300 hadith
A 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 1286SahihUmar bin Khattab was washed, shrouded, and prayed over, even though he was a martyr, may Allah have mercy on him.
مالك 1037SahihUmar [[r1]] sat in a place where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sit, and funeral processions were passing by him. A funeral passed, and the people praised the deceased with good words. Umar said, "It has become certain." Then another…
أحمد 389SahihI 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 19417SahihA 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 290SahihHe 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 19140DaifHe informed them that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arranged them in rows at the prayer ground, performed the funeral prayer over him, and said the takbir four times.
البخاري 3881SahihRubai said, I came to visit Khabab after he had been cauterized seven times, and he said, "Had I not heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'None of you should wish for death,' I would have wished for it. I remember being with the Messenger of…
أحمد 27219SahihRubai said, I visited Khabab after he had been cauterized seven times, and he said, "Had I not heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'None of you should wish for death,' I would have wished for it. I remember being with the Messenger of Allah…
أحمد 21072SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When one of you dies and the means are available, let him be shrouded in a striped Yemeni garment."
الأعظمي 3616HasanA 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 3727SahihZubayr performed the funeral prayer over Uthman [[r1]] and buried him, as Uthman had appointed him as his executor.
أحمد 549DaifA 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 3577SahihHis 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 934SahihAbu Bakr came in to see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he had died, then he came out. People asked him, "Has the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away?" He answered, "Yes." So they knew it was as he said. Then it was asked, "Shall the funeral…
الأعظمي 9375SahihThe 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 freed slave of Harith bin Nawfal reported that he attended the funeral of Umm Kulthum and her son. The boy was placed in the position closer to the imam, and he found this objectionable. Among the people present were Ibn Abbas, Abu…
أبو داود 3193SahihI attended the funeral of a young boy and a woman. The boy was placed at the front, closest to the people, and the woman was placed behind him. He prayed over them both. Among the people were Abu Saeed Khudri, Ibn Abbas, Abu Qatada, and Abu…
النسائي 1979HasanI 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 23751SahihWhen Abu Talib died, I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Your elderly uncle has died." He said, "Go and bury him, and do not do anything else until you come back to me." So I buried him, then came to him. He said, "Go and perform a full…
أحمد 1074SahihAbu Bakr Siddiq entered the masjid while Umar was addressing the people, but he went on until he came to the room in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had died, and it was in Ayesha's house. He drew back the striped Yemeni cloak that had been…
أحمد 3091SahihThe 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 14150SahihHe witnessed the funeral of Umm Kulthum and her son, and the boy was placed closer to the imam. He found this strange. Among the people present were Ibn Abbas, Abu Saeed Khudri, Abu Qatada, and Abu Hurairah, and they said, "This is the…
الأعظمي 3689SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away while Abu Bakr was at Sunh. Ismail said, meaning at al-Aliyah. Umar stood up saying, "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has not died." She said, Umar declared, "By Allah, nothing came to my mind but…
البخاري 3667SahihUmar reported, "When Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul died, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was called to pray over him. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose, I sprang up to him and said, 'Messenger of Allah, are you going to pray over Ibn Ubayy, when…
الأعظمي 9879SahihAbdullah 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 died while Abu Bakr was at Sunh. Ismail said, meaning at Aliya. Umar stood up saying, "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has not died." She said, Umar said, "By Allah, nothing else came to my mind. Allah will…
الأعظمي 9363SahihI saw the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and Umar walking in front of the funeral procession.
ابن ماجه 1482SahihI heard Nafi claim that Ibn Umar prayed over nine funerals together. He placed the men nearest the imam and the women nearest the qiblah, arranging them in a single row. The body of Umm Kulthum bint Ali, the wife of Umar bin Khattab, was…
النسائي 1980SahihIbn Umar performed the funeral prayer over nine deceased persons together. He placed the men closest to the imam and the women closest to the qiblah, arranging the women in a single row. The body of Umm Kulthum bint Ali, the wife of Umar…
الأعظمي 3688SahihWhen Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul died, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was called to perform the funeral prayer over him. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to do so, I leapt toward him and said, "Messenger of Allah, are you going to pray…
النسائي 1968SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see a funeral procession, if you are not walking with it, then stand for it until it passes you or is set down." Ibn Umar would sometimes go ahead of the funeral procession and sit, then when he saw…
أحمد 15685SahihAbu Bakr entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the moment he died, then he came out. It was said to him, "Has the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away?" He replied, "Yes." So they knew that it was as he had said. Then it was asked, "Shall…
الأعظمي 3699SahihA 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 2199SahihRubai said, I visited Khabab when he had been cauterized seven times. He said, "Had I not heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'None of you should wish for death,' I would have wished for it. I remember being with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
الأعظمي 3636SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When one of you dies and the means are available, let him be shrouded in a striped Yemeni cloth."
