Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1653
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ: كَانَ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ يُكَبِّرُ عَلَى جَنَائِزِنَا أَرْبَعًا وَأَنَّهُ كَبَّرَ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ خَمْسًا فَسَأَلْنَاهُ فَقَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يكبرها. رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Translation
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla reported: Zayd ibn Arqam used to pronounce four takbirs over our funerals, but once he pronounced five over a funeral. We asked him about it, and he said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to pronounce them.’ Muslim transmitted it.