Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1529
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ بْنِ قُنْفُذٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، سَوْدَاءَ مَاتَتْ و لَمْ يُؤْذَنْ بِهَا النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَأُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ " هَلاَّ آذَنْتُمُونِي بِهَا " . ثُمَّ قَالَ لأَصْحَابِهِ " صُفُّوا عَلَيْهَا " . فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا .
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Ya‘qub ibn Humayd ibn Kasib narrated to us; Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad al-Darawardi narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn al-Muhajir ibn Qunfudh, from Abdullah ibn Amir ibn Rabi‘ah, from his father: ‘A Black woman died without the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) being informed. When he was told about it, he said, “Why did you not inform me?” Then he said to his Companions, “Form rows for her,” and he performed the funeral prayer over her.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source describes the woman as sawda (Black) and says the Prophet was not informed until after her death.