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Sunan Ibn MajahChapters Regarding Funerals

Sunan Ibn Majah 1549

Chapter: What was narrated concerning sitting in the graveyards

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1549

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ زَاذَانَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي جِنَازَةٍ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْقَبْرِ

فَجَلَسَ وَجَلَسْنَا كَأَنَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِنَا الطَّيْرَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Bara’ bin ‘Azib said:

“We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for a funeral, and we came to a grave. He sat down and we sat down, as if there were birds on our heads.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1549).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( كَأَنَّ عَلَى رُءُوسنَا الطَّيْر ) أَيْ كُنَّا سَاكِنِينَ مُتَأَدِّبِينَ فِي حَضْرَته مُتَوَاضِعِينَ بِحَيْثُ يَكَاد يَقْعُد الطَّيْر عَلَى رُءُوسنَا وَالطَّيْر لَا يَكَاد يَقْعُد إِلَّا عَلَى شَيْء لَا تَحَرُّك لَهُ وَكَانُوا رَضِيَ اللَّه تَعَالَى عَنْهُمْ يُرَاعُونَ أَوْقَاته فَأَحْيَانًا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ عِنْده وَيُضْحَكُونَ وَأَحْيَانًا يَتَأَدَّبُونَ وَلَا يَتَحَرَّكُونَ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1549
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1549
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1549
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1549

On the same subject

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2001

"We went out with the Messenger of Allah for a funeral, and when we reached the grave the Lahd had not yet been prepared. He sat, and we sat around him, as if there were birds on our heads."

‏ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي جَنَازَةٍ، فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْقَبْرِ وَلَمْ يُلْحَدْ، فَجَلَسَ وَجَلَسْنَا حَوْلَهُ كَأَنَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِنَا الطَّيْرَ ‏.‏

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib + 1 other version

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