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Sunan Ibn MajahChapters Regarding Funerals

Sunan Ibn Majah 1544

Chapter: What was narrated concerning standing up for the funeral (procession)

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1544

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، قَالَ

قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لِجِنَازَةٍ فَقُمْنَا حَتَّى جَلَسَ فَجَلَسْنَا ‏.‏

It was narrated that ‘Ali bin Abu Talib said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up for a funeral, and we stood up, until he sat down, then we sat down.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1544).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( جَلَسَ ) أَيْ تَرَكَ الْقِيَام لِلْجِنَازَةِ فَالْقِيَام مَنْسُوخ وَعَلَيْهِ الْجُمْهُور أَوْ حَتَّى قَعَدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْقِيَام بَعْد أَنْ غَابَتْ تَلِك الْجِنَازَة وَالْمُرَاد مَا يَتْبَعهَا وَبِالْجُمْلَةِ فَهَذَا اللَّفْظ مُحْتَمَل فَالِاسْتِدْلَال بِهِ وَحْده لَا يَخْلُو عَنْ خَفَاء لَكِنْ قَدْ جَاءَ مَا يَدُلّ عَلَيْهِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1544
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1544
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 1544
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1544

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