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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2000

Chapter: Standing For Funerals

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2000

Narrator:Ali

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ ‏:‏ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

قَامَ فَقُمْنَا، وَرَأَيْنَاهُ قَعَدَ فَقَعَدْنَا ‏.‏

It was narrated from 'Ali bin Abi Talib that:

mention was made of standing at the funeral until the body is placed in the grave. 'Ali bin Abi Talib said: "The Messenger of Allah stood, then he sat down."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2000).

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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. 2000
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2000
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2000

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2112)قَامَ فَقُمْنَا ، وَرَأَيْنَاهُ قَعَدَ ، فَقَعَدْنَا
  • تهذيب الآثار للطبري (751)قَامَ فَقُمْنَا ، وَرَأَيْنَاهُ قَعَدَ فَقَعَدْنَا
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (1782)قَامَ فَقُمْنَا ، وَرَأَيْنَاهُ قَعَدَ فَقَعَدْنَا

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 572

"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.

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ: { إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْجَنَازَةَ فَقُومُوا, فَمَنْ تَبِعَهَا فَلَا يَجْلِسْ حَتَّى تُوضَعَ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْه ِ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏-…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 10 other versions

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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