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Sunan Ibn Majah 1508

Chapter: What was narrated concerning offering the funeral prayer for a child

Authentic 2 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1508

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِذَا اسْتَهَلَّ الصَّبِيُّ صُلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَوُرِثَ ‏"

It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“If a child utters a sound (after being born), the funeral prayer should be offered for him and (his relatives) may inherit from him.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1508, 2750).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Bulugh al-Maram 953

Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1508
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1508

Other versions

Authentic Bulugh al-Maram 953

A newborn who cries after birth is entitled to inheritance

Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A newborn who cries after birth is entitled to inheritance."

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- عَنْ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ : { إِذَا اِسْتَهَلَّ اَلْمَوْلُودُ وُرِّثَ } رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ , وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح بطرقه وشواهده .‏ رواه…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh Explained

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3050

Jabir reported God’s Messenger as saying, “When an infant has raised its voice and then dies*, prayer is offered over it and it is treated as an heir.” *"And then dies” does not occur in the text, but is obviously to be understood from the context. The position is that when the heir of someone who…

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا اسْتَهَلَّ الصَّبِيُّ صُلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَورث» . رَوَاهُ ابْن مَاجَه والدارمي

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Also reported by… (2)
  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1676)إِذَا اسْتَهَلَّ الصَّبِيُّ صُلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَوُرِّثَ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (6166)إِذَا اسْتَهَلَّ الصَّبِيُّ صُلِّيَعَلَيْهِ ، وَوُرِّثَ

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