Burials

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Amribn Hazm from his father from Abu'n-Nadr as-Salami that the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If three ofa muslim's children die, and he remains content with that, they willbe a protection for him from the Fire." A woman who was with theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Ortwo, Messengerof Allah?", and he said, "Or two."

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Abu'l-HubabSaid ibn Yasar from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, said, "The mumin continues to be struckby misfortune in his children and close friends until he meets Allahwith no wrong actions."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasimibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "Let the misfortune that befalls me bea comfort to the Muslims in their misfortunes."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahmanfrom Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet may Allah bless him and granthim peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "If a misfortune befalls some one and he says, asAllah has ordered, 'We belong to Allah and to Him we are returning. OAllah, reward me in my misfortune and give me better than itafterwards,' Allah will do that for him" (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhirajiun. Allahumma' jurniy fi musiybatiy, wa a qibhiy khayran minha,illa faala 'llahu dhalika bihi.).

Umm Salama said, "When AbuSalama died I said that, and then I said, 'Who is better than AbuSalama?' " And then Allah left her the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, and he married her.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that al-Qasimibn Muhammad said, "One of my wives died and Muhammad ibn Kab alQuradhi came to console me about her. He told me of one among the BaniIsrail who was a diligent, worshipping, knowing and understanding manwho had a wife that he admired and loved, and she died. He grievedover her intensely and lamented her until he withdrew into a house andlocked himself in, hidden from everyone, and no-one visited him. Awoman heard about him and went to him, saying, 'I need him to give mean opinion. Nothing will satisfy me except what he says about it.'Everyone went away, but she stuck to his door and said, 'I must seehim.' Someone said to him, 'There is a woman who wishes to ask youropinion about something,' and she insisted, 'I will only talk to himabout it.' When everyone had gone away, and she still had not lefthis door, he said, 'Let her in.' So she went in and saw him and said,'I have come to ask your opinion about something.' He said, 'What isit?' She said, 'I borrowed a piece of jewellery from a neighbour ofmine, and I have worn it and used it for a long time. Then they sentto me for it. Should I let them have it back?' He said, 'Yes, byAllah.' She said, 'I have had it for a long time.' He said, 'It ismore correct for you to return it to them, since they have lent it toyou for such a long time.' She said, 'Yes. May Allah have mercy onyou. Do you then grieve over what Allah has lent you and then takenfrom you, when He has a greater right to it than you?' Then he sawthe situation he was in, and Allah helped him by her words."

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu'r-Rijal Muhammad ibn Abdar-Rahman heard his mother Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman say, "The Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, cursed both men andwomen who dug up," meaning those who dug up graves.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A'isha, thewife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used tosay, "Breaking the bone of a muslim when he is dead is like breakingit when he is alive." She meant if done in wrong action.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from Abbadibn Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, told him that she had heard theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saybefore he died, while he was leaning on her breast and she waslistening to him, "O Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me and joinme with the highest company."

Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that A'isha said,"The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said, 'No prophet dies until he is given the choice.' " She continued,"I heard him say ,'O Allah, the highest company,' and I knew that hewas going."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarsaid that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, "When you die, your place will be shown to you in themorning and the evening. If you are one of the people of the Garden,then you will be with the people of the Garden, and if you are one ofthe people of the Fire, then you will be with the people of the Fire.You will be told, 'This is your place of waiting until Allah raisesyou on the day of rising.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "The earth eats all of the son of Adam except thecoccyx. He was created from it, and on it he is built."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abd ar-Rahmanibn Kab ibn Malik al-Ansari told him that his father, Kab ibn Malik,used to relate that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "The ruh of the mumin is a bird that sits inthe trees of the Garden until Allah returns it to his body on the dayHe raises him ."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said, 'If My slavelongs to meet Me, I long to meet him, and if he is averse to meetingMe, I am averse to meeting him.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "A man said to his family that he had never done agood action, and that when he died they were to burn him and thenscatter half of him on the land and half of him on the sea, and byAllah, if Allah destined it for him He would punish him with apunishment which He had not punished anyone else with in all theworlds. When the man died, they did as he had told them. Then Allahtold the land to collect everything that was in it, and told the seato collect everything that was in it, and then He said to the man,'Why did you do this?' and he said, 'From fear of You, Lord, and Youknow best.' "

Abu Hurayra added, "And He forgave him."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Every child is born on the fitra and it is hisparents who make him a jew or a christian. Just as a camel is bornwhole - do you perceive any defect?" They said, "Messenger of Allah,what happens to people who die when they are (very) young?" He said,"Allah knows best what they used to do."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "The Hour will not come until a man passes by thegrave of another and says, 'If only I were in his place.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Amr ibnHalhalaad-Dili from Mabad ibn Kab ibn Malik that Abu Qatada ibn Ribiused to relate that a funeral procession passed by the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he said, "One isrelieved and another others are relieved from." They said, "Who is theone relieved and the one from whom others are relieved?" He said, "Aslave who is mumin is the one who is relieved from the exhaustion andsuffering of this world to the mercy of Allah, and a wrong-actingslave is the one from whom people, towns, trees and animals arerelieved."

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Umaribn Ubaydullah, said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, when Uthman ibn Madhun's funeral processionpassed by him, "You have gone and you were not involved in any of it."

Malik related to me from AIqama ibn Abi Alqama that his mothersaid that she had heard A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, say, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, rose one night and put on his clothesand then went out. I ordered my slave-girl, Barira, to follow him, andshe followed him until he got to al-Baqi. He stood near it as long asAllah willed and then he left. Barira arrived back before him and toldme and I did not say anything to him until morning, and then Imentioned it to him and he explained, 'I was sent out to the people ofal-Baqi to pray for them.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abu Hurayra said,"Make your funerals speedy, for it is only good that you are advancinghim towards, or evil that you are taking off your necks."