Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1537
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنِ الْمُثَنَّى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ خَرَجَ بِهِمْ فَقَالَ " صَلُّوا عَلَى أَخٍ لَكُمْ مَاتَ بِغَيْرِ أَرْضِكُمْ " . قَالُوا: مَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَ: " النَّجَاشِيُّ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us; Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, from al-Muthanna ibn Sa‘id, from Qatadah, from Abu al-Tufayl, from Hudhayfah ibn Asid: ‘The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out with them and said, “Pray over a brother of yours who died in a land other than yours.” They asked, “Who is he?” He replied, “The Negus.”’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report identifies the deceased as the Negus after describing him as a brother who died in another land.