Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1527
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، . أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، سَوْدَاءَ كَانَتْ تَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ فَفَقَدَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهَا بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهَا مَاتَتْ . قَالَ " فَهَلاَّ آذَنْتُمُونِي " . فَأَتَى قَبْرَهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا .
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Ahmad ibn Abdah narrated to us; Hammad ibn Zayd informed us; Thabit narrated to us, from Abu Rafi‘, from Abu Hurayrah: ‘A Black woman used to sweep the mosque. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) noticed that she was missing and asked about her after several days. He was told that she had died. He said, “Why did you not inform me?” He went to her grave and performed the funeral prayer over her.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source identifies the woman by her work and describes her as sawda (Black); both details are preserved without a personal name.