Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1667
وَعَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الرَّاكِبُ يَسِيرُ خَلْفَ الْجَنَازَةِ والماشي يمشي خلفهَا وأمامها وَعَن يَمِينهَا وَعَن يسارها قَرِيبا مِنْهَا وَالسَّقْطُ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَيُدْعَى لِوَالِدَيْهِ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَحْمَدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيِّ وَالنَّسَائِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه قَالَ: «الرَّاكِب خلف الْجِنَازَة وَالْمَاشِي حَيْثُ شَاءَ مِنْهَا وَالطِّفْلُ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ» وَفِي المصابيح عَن الْمُغيرَة بن زِيَاد
Al-Mughira ibn Shuba reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘The rider proceeds behind the funeral bier, and the person walking may walk behind it, in front of it, to its right, or to its left, keeping close to it. A miscarried child is prayed over, and forgiveness and mercy are sought for its parents.’ Abu Dawud transmitted it. In the version of Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasai, and Ibn Majah, he said, ‘The rider is behind the funeral, and the walker may be wherever he wishes around it; a child is prayed over.’ In al-Masabih it is attributed to al-Mughira ibn Ziyad.
Translation notes
The Arabic source first attributes the report to al-Mughira ibn Shuba and ends with a note attributing a version in al-Masabih to al-Mughira ibn Ziyad. Both forms are retained as written.
وَالسَّقْطُ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ
The term refers to a miscarried or prematurely lost child, but the exact stage is not specified here.
What English term best preserves السقط without implying a specific gestational stage?