Sunan Abi Dawud 1197

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn ʿUthman ibn Abi Safwan al-Thaqafi narrated to us: Yahya ibn Kathir narrated to us: Salm ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us, from al-Hakam ibn Aban, from ʿIkrimah, who said: Ibn ʿAbbas was told that so-and-so, one of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ), had died, and he fell down prostrating. He was asked: ‘Are you prostrating at this hour?’ He replied: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When you see a sign, prostrate.” And what sign is greater than the passing of one of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ)?’