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Sunan Ibn Majah 1614

Chapter: What was narrated concerning one who dies in a strange land

Good (hasan) 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1614

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي حُيَىُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمَعَافِرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ تُوُفِّيَ رَجُلٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مِمَّنْ وُلِدَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ: ‏

"‏ يَا لَيْتَهُ مَاتَ فِي غَيْرِ مَوْلِدِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَلِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: ‏"‏ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا مَاتَ فِي غَيْرِ مَوْلِدِهِ قِيسَ لَهُ مِنْ مَوْلِدِهِ إِلَى مُنْقَطَعِ أَثَرِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏"

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said:

“A man died in Al- Madinah, and he was one of those who were born in Al-Madinah. The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer for him and said: “Would that he had died somewhere other than his birthplace.” A man among the people said: “Why, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “If a man dies somewhere other than his birthplace, a space will be measured for him in Paradise (as big as the distance) from the place where he was born to the place where he died.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1614), An-Nasa’i (No. 1832) and Ahmad (No. 6369).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( يَا لَيْتَهُ مَاتَ فِي غَيْر مَوْلِده ) لَعَلَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرِيد بَذْلك يَا لَيْتَهُ بِغَيْرِ الْمَدِينَة بَلْ أَرَادَ لَيْتَهُ غَرِيبًا مُهَاجِرًا بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَمَا نَاسَبَهَا فَإِنَّ الْمَوْت فِي غَيْر مَوْلِد مَنْ مَاتَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ كَمَا يُتَصَوَّر بِأَنْ يُولَد فِي الْمَدِينَة وَيَمُوت فِي غَيْرهَا كَذَلِكَ يُتَصَوَّر بِأَنْ يُولَد بِغَيْرِ الْمَدِينَة وَيَمُوت بِهَا فَلْيَكُنْ رَاجِعًا إِلَى هَذَا الشِّقّ حَتَّى لَا يُخَالِف الْحَدِيث حَدِيث فَضْل الْمَوْت بِالْمَدِينَةِ الْمُنَوَّرَة ا ه قَوْله ( إِلَى مُنْقَطَع أَثَره ) أَيْ إِلَى مَوْضِع قَطَعَ أَجَله فَالْمُرَاد بِالْأَثَرِ الْأَجَل لِأَنَّهُ يَتْبَع الْعُمْر ذَكَرَهُ الطِّيبِيُّ قُلْت وَيَحْت…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1614
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1614
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1614

Other versions

Good (hasan) Sunan an-Nasa'i 1832

"A man who had been born in Al-Madinah died there, and the Messenger of Allah prayed for him, then he said: 'Would that he had died somewhere other than the place where he was born.' They said: 'Why is that, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: If a man dies somewhere other than the place where he was…

"‏ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا مَاتَ بِغَيْرِ مَوْلِدِهِ قِيسَ لَهُ مِنْ مَوْلِدِهِ إِلَى مُنْقَطَعِ أَثَرِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 1593

‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr said that when a man who had been born in Medina died there, the Prophet prayed at his funeral and said, “Would that he had died somewhere else than in his birthplace!” On being asked why he had said that he replied, “When a man dies somewhere else than in his birthplace a space…

وَعَن عبد الله بن عَمْرو قَالَ ك تُوُفِّيَ رَجُلٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مِمَّنْ وُلِدَ بِهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «يَا لَيْتَهُ مَاتَ بِغَيْرِ مَوْلِدِهِ» . قَالُوا وَلِمَ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1946)يَا لَيْتَهُ مَاتَ بِغَيْرِ مَوْلِدِهِ ، فَقَالُوا : وَلِمَ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا مَاتَ بِغَيْرِ مَوْلِدِهِ ، قَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ مَوْلِدِهِ إِلَى مُنْقَطَعِ أَثَرِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (9232)الرَّجُلَ إِذَا مَاتَ فِي غَيْرِ مَوْلِدِهِ قِيسَ لَهُ مِنْ مَوْلِدِهِ إِلَى مُنْقَطَعِ أَثَرِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (3010)الرَّجُلَ إِذَا مَاتَ فِي غَيْرِ مَوْلِدِهِ قِيسَ لَهُ مِنْ مَوْلِدِهِ إِلَى مُنْقَطَعِ أَثَرِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ
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