Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1556
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: أَلْحِدُوا لِي لَحْدًا وَانْصِبُوا عَلَىَّ اللَّبِنَ نَصْبًا كَمَا فُعِلَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ .
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; Abu Amir narrated to us; Abdullah ibn Ja‘far al-Zuhri narrated to us, from Isma‘il ibn Muhammad ibn Sa‘d, from Amir ibn Sa‘d, from Sa‘d, who said: ‘Make a side-niche grave for me, and set the bricks firmly over me, as was done for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The instruction refers to making a lahd and setting bricks over the niche, following the reported practice for the Messenger of Allah.