Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2041
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : لَمَّا مَاتَ النَّجَاشِيُّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم : " اسْتَغْفِرُوا لَهُ " .
Translation
Qutaybah informed us, saying: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: When the Negus died, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Seek forgiveness for him.’