Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1528
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَارِجَةُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، وَكَانَ، أَكْبَرَ مِنْ زَيْدٍ قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَلَمَّا وَرَدَ الْبَقِيعَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِقَبْرٍ جَدِيدٍ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا فُلاَنَةُ . قَالَ فَعَرَفَهَا وَقَالَ " أَلاَ آذَنْتُمُونِي بِهَا " . قَالُوا كُنْتَ قَائِلاً صَائِمًا فَكَرِهْنَا أَنْ نُؤْذِيَكَ . قَالَ " فَلاَ تَفْعَلُوا لاَ أَعْرِفَنَّ مَا مَاتَ فِيكُمْ مَيِّتٌ مَا كُنْتُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ إِلاَّ آذَنْتُمُونِي بِهِ فَإِنَّ صَلاَتِي عَلَيْهِ لَهُ رَحْمَةٌ " . ثُمَّ أَتَى الْقَبْرَ فَصَفَّنَا خَلْفَهُ فَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعًا .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Hushaym narrated to us; Uthman ibn Hakim narrated to us; Kharijah ibn Zayd ibn Thabit narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Thabit, who was older than Zayd, who said: ‘We went out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When we reached al-Baqi‘, there was a fresh grave. He asked about it, and they said, “So-and-so.” He recognized her and said, “Why did you not inform me about her?” They replied, “You were taking a midday rest while fasting, and we did not want to disturb you.” He said, “Do not do that. I do not want anyone to die among you while I am with you without your informing me, for my prayer over him is a mercy.” Then he went to the grave, we lined up behind him, and he said four takbirs over her.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic identifies the deceased as a woman but leaves her name as ‘so-and-so.’ The prayer is described as a mercy, and the report states four takbirs.