Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 138

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ جَابِرٌ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِذَا أُدْخِلَ الْمَيِّتُ الْقَبْرَ مَثَلَتْ لَهُ الشَّمْسُ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَا فَيَجْلِسُ يَمْسَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ: دَعونِي أُصَلِّي ". رَوَاهُ ابْن مَاجَه

Translation

Jābir reported that the Prophet said, ‘When the deceased is placed in the grave, the sun is made to appear to him at its setting. He sits up, rubbing his eyes, and says, “Let me pray.”’ Ibn Mājah transmitted it.