Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1536
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ حُمْرَانَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، عَنْ مُجَمِّعِ بْنِ جَارِيَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " إِنَّ أَخَاكُمُ النَّجَاشِيَّ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقُومُوا فَصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ " . فَصَففنَا خَلْفَهُ صَفَّيْنِ .
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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Mu‘awiyah ibn Hisham narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Humran ibn A‘yan, from Abu al-Tufayl, from Mujammi‘ ibn Jariyah al-Ansari: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Your brother the Negus has died, so stand and perform the prayer over him.’ We formed two rows behind him.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report instructs the companions to stand and pray over the Negus, then says they formed two rows behind the Prophet.