Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1495

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Sunan Ibn Majah 1495
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَرَأَ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ ‏.‏

Translation

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

Ahmad ibn Mani narrated to us; Zayd ibn al-Hubab narrated to us; Ibrahim ibn Uthman narrated to us, from al-Hakam, from Miqsam, from Ibn Abbas: ‘The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the Opening of the Book [Surah al-Fatihah] in the funeral prayer.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The source says the Prophet recited the Opening of the Book during the funeral prayer.