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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1974

Chapter: Forming rows to offer the funeral prayer

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1974

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، سَمِعْتُ شُعْبَةَ، يَقُولُ السَّاعَةَ يَخْرُجُ السَّاعَةَ يَخْرُجُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ

كُنْتُ فِي الصَّفِّ الثَّانِي يَوْمَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Jabir said:

"I was in the second row on the day the Messenger of Allah offered the funeral prayer for An-Najashi."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1974).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( سَمِعْت شُعْبَة يَقُول السَّاعَة إِلَخْ ) الظَّاهِرُ أَنَّهُ بَيَانُ كَيْفِيَّةِ تَحَمُّلِهِمْ الْحَدِيثَ لَكِنْ فِي الْكَلَامِ اِخْتِصَارٌ وَكَانَ أَصْلُهُ كُنَّا عِنْد بَاب أَبِي الزُّبَيْر مُنْتَظِرِينَ لِخُرُوجِهِ وَنَقُول السَّاعَةَ يَخْرُجُ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ مِنْ الْبَيْت وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 1974
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1974
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 1974

Other versions

Also reported by… (5)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2087)صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ
  • المجالسة وجواهر العلم للدينوري (1283)صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ ، صَفَّنَا صَفَّيْنِ
  • تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (457)كُنْتُ فِي الصَّفِّ الثَّانِي ، يَوْمَ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ
  • مجالس من أمالي أبي عبد الله بن منده (114)صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على النجاشي وكبر أربعا
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2155)صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى النَّجَاشِيِّ

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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

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 + 2 other versions

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