long as he is still…
أحمد 23751SahihWhile we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a funeral procession passed by, so we went to help carry it. It turned out to be the funeral of a Jewish man or woman, so we said, "Messenger of Allah, it was only the funeral of a Jewish man or…
أحمد 14591SahihI said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Your uncle, the misguided old man, has died." He said, "Go and bury your father, then do not do anything else until you come to me." So I went, buried him, and came back. He instructed me to perform a full bath,…
الأعظمي 3783HasanHe reported that a poor woman fell ill, and the Prophet ﷺ was informed of her illness. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to visit the poor and ask after them, so he said, "When she dies, let me know." Her funeral procession went out at night,…
الأعظمي 3734SahihHe asked Jabir about funeral processions, and Jabir replied that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once stood for a funeral that passed by, and those with him stood as well, until it disappeared from sight.
أحمد 14723SahihFor ten years I heard him say, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever follows a funeral procession and helps carry the bier three times has fulfilled his duty toward it.'"
الترمذي 1041DaifI attended a funeral among Banu Salama, so I stood up. Nafi bin Jubayr said to me, "Sit down, for I will inform you about this matter with reliable proof. Masud bin Hakam al-Zuraqi told me that he heard Ali bin Abu Talib [[r1]] in the…
أحمد 623SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed over a funeral and said, "Allah, forgive our living and our dead, our young and our old, our males and our females, those of us present and those absent. Allah, whoever among us You keep alive, let him live…
الأعظمي 3713SahihHasan bin Ali and Ibn Abbas saw a funeral procession pass by. One of them stood up while the other remained seated. The one who stood said, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ not stand for a funeral procession?" The one who remained seated…
أحمد 1729DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed over a funeral and said, "Allah, forgive our living and our dead, our young and our old, our males and our females, those of us present and those absent. Allah, whoever among us You keep alive, let him live…
الأعظمي 11104SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When you see a funeral procession, stand up, and whoever follows it should not sit down until it is set down."
أحمد 11451SahihWe used to consider gathering at the family of the deceased and preparing food after burial to be a form of wailing.
الأعظمي 3596SahihA daughter of Uthman passed away in Mecca, and we came to attend her funeral. Ibn Umar and Ibn Abbas [[r3]] were both present, and I was sitting between them. Or he said, I sat next to one of them, then the other came and sat beside me.…
الأعظمي 3577SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the funeral prayer over a deceased person and said, "O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, our young and our old, our males and our females, those of us who are present and those who are absent. O…
أبو داود 3201HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The one in spiritual retreat may follow the funeral procession and visit the sick."
ابن ماجه 1777FabricatedAmr bin Hurayth visited Hasan bin Ali [[r1]] when he was ill. Ali said to him, "Do you visit Hasan while harboring in your heart what you do?" Amr replied, "You are not my Lord that you may turn my heart wherever you wish." Ali [[r1]] said,…
أحمد 754HasanI never saw my father at a funeral except walking in front of the bier. He would then go to Baqi and sit there until the people passed by him.
مالك 539SahihWe were with the Prophet ﷺ when a funeral procession passed by us, and he stood up for it. When we went to carry it, we realized it was the funeral of a Jew, so we said, "Messenger of Allah, this is only the funeral of a Jew." He replied,…
أبو داود 3174SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No believer dies and a group of Muslims numbering enough to form three rows prays over him except that he is forgiven." Whenever the people attending a funeral were few, Malik bin Hubayra would make a point…
أحمد 16724DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not make my grave a place of festival, and do not turn your houses into graves. Wherever you may be, send blessings upon me, for your blessings reach me."
أحمد 8804HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "A righteous man from Abyssinia has died today. Come and form rows." So we formed rows, and the Prophet ﷺ performed the funeral prayer over him while we were behind him.
أحمد 14150SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not delay the funeral once it is ready."
ابن ماجه 1486SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When a funeral procession passes by you, stand up. And whoever follows it should not sit down until it is placed on the ground."
النسائي 1915SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see a funeral procession, stand up, and whoever follows it should not sit down until it is set down."
النسائي 1918SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the funeral prayer over a deceased person, saying the takbir four times and giving a single salam.
الأعظمي 3718HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see a funeral procession, stand up, and whoever follows it should not sit down until it is placed on the ground."
أحمد 11366SahihWhenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was called to a funeral, he would ask about the deceased. If the person was spoken of well, he would rise and pray over them. But if the person was spoken of otherwise, he would say to the family, "See to…
أحمد 22556SahihA son of his died at Qudayd, or perhaps at Usfan. He said, "Kurayb, see how many people have gathered for him." Kurayb said, I went out and found that people had gathered for him, so I informed him. He asked, "Would you say they are forty?"…
مسلم 2199SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see a funeral procession, stand up, and whoever follows it should not sit down until it is placed on the ground."
أحمد 11476SahihThe Prophet ﷺ saw people hurrying with a funeral procession and said, "You must maintain calm and dignity."
ابن ماجه 1479DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When one of you sees a funeral procession, let him stand up when he sees it until it passes him, if he is not following it."
مسلم 2219SahihWe went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for a funeral, and he sat facing the qiblah.
ابن ماجه 1548HasanThe Prophet ﷺ stood for a funeral procession that passed by him until it was out of sight. Abu Zubayr also informed me that he heard Jabir say, "The Prophet ﷺ and his companions stood for the funeral procession of a Jew until it was out of…
أحمد 14147SahihI went out at the funeral of the daughter of Abdullah bin Abu Awfa, and he was on a mule of his that was hawa, meaning black. The women began saying to the one leading him, "Bring him forward, in front of the bier," and he did so. Then I…
أحمد 19417SahihHajjaj reported that Ali [[r1]] said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stand for a funeral procession, so we stood, and I saw him sit, so we sat."
أحمد 1167Sahih