Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1658

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ بِقَبْرٍ دُفِنَ لَيْلًا فَقَالَ: «مَتَى دُفِنَ هَذَا؟» قَالُوا: الْبَارِحَةَ. قَالَ: «أَفَلَا آذَنْتُمُونِي؟» قَالُوا: دَفَنَّاهُ فِي ظُلْمَةِ اللَّيْلِ فَكَرِهْنَا أَنْ نُوقِظَكَ فَقَامَ فَصَفَفْنَا خَلفه فصلى عَلَيْهِ

Translation

Ibn Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by a grave where someone had been buried at night. He asked, ‘When was this person buried?’ They replied, ‘Last night.’ He said, ‘Why did you not inform me?’ They said, ‘We buried him in the darkness of night, and we did not want to wake you.’ He stood, and we formed a row behind him, then he prayed over the deceased.