The Book on Jana''iz (Funerals)

كتاب الجنائز عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 13: What Has Been Related About Patience Is To Be Observed At The First Stroke Of Calamity

Anas narrated that

The Messenger of Allah said: "(Real) Patience is at the first stroke of the calamity."

Chapter 18: What Has Been Related About What Is Recommended For Shrouding

Ibn Abbas narrated that

The Messenger of Allah said: "Wear the white among your garments, for indeed they are among the best of your garments, and shroud your dead in them."

Chapter 20: What Has Been Related About How Many Shrouds Were Used For The Prophet

Hisham bin Urwah narrated from his father that

Aishah said: "The Prophet was shrouded in three white Yemeni cloths, there was no shirt nor turban among them." He said: "So they mentioned the saying of the others to Aishah, that there were two garments and a Habir Burd. She said: 'A Burd was brought, but they refused it and they did not shroud him in it.'"

Chapter 25: What Has Been Related About The Permission For Crying Over The Deceased

Yahya bin Abdur-Rahman narrated from Ibn Umar that

The Prophet said: "The deceased is punished for the crying of his family over him." So, Aishah said: "May Allah have mercy upon him. He has not lied, but he is mistaken. It is only that the Messenger of Allah said about a Jewish man who died: 'The deceased is being punished and his family is crying over him.'"

Jabir bin Abdullah narrated

"The Prophet took Abdur-Rahman bin Awf by the hand and went with him to his son Ibrahim. He found him in his last breaths, so he took him and put him on his lap and cried. Abdur-Rahman said to him: 'You cry? Didn't you prohibit (your followers) from crying?' He said: 'No. But I prohibited two foolish immoral voices: A voice during a calamity while clawing at one's face and tearing one's clothes, and Shaitan's scream.'" And there is more that is stated in the Hadith.

Chapter 27: What Has Been Related About Walking Behind (The Deceased Being Carried For) The Funeral

Yahya, the Imam of Banu Taimillah, narrated from Abu Majid

From Abdullah bin Mas'ud who said: "We asked the Messenger of Allah about walking behind the funeral. He said: 'Less than a trot. For if he was good, then you will be hastening him to it (goodness), and if he was evil, then it id only an inhabitant of the Fire that is being taken away." The funeral is (to be) followed. The one who precedes it shall not have the reward of those who follow it.'"

Chapter 36: The Virtue In The Calamity When One Patiently Seeks A Reward For It

Abu Sinan said

"I buried my son Sinan and Abu Talhah Al-Khawlani was sitting on the rim of the grave. When I wanted to leave he took me by my hand and said: 'Shall I not inform you of some good new O Abu Sinan!' I said: 'Of course.' He said: 'Ad-Dahhak bin Abdur-Rahman bin Arzab narrated to me, from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'When a child of the slave (of Allah) died, Allah says to the angels: "Have you taken the fruits of his work." They reply: "Yes." So He says: "What did My slave say?" They reply: "He praised you and mentioned that to You is the return." So Allah says: "Build a house in Paradise for My slave, and name it 'the house of praise.'"

Chapter 39: What Has Been Related About The Recitation OF Fatihatil-Kitab For The Funeral (Prayer)

Ibn Abbas narrated

"The Prophet recited Fatihatil-Kitab for a funeral (prayer)." (Da'if Jiddan)

Chapter 40: How To Perform Salat For The Deceased, And Interceding For Him

Aishah narrated that

The Prophet said: "No one among the Muslim dies, and Salat is performed for him by a community of Muslims reaching one hundred, and they intercede (supplicate) for him, except that their intercession for him is accepted." In his narration, 'Ali bin Hujr said: "One hundred or more than that."

Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Announce One's Death (An-Na'i)

Bilal bin Yahya Al-Absiy narrated that

Hudaifah (bin Al-Yaman) said: "When I do not announce about me to anyone, indeed I fear that it would be An-Na'i, and I heard the Messenger of Allah prohibiting from An-Na'i."

Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About Washing The Dead

Umm Atiyyah narrated

"One of the daughters of the Prophet died, so he said: 'Wash her an odd number of times, three, or five, or more than that as you see fit. Wash her with water and Sidr, and in the last (washing) add camphor, or something from camphor. When you are finished then inform me.' When we finished we informed him so he gave us his waist-sheet and said 'Wrap her in it.'"

Chapter 17: What Has Been Related About Performing Ghusl For The One Who Has Washed The Deceased

Abu Hurairah narrated that

The Prophet said: "Ghusl for one who washed him and Wudu for one who carried himm."

Chapter 25: What Has Been Related About The Permission For Crying Over The Deceased

Abdullah bin Abi Bakr - and he is Ibn Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm - narrated from his father, that

Amrah informed him that she heard Aishah, while it was being mentioned to her that Ibn Umar had said that the deceased would be punished for the crying of the living (over him). So Aishah said: 'May Allah forgive Abu Abdur-Rahman. He has not lied, but he is mistaken in the understanding. Rather, the Messenger of Allah passed by a Jewish woman who was being cried over, so he said: 'They are crying over her and she is being punished in her grave.'"

Chapter 26: What Has Been Related About Walking In Front Of (The Deceased Being Carried For) The Funeral

Salim narrated that

His father said: "I saw the Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar walking in front of the funeral."

Salim bin Abdullah narrated that his father said

"I saw the Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar walking in front of the funeral."

Chapter 28: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Ride Behind The Funeral

Thawban narrated

"We went with the Prophet (following) a funeral. He saw people riding so he said: 'Are you not ashamed? Indeed Allah's angels are on their feet, while you are on the backs of your beasts'"

Chapter 29: What Has Been Related About Permitting That

Jabir bin Samurah narrated

"We were with the Prophet (following) the funeral of Ibn Ad-Dahbah, and he was on a horse that was walking quickly, and we were around him, and he was trotting."

Chapter 37: What Has Been Related About The Takbir For the Funeral (Prayer)

Abu Hurairah narrated

"The Prophet prayed and in the funeral prayer he for An-Najashi, said four Takbir."

Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila said

"Zaid bin Arqam would say four Takbir for our funerals. (Once) he said five Takbir for a funeral so we asked him about that and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah would say those Takbir.'"

Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Announce One's Death (An-Na'i)

Abdullah narrated that

The Prophet said: "Beware of An-Na'i, for indeed announcing one's death is from the deeds of Jahliyyah."