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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1918

Chapter: The Command To Stand Up for A Funeral

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1918

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَأَبِي، سَعِيدٍ قَالاَ

مَا رَأَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَهِدَ جَنَازَةً قَطُّ فَجَلَسَ حَتَّى تُوضَعَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'eed said:

"We never saw the Messenger of Allah attend any funeral where he sat down until (the body) was placed (in the grave)."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1918).

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good chain (hasan)Hasan Isnaad The chain only No. 1918
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1918
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Good chain (hasan)Hasan Isnaad The chain only No. 1918

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2031)مَا رَأَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَهِدَ جِنَازَةً قَطُّ ، فَجَلَسَ حَتَّى تُوضَعَ

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"Stand up when you see a funeral procession, and he who accompanies it should not sit down until the coffin is placed on the ground." Agreed upon.

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1915

"When any one of you sees a funeral and is not walking with it, let him stand up until it has passed him, or until (the body) is placed (in the grave) before if passes him."

"‏ إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمُ الْجَنَازَةَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَاشِيًا مَعَهَا فَلْيَقُمْ حَتَّى تُخَلِّفَهُ أَوْ تُوضَعَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تُخَلِّفَهُ ‏"

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3173

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: When you follow a funeral, do not sit until the bier is placed (on the ground). Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by al-Thawri (i.e. Sufyan) from Suhail, from his father on the authority of Abu Hurairah. This version has: until it (the bier) is…

إِذَا تَبِعْتُمُ الْجَنَازَةَ فَلاَ تَجْلِسُوا حَتَّى تُوضَعَ ‏"

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