Narrator:Ā’ishah
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ
أَبَا بَكْرٍ، قَبَّلَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَىِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ .
It was narrated from 'Aishah:
that Abu Bakr kissed the Prophet between the eyes when he had died.
Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1839, 1840), Ibn Majah (No. 1457) and Ahmad (No. 1922, 23143).
Scholars’ grades
The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 1839 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH |
WeakDaif |
The hadith |
No. 1839 |
| Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH |
AuthenticSahih |
The hadith |
No. 1839 |
Other versions
Authentic
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1840
أَبَا بَكْرٍ، قَبَّلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ .
Narrated by Ā’ishah
Authentic
Sunan Ibn Majah 1457
أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، قَبَّلَ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ .
Narrated by Ā’ishah
Not graded
Musnad Ahmad 1922
Arabic only
Not graded
Musnad Ahmad 23143
Arabic only
Authentic
Mishkat al-Masabih 1624
وَعَن عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَبَّلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ مَيِّتٌ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه
Narrated by Ā’ishah