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Sunan Ibn Majah 1520

Chapter: What was narrated concerning the times when the funeral prayer should not be offered and the deceased should not be buried

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1520

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، أَنْبَأَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ الْيَمَانِ، عَنْ مِنْهَالِ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

أَدْخَلَ رَجُلاً قَبْرَهُ لَيْلاً وَأَسْرَجَ فِي قَبْرِهِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) placed a man in his grave at night, and he lit a lamp in his grave.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1520).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( أَدْخَلَ رَجُلًا قَبْره لَيْلًا ) يَدُلّ عَلَى جَوَاز الدَّفْن بِاللَّيْلِ وَعَلَيْهِ أَئِمَّتنَا وَمَنْ لَا يَرَى ذَلِكَ يَحْمِلهُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ يَحْتَمِل أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِلضَّرُورَةِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1520
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan Lighairihi The hadith No. 1520
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1520
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1520

On the same subject

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1057

"The Prophet entered a grave during the night, so a torch was lit for him. He took it (the deceased) in from the direction of the Qiblah, and he said: 'May Allah have mercy upon you, you were often invoking (Allah) by reciting the Qur'an.' And he said: 'Allahu Akbar four times."

"‏ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ إِنْ كُنْتَ لأَوَّاهًا تَلاَّءً لِلْقُرْآنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعًا ‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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