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Sahih al-BukhariPrayers (Salat)

Sahih al-Bukhari 458

Chapter: Sweeping (cleaning) of the mosque and removing rags, dirt and sticks from it

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 458

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَسْوَدَ ـ أَوِ امْرَأَةً سَوْدَاءَ ـ كَانَ يَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَمَاتَ، فَسَأَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا مَاتَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏

أَفَلاَ كُنْتُمْ آذَنْتُمُونِي بِهِ دُلُّونِي عَلَى قَبْرِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ ـ أَوْ قَالَ قَبْرِهَا ـ فَأَتَى قَبْرَهُ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira:

A black man or a black woman used to sweep the mosque and he or she died. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked about her (or him). He was told that she (or he) had died. He said, "Why did you not inform me? Show me his grave (or her grave)." So he went to her (his) grave and offered her (his) funeral prayer."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 458).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( عَنْ أَبِي رَافِع ) هُوَ الصَّائِغُ تَابِعِيّ كَبِير , وَوَهْم بَعْض الشُّرَّاحِ فَقَالَ : إِنَّهُ أَبُو رَافِع الصَّحَابِيِّ , وَقَالَ : هُوَ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ صَحَابِيٍّ عَنْ صَحَابِيّ. وَلَيْسَ كَمَا قَالَ فَإِنَّ ثَابِتًا الْبُنَانِيَّ لَمْ يُدْرِكْ أَبَا رَافِع الصَّحَابِيّ. قَوْله : ( أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَسْوَدَ أَوْ اِمْرَأَةً سَوْدَاءَ ) الشَّكّ فِيهِ مِنْ ثَابِت ; لِأَنَّهُ رَوَاهُ عَنْهُ جَمَاعَة هَكَذَا , أَوْ مِنْ أَبِي رَافِع. وَسَيَأْتِي بَعْدَ بَابٍ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ حَمَّاد بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ : وَلَا أَرَاهُ إِلَّا اِمْرَأَة وَرَوَاهُ اِبْن خُزَيْمَة مِنْ طَرِيقِ الْعَلَاءِ بْن عَبْد الرَّحْمَن عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَة فَقَالَ اِمْرَأَةً سَوْدَاءَ وَل…

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (895)أَفَلَا كُنْتُمْ آذَنْتُمُونِي بِهِ ، دُلُّونِي عَلَى قَبْرِهِ أَوْ قَالَ : عَلَى قَبْرِهَا فَأَتَى قَبْرَهُ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ

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