The Book on Jana''iz (Funerals)

كتاب الجنائز عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

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."

(Another chain) from Abdullah

(from the Prophet) similar (to no. 984), but he did not narrate it in Marfu form, and he did not mention in it: "An-Na'i is announcing of one's death."

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 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."

Anas bin Malik narrated that

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

Chapter 14: What Has Been Related About Kissing The Dead

Al-Qasim bin Muhammad narrated from Aishah

"The Prophet kissed Uthman bin Maz'un when he died, and he was crying." Or, he (one of the narrators) said: "His eyes were brimming with tears."

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 16: What Has Been Related About Using Musk when Washing The Dead

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that

The Messenger of Allah said: "The best scent is the perfume of musk."

Abu Sa'eed narrated that

The Prophet was asked about musk and he said: "It is the best of your perfumes."

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 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 19: Ordering The Believer To Shroud His Brother With The Best

Abu Qatadah narrated that

The Messenger of Allah said: "When one of you shrouds his brother, then let him use the best of his shrouds."

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.'"

Jabir bin Abdullah narrated

"The Messenger of Allah shrouded Hamzah bin Abdul-Muttalib in one cloth of Namirah."

Chapter 21: What Has Been Related About Preparing Food For The Family OF The Deceased

Abdullah bin Ja'far said

"When the news of the death of Ja'far came, the Prophet said: 'Prepare some food for the family of Ja'far, for indeed something has happened to them that will keep them busy.'"

Chapter 22: What Has Been Related About the Prohibition Of Slapping The Cheeks And Tearing The Clothes During A Calamity

Abdullah narrated that

The Prophet said: "He who slaps (his) cheeks, tears (his) clothes and calls with the call of the Jahliyyah is not one of us."

Chapter 23: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Wail

Ali bin Rabi'ah Al-Asadi said

"A man died among the Ansar named Qarazah bin Ka'b, and he was being wailed over. So Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah came and ascended the Minbar. He uttered thanks and praise to Allah and said: "As for the gravity of wailing in Islam, indeed I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: 'The one who is wailed over is punished as long as he is being wailed over.'"

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said

"There are four matters in my nation that are from the matters of Jahiliyyah which the people will not leave: Wailing, slandering one's lineage, Al-Adwa - a camel gets mange, so one hundred camels get mange - but who gave the first camel mange? And Al-Anwa (saying): "We got rain because of this or that celestial positioning.'"

Chapter 24: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Cry Over The Deceased

Umar bin Al-Khattab narrated that

The Messenger of Allah said: "The deceased is punished for the crying of his family over him."

Musa bin Abi Musa Al-Asha'ri narrated from his father that

The Messenger of Allah said: "No one dies and they stand over him crying and saying: 'O what a great man he was! O how respectful he was!' except that two angels are appointed for him to poke him (saying): 'Is that you?'"