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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Jana''iz (Funerals)

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1034

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Where The Imam Is To Stand For the Man And For The Women

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1034

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُنِيرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَلَى جَنَازَةِ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ حِيَالَ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ جَاءُوا بِجَنَازَةِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ

صَلِّ عَلَيْهَا ‏.‏ فَقَامَ حِيَالَ وَسَطِ السَّرِيرِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَلاَءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَامَ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ مُقَامَكَ مِنْهَا وَمِنَ الرَّجُلِ مُقَامَكَ مِنْهُ

Abu Ghalib narrated:

"I prayed for the funeral of a man with Anas bin Malik, so he stood parallel to his head. Then they came with the body of a woman from the Quraish. They said: 'O Abu Hamzah perform the prayer for her.' So he stood parallel to her waist. Al-Ala bin Ziyad said to him: 'Is this how you saw the Messenger of Allah standing in the place for the funeral as you did for her, and for a place that you stood for the man?' He said: 'Yes.' When he was finished he said: 'Remember (this).'"

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1034) and Ibn Majah (No. 1494).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَلَى جِنَازَةِ رَجُلٍ ) أَيْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ كَمَا فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ ( فَقَامَ حِيَالَ رَأْسِهِ ) بِكَسْرِ الْحَاءِ أَيْ حِذَاءَهُ وَمُقَابِلَهُ ( بِجِنَازَةِ اِمْرَأَةٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ) وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ الْمَرْأَةُ الْأَنْصَارِيَّةُ. قَالَ الْقَارِي : فَالْقَضِيَّةُ إِمَّا مُتَعَدِّدَةٌ وَإِمَّا مُتَّحِدَةٌ فَتَكُون الْمَرْأَةُ قُرَشِيَّةً أَنْصَارِيَّةً اِنْتَهَى ( فَقَالُوا ) أَيْ أَوْلِيَاؤُهَا ( يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ ) كُنْيَةُ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ( فَقَامَ حِيَالَ وَسَطِ السَّرِيرِ ) بِسُكُونِ السِّينِ وَفَتْحِهِ. قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ : الْوَسْطُ بِالسُّكُونِ يُقَالُ : فِيمَا كَانَ مُتَفَرِّقَ الْأَجْزَاءِ كَالنَّا…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1034
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1034
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1034
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1034

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1494

“I saw Anas bin Malik offering the funeral prayer for a man, and he stood level with his head. Then another funeral was brought, that of a woman, and they said: ‘O Abu Hamzah! Offer the funeral prayer for her.’ So he stood level with the middle of the bed (the body was upon). ‘Ala’ bin Ziyad said…

رَأَيْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ صَلَّى عَلَى جِنَازَةِ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ حِيَالَ رَأْسِهِ فَجِيءَ بِجِنَازَةٍ أُخْرَى بِامْرَأَةٍ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهَا ‏.‏ فَقَامَ حِيَالَ وَسَطِ السَّرِيرِ فَقَالَ لَهُ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (889)فَقَامَ حِيَالَ رَأْسِهِ ، ثُمَّ جَاءُوا بِجِنَازَةِ امْرَأَةٍ ، فَقَامَ حِيَالَ وَسَطِ السَّرِيرِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ : هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَامَ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ مَقَامَكَ مِنْهَا ، وَمِنَ الرَّجُلِ مَقَامَكَ مِنْهُ ؟ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ ، قَالَ :

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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 ‏.‏

Narrated by Samurah ibn Jundub + 2 other versions

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