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كتاب الجنائز
Chapters Regarding Funerals
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى الْحِمْصِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَلْمَانَ، عَنْ دِينَارٍ أَبِي عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَإِذَا نِسْوَةٌ جُلُوسٌ فَقَالَ " مَا يُجْلِسُكُنَّ " . قُلْنَ نَنْتَظِرُ الْجِنَازَةَ . قَالَ " هَلْ تَغْسِلْنَ " . قُلْنَ لاَ . قَالَ " هَلْ تَحْمِلْنَ " . قُلْنَ لاَ . قَالَ " هَلْ تُدْلِينَ فِيمَنْ يُدْلِي " . قُلْنَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَارْجِعْنَ مَأْزُورَاتٍ غَيْرَ مَأْجُورَاتٍ " .
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out and saw some women sitting, and he said: ‘What are you sitting here for?’ They said: ‘We are waiting for the funeral.’ He said: ‘Are you going to wash the deceased?’ They said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Are you going to lower him into the grave?’ They said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Then go back with a burden of sin and not rewarded.’”
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- Hadith 1577
“We were prevented from following the funeral, but that was not made binding on us.”
- Hadith 1579
“And that they will not disobey you in Ma’ruf (all that is good in Islam);” he said: “(It is about) wailing.”
- Hadith 1576
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visit graves.”
- Hadith 1580
“Mu’awiyah delivered a sermon in Hims, and in his sermon he mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade wailing.”
- Hadith 1575
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visit graves.”
- Hadith 1581
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