Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1521
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَوْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْمَكِّيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لاَ تَدْفِنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ إِلاَّ أَنْ تُضْطَرُّوا " .
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Amr ibn Abdullah al-Awdi narrated to us; Waki‘ narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn Yazid al-Makki, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Do not bury your dead at night unless you are compelled to.’