Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1686

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ جَنَازَةً مَرَّتْ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَامَ فَقِيلَ: إِنَّهَا جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّمَا قُمْت للْمَلَائكَة» . رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيّ

Translation

Anas reported: A funeral passed by the Messenger of Allah and he stood. He was told, ‘It is the funeral of a Jew.’ He said, ‘I stood only for the angels.’ Al-Nasai transmitted it.