أبو داود 3150HasanSalim bin Ubayd reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill and lost consciousness. When he came to, he asked, "Has the time for prayer come?" They said, "Yes." He said, "Tell Bilal to call the adhan, and tell Abu Bakr to lead the…
الأعظمي 9368SahihSalama bin Azraq was sitting with Abdullah bin Umar in the marketplace when a funeral procession passed by, and people were weeping for the deceased. Abdullah bin Umar disapproved of this and rebuked them. Salama bin Azraq said to him, "Do…
أحمد 7691DaifHarith left instructions that Abdullah bin Zayd should perform the funeral prayer over him. So he prayed over him, then placed him into the grave from the foot of the grave, saying, "This is from the Sunnah."
الأعظمي 3776SahihYazid bin Muawiya was the commander of the army on the campaign in which Abu Ayub took part. He came in to visit him as he was dying, and Abu Ayub said to him, "When I die, convey my greetings of peace to the people and tell them that I…
أحمد 23523SahihI saw the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and Umar walking in front of the funeral procession.
الترمذي 1007HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to walk in front of the funeral procession.
أحمد 6042SahihMy father was martyred at Uhud, so my sisters sent me to him with a watering camel of theirs. They said, "Go and carry your father on this camel and bury him in the cemetery of Banu Salama." So I came to him along with some helpers of mine.…
أحمد 15258DaifA funeral procession passed by us, so Ibn Umar said, "Let us get up and join it." He took my hand and gripped it firmly. As we drew near the graveyard, he heard a wailing voice behind him while still holding my hand. He turned me around to…
أحمد 5668HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said about a man who died at Arafah while in the state of ihram, "Wash him with water and lotus leaves, shroud him in two garments, do not apply burial scent to him, and do not cover his head, for Allah will raise…
الأعظمي 3630SahihWe went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for a funeral, and he sat facing the qiblah.
ابن ماجه 1548HasanWhen Abu Talib died, I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Your elderly uncle has died." He said, "Go and bury him, then do nothing else until you come back to me." So I buried him and then came to him. He said, "Go and perform a full bath,…
أحمد 807SahihThe 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 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 3713SahihAbdullah bin Umar used to walk in front of the funeral procession. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman would also walk ahead of it.
أحمد 4939SahihThe Prophet ﷺ performed the funeral prayer for the Negus and pronounced the takbir four times.
الأعظمي 3703HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ announced the death of the Negus to his companions in Medina. They formed rows behind him, and he led the funeral prayer over him, saying the takbir four times. Abu Abdul-Rahman said, "Ibn al-Musayyab, I did not…
النسائي 1974SahihUmar said, When Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul died, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was called to pray over him. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose, I sprang up to him and said, "Messenger of Allah, are you going to pray over Ibn Ubayy, when he…
الأعظمي 12502SahihHe was sitting with Ibn Umar in the marketplace, and Salama bin Azraq was beside him, when a funeral procession passed by accompanied by the sound of weeping. Abdullah bin Umar said, "If the family of this deceased person had refrained from…
أحمد 5889DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not delay the funeral once it is ready."
ابن ماجه 1486SahihA man died, so we washed him, shrouded him, applied burial perfume to him, and placed him before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at the spot where funeral biers are set down, by the standing place of Jibreel. Then we informed the Messenger of…
الأعظمي 3694HasanI 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 7477DaifHe saw a funeral procession approaching, and when he saw it he stood up and said, "I saw Uthman do this, and he informed me that he saw the Prophet ﷺ do it."
أحمد 495DaifI saw the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, and Umar walking in front of the funeral procession.
الترمذي 1008HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the funeral prayer over a deceased person, saying the takbir four times and giving a single salam.
الأعظمي 3718Hasan