Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz)

كتاب الجنائز

Chapter 84: What Should Be Done With The Muhrim If He Dies?

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas

To the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was brought man wearing ihram who was thrown by his she-camel and has his neck broken and had died. He then said: Shroud him in his two garments, was him with water and lotus leaves, but do not cover his head, for he will be raised on the Day of Resurrection saying the talbiyah.

Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad b. Hanbal say: There are five rules of the law (sunan) in this tradition: "Shroud him in his two garment," that is, the dead should be shrouded in his two garments. "Wash him with water and lotus leaves," that is, washing all times should be with lotus leaves. Do not bring any perfume near him. The shroud will be made from the property (of the dead).

A similar tradition has also been narrated by Ibn 'Abbas through a different chain of narrators. This version has

Abu Dawud said: The narrator Sulaiman said the Ayyub said: "his two garments," 'Amr said: "tow garments," Ibn 'Ubaid said that Ayyub said: "in two garments" and Amr said: "in his two garments." Sulaiman alone added: "do not put any perfume on him."

Chapter 60: The Supplication For The Deceased

Narrated AbuHurayrah

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed over a dead person, he said: O Allah, forgive those of us who are living and those of us who are dead, those of us who are present and those of us who are absent, our young and our old, our male and our female. O Allah, to whomsoever of us Thou givest life grant him life as a believer, and whomsoever of us Thou takest in death take him in death as a follower of Islam. O Allah, do not withhold from us the reward (of faith) and do not lead us astray after his death.

Narrated Wathilah ibn al-Asqa'

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in prayer over bier of a Muslim and I heard him say: O Allah, so and so, son of so and so, is in Thy protection, so guard him from the trial in the grave. (AbdurRahman in his version said: "In Thy protection and in Thy nearer presence, so guard him from the trial in the grave) and the punishment in Hell. Thou art faithful and worthy of praise. O Allah, forgive him and show him mercy. Thou art the forgiving and the merciful one." AbdurRahman said: "On the authority of Marwan ibn Janah."

Chapter 62: Performing The Funeral Prayer For A Muslim Who Dies In The Land Of Shirk

Narrated Abu Hurairah

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave the people news of death of Negus on the day on which he died, took them out to the place of prayer, drew them up in rows and said: "Allah is Most Great" four times.

Chapter 64: If A Gravedigger Finds Bones, Should He Leave That Place ?

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Breaking a dead man's bone is like breaking it when he is alive.

Chapter 66: How Many People Should Enter The Grave ?

Narrated Abu Marhab

That 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Awf alighted in the grave of the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: I still seem to see the four of them.

Chapter 72: Levelling The Grave

Narrated Abu 'Ali al-Hamdani

We were with Fudalah b. 'Ubaid at Rudis in the land of Rome. One of our Companions dies, Fudalah commanded us to dig his grave; it was (dug and) levelled. He then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanding to level them.

Abu Dawud said: Rudis is an island, in the sea.

Chapter 73: Praying For Forgiveness For The Deceased By The Grave At The Time Of Departing (Burial)

Narrated Uthman ibn Affan

Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) became free from burying the dead, he used to stay at him (i.e. his grave) and say: Seek forgiveness for your brother, and beg steadfastness for him, for he will be questioned now.

Abu Dawud said: The full name of the narrator Buhair is Buhair b. Raisan.

Chapter 74: It Is Disliked To Slaughter (An Animal) By A Grave

Narrated Anas ibn Malik

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There is no slaughtering (at the grave) in Islam.

'Abd al-Razzaq said: They used to slaughter cows or sheep at grave.

Chapter 77: It Is Disliked To Sit On Graves

Narrated Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Do not sit on the graves, and do not pray facing them.

Chapter 78: Walking Between Graves While Wearing Shoes

Narrated Anas

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: When a servant (of Allah) is placed in his grave, and his Companions depart from him, he hears the stepping sound of their shoes.

Chapter 81: Visting Graves

Narrated Abu Hurairah

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited his mother's grave and wept and cause those around him to weep. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then said: I asked my Lord's permission to pray for forgiveness for her, but I was not allowed. I then asked His permission to visit her grave, and I was allowed. So visit graves, for they make one mindful of death.

Chapter 84: What Should Be Done With The Muhrim If He Dies?

A similar tradition has also been narrated by Ibn 'Abbas through a different chain of transmitters to the effect as narrated by Sulaiman saying

"in two garments".