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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1976

Chapter: Offering the funeral prayer while standing

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1976

Narrator:Samurah ibn Jundub

أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى أُمِّ كَعْبٍ مَاتَتْ فِي نِفَاسِهَا

فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الصَّلاَةِ فِي وَسَطِهَا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Samurah said:

"I offered the funeral prayer with the Messenger of Allah for Umm kab who had died in childbirth, and the Messenger of Allah stood in line at her mid-section to pray."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1976, 393).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( فَقَامَ فِي وَسَطِهَا ) أَيْ مُحَاذَاة وَسَطِهَا وَهُوَ بِسُكُونِ السِّينِ وَفَتْحِهَا بِمَعْنًى فَلِذَا جُوِّزَ الْوَجْهَانِ وَقَدْ فَرَّقَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَيْنهمَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1976
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1976
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1976

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2089)صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى أُمِّ كَعْبٍ مَاتَتْ فِي نِفَاسِهَا ، فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الصَّلاةِ فِي وَسَطِهَا

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 559

Samurah bin Jundub (RAA) narrated, ‘I offered the funeral prayer behind the Prophet (ﷺ) for a woman who had died during child-birth and he (prayed) standing opposite the middle of her body.' Agreed upon.

وَعَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { صَلَّيْتُ وَرَاءَ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَاتَتْ فِي نِفَاسِهَا, فَقَامَ وَسْطَهَا } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه…

Narrated by Samurah ibn Jundub + 7 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 964a

I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he prayed for a woman who had died in the state of delivery. He stood in front of her waist.

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَصَلَّى عَلَى أُمِّ كَعْبٍ مَاتَتْ وَهِيَ نُفَسَاءُ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلصَّلاَةِ عَلَيْهَا وَسَطَهَا ‏.‏

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1679

Nafi‘ Abu Ghalib said he prayed along with Anas b. Malik at a man's funeral and he stood opposite his head. Then some people brought along the bier of a woman of Quraish and said, “Abu Hamza (The kunya of Anas b. Malik, the Prophet’s servant), pray over her,” and he stood opposite the middle of the…

وَعَنْ نَافِعٍ أَبِي غَالِبٍ قَالَ: صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَلَى جَنَازَةِ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ حِيَال رَأسه ثمَّ جاؤوا بِجَنَازَةِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالُوا: يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهَا فَقَامَ…

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