Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 21

كِتَاب الْجَنَائِزِ

Funerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)

153 hadith · 84 chapters

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Chapters in this book

1باب الأَمْرَاضِ الْمُكَفِّرَةِ لِلذُّنُوبِChapter: Sickness Which Expiate For Sins.2باب إِذَا كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَعْمَلُ عَمَلاً صَالِحًا فَشَغَلَهُ عَنْهُ مَرَضٌ أَوْ سَفَرٌChapter: If A Man Used To Do A Righteous Deed Then Is Interrupted By Sickness Or Travel.3باب عِيَادَةِ النِّسَاءِChapter: Visiting Sick Women.4باب فِي الْعِيَادَةِChapter: Visiting The Sick.5باب فِي عِيَادَةِ الذِّمِّيِّChapter: Visiting A Sick Dhimmi.6باب الْمَشْىِ فِي الْعِيَادَةِChapter: Going On Foot To Visit The Sick.7باب فِي فَضْلِ الْعِيَادَةِ عَلَى وُضُوءٍChapter: Virtue Of Visiting The Sick While In A State Of Wudu’.8باب فِي الْعِيَادَةِ مِرَارًاChapter: Repeated Visits (To A Sick Person).9باب فِي الْعِيَادَةِ مِنَ الرَّمَدِChapter: Visiting One Who Suffering From Ramad (Eyesore).10باب الْخُرُوجِ مِنَ الطَّاعُونِChapter: Fleeing From Plague.11باب الدُّعَاءِ لِلْمَرِيضِ بِالشِّفَاءِ عِنْدَ الْعِيَادَةِChapter: Supplicating For The Sick Person To Be Cured When Visiting Him.12باب الدُّعَاءِ لِلْمَرِيضِ عِنْدَ الْعِيَادَةِChapter: Supplicating For The Sick Person When Visiting Him.13باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ تَمَنِّي الْمَوْتِChapter: It Is Disliked To Wish For Death.14باب مَوْتِ الْفَجْأَةِChapter: Sudden Death.15باب فِي فَضْلِ مَنْ مَاتَ فِي الطَّاعُونِChapter: The Virtue Of One Who Dies Of The Plague.16باب الْمَرِيضِ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَظْفَارِهِ وَعَانَتِهِChapter: Clipping The Nails And Shaving The Pubes Of A Sick Person.17باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنْ حُسْنِ الظَّنِّ بِاللَّهِ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِChapter: It Is Recommended To Think Positively Of Allah At The Time Of Death.18باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنْ تَطْهِيرِ ثِيَابِ الْمَيِّتِ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِChapter: It Is Recommended To Purify The Clothes Of The Dying Person At The Time Of Death.19باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يُقَالَ عِنْدَ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْكَلاَمِChapter: What Should Be Said At The Time Of Death.20باب فِي التَّلْقِينِChapter: Prompting The Dying Person.21باب تَغْمِيضِ الْمَيِّتِChapter: Closing The Eyes Of The Deceased.22باب فِي الاِسْتِرْجَاعِChapter: Saying Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un (Verily, To Allah We Belong And Unto Him Is Our Return).23باب فِي الْمَيِّتِ يُسَجَّىChapter: Covering The Deceased.24باب الْقِرَاءَةِ عِنْدَ الْمَيِّتِChapter: Reciting Qur’an For One Who Is Dying.25باب الْجُلُوسِ عِنْدَ الْمُصِيبَةِChapter: Sitting Down When Calamity Strikes.26باب فِي التَّعْزِيَةِChapter: Offering Condolences.27باب الصَّبْرِ عِنْدَ الصَّدْمَةِChapter: Patience At The Time Of Calamity.28باب فِي الْبُكَاءِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِChapter: Weeping For The Deceased.29باب فِي النَّوْحِChapter: Wailing.30باب صَنْعَةِ الطَّعَامِ لأَهْلِ الْمَيِّتِChapter: Preparing Food For The Family Of The Deceased.31باب فِي الشَّهِيدِ يُغَسَّلُChapter: Should The Martyr Be Washed.32باب فِي سَتْرِ الْمَيِّتِ عِنْدَ غَسْلِهِChapter: Covering The Deceased When Washing Him.33باب كَيْفَ غُسْلُ الْمَيِّتِChapter: How The Deceased Is To Be Washed.34باب فِي الْكَفَنِChapter: About Shrouding.35باب كَرَاهِيَةِ الْمُغَالاَةِ فِي الْكَفَنِChapter: It Is Disliked To Be Extravagant In Shrouding.36باب فِي كَفَنِ الْمَرْأَةِChapter: Shrouding A Woman.37باب فِي الْمِسْكِ لِلْمَيِّتِChapter: Musk For The Deceased.38باب التَّعْجِيلِ بِالْجَنَازَةِ وَكَرَاهِيَةِ حَبْسِهَاChapter: Hastening With The Janazah, And It Is Disliked To Delay It.39باب فِي الْغُسْلِ مِنْ غَسْلِ الْمَيِّتِChapter: Ghusl For The One Who Has Washed A Deceased Person.40باب فِي تَقْبِيلِ الْمَيِّتِChapter: Kissing The Deceased.41باب فِي الدَّفْنِ بِاللَّيْلِChapter: Burial At Night.42باب فِي الْمَيِّتِ يُحْمَلُ مِنْ أَرْضