10. The Book on Jana''iz (Funerals)

Aishah narrated that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "The believer is not afflicted by the prick of a thorn or what is worse (or greater) than that, except that by it Allah raises him in rank and removes sin from him."

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "Nothing afflicts the believer, whether fatigue, grief, disease - even a worry that concerns him - except that by it, Allah removes something from his bad deeds."

Thawban narrated that :

the Prophet said: "Indeed the Muslim remains in the Khurfah (harvest) of Paradise while he visits his brother Muslim."

(Another chain) from Thawban who narrated that:

The Prophet said similarly, but he added in it: "They said: 'What is the Khurfah of Paradise?' And he said: "Its harvest."

Thuwair narrated that :

His father said: "Ali took me by the hand and said: 'Come with us to pay a visit to Al-Hasan.' So we found that Abu Musa was with him.' Ali - peace be upon him - said: 'O Abu Musa! Did you come to visit (the sick) or merely (stop by to) visit?' He said: 'No, to visit (the sick).' So Ali said: 'I hea…

Harithah bin Mudarrib said:

"I entered upon Khabab and he had been cauterized on his stomach. He said: 'I do not know any of the Companions of the Prophet who met with the trial I have met with. Indeed I could not find a Dirham during the time of the Prophet, and (now) outside my house there are forty thousand. If it were not …

Anas bin Malik narrated that:

The Prophet said that (a Hadith similar to no. 970).

Abu Sa'eed narrated that:

Jibril came to the Prophet and said: "O Muhammad! Are you suffering?" He said: "Yes." He said: "In the Name of Allah, I recite a prayer (Ruqyah) over you, from the evil of every person and evil eye. In the Name of Allah I recite a prayer (Ruqyah) over you, may Allah cure you."

Abdul-Aziz bin Suhaib said:

"Thabit Al-Bunani and I entered upon Anas bin Malik, and Thabit said: 'O Abu Hamzah! I am suffering from an illness. So Anas said: 'Shall I not recite the Ruqyah of the Messenger of Allah over you?' He said: 'Why, yes.' He said: 'O Allah! Lord of mankind, removed the harm, and cure (him). Indeed You…

Ibn Umar narrated that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "A Muslim man has no right to spend two nights while he has something to will, except while his will is recorded with him."

Sa'd bin Malik said:

"The Messenger of Allah came to visit me while I was sick. He said: 'Do you have a will?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'For how much?' I said: 'All of my wealth, for the cause of Allah.' He said: 'What did you leave for your children?'" He (Sa'd) said: "They are rich in goodness.' He said: 'Will a tenth.…

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that:

The Prophet said: "Instruct your dying to say: (La illaha illallah) 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah'

Umm Salamah narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah said to us: 'When you attend to the sick or dying then say only good, for indeed the angels say "Amin" to what you say.'" She said: "When Abu Salamah died I went to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Abu Salamah has died.' He said: 'Then say: "O Allah forgive me and…

Aishah narrated:

"I saw the Messenger of Allah while he was dying. He had a cup with water in it, he put his hand in the cup then wiped his face with the water, then said: 'O Allah! Help me with the throes of death and the agony of death.'"

Aishah narrated:

"I was not envious of anyone whose death was easy after I saw the severity the death of the Messenger of Allah."

[Alqamah narrated:

"I heard Abdullah saying: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: "The believer's soul seeps out, and I do not like the death like that of a donkey." They said: "And what is the death of a donkey?" He said: "A sudden death."]

Anas bin Malik narrated that:

The Messenger of Allah said: "There is nothing that the two Guardian Angels raise to Allah that they have preserved in a day or night, and Allah finds good in the beginning of the scroll and in the end of the scroll, except that Allah Most High says: 'Bear witness that I have forgiven my servant for what is included in the scroll.'"

Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated from his father, that:

The Prophet said: "The believer dies with sweat on his brow."

Thabit narrated from Anas, that:

The Prophet entered upon a young man while he was dying. So he said: "How do you feel?" He said: "By Allah! O Messenger of Allah! Indeed I hope in Allah and I fear from my sins." So the Messenger of Allah said: "These two will not be gathered in a worshipper's heart at a time such as this, except th…

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."

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."

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."

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 inform…

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."

Abu Hurairah narrated that:

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

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."

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."

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."

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.'"

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."

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 ove…

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 t…

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?'"

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 …

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 foolis…

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…

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."

Az-Zuhri said:

"The Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar would walk in front of the funeral." Az-Zuhri said: "Salim informed me that his father would walk in front of the funeral."

Anas bin Malik narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah would walk in front of the funeral, as did Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman."

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…

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'"

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."

Jabir bin Samurah narrated:

"The Prophet followed the funeral of Ibn Ad-Dahdah walking and he returned on horseback."