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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1879

Chapter: Announcement of Death

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 1879

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، وَابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

نَعَى لَهُمُ النَّجَاشِيَّ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ ‏"

Abu Salamah and Ibn Al-Musayyab narrated that Abu Hurairah told them, that:

the Messenger of Allah had told them of the death of An-Najashi, the ruler of Ethiopia, on the day that he died, and he said: "Pray for forgiveness for your brother."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1879), Al-Bukhari (No. 3880) and Muslim (No. 951b).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

( النَّجَاشِيّ ) قِيلَ هُوَ بِفَتْحِ نُون أَوْ كَسْرِهَا وَعَلَى الْأَوَّل تُخَفَّفُ الْيَاءُ أَوْ تُشَدَّد عَلَى الثَّانِي التَّشْدِيد لَا غَيْر.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1879
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 1879
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1879

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3880

that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) informed them (i.e. his companions) of the death of Negus, the king of Ethiopia, on the very day on which the latter died, and said, "Ask Allah's Forgiveness for your brother"

نَعَى لَهُمُ النَّجَاشِيَّ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ، وَقَالَ ‏"‏ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 951b

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave us the news of the death of Negus, the ruler of Abyssinia, on the day when he died, and he said (to us): Beg pardon for your brother. Ibn Shihab said that Sa'id b. Musayyib had told that Abu Huraira had narrated to him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) drew them up in…

نَعَى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم النَّجَاشِيَ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (7)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (6409)نَعَى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ النَّجَاشِيَّ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ ، فَقَالَ : اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : وَحَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حَدَّثَهُ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : صَفَّ بِهِمْ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (6492)نَعَى لَهُمُ النَّجَاشِيَّ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ ، فَقَالَ : اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1994)نَعَى لَهُمُ النَّجَاشِيَّ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ ، وَقَالَ : اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمُ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2154)نَعَى لَهُمُ النَّجَاشِيَّ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ ، وَقَالَ : اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمُ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1933)نَعَى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ النَّجَاشِيَّ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ ، وَقَالَ : اسْتَغْفِرُوا اللَّهَ لِأَخِيكُمْ
  • تاريخ ابن أبي خيثمة (382)نَعَى لَهُمُ النَّجَاشِيَّ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ ، وَقَالَ : اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (310)نَعَى لَهُمْ النَّجَاشِيَّ صَاحِبَ الْحَبَشَةِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ , وَقَالَ : اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيكُمْ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 557

Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) informed the people about the death of Negus the day he died. He took them out to the place of prayer, to offer the funeral prayer for him. He arranged them in rows, and made Takbir four times.’ Agreed upon.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-نَعَى اَلنَّجَاشِيَّ فِي اَلْيَوْمِ اَلَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ, وَخَرَجَ بِهِمْ مِنَ الْمُصَلَّى، فَصَفَّ بِهِمْ, وَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 9 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1317

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer in absentia for the Negus, and I was in either the second or the third row

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer in absentia for the Negus, and I was in either the second or the third row.

صَلَّى عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ، فَكُنْتُ فِي الصَّفِّ الثَّانِي أَوِ الثَّالِثِ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh Explained

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