Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1544

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، قَالَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لِجِنَازَةٍ فَقُمْنَا حَتَّى جَلَسَ فَجَلَسْنَا ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to us; Waki‘ narrated to us, from Shu‘bah, from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, from Mas‘ud ibn al-Hakam, from Ali ibn Abi Talib, who said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood for a funeral, and we stood until he sat down; then we sat down.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The report describes the companions standing with the Prophet until he sat, then sitting themselves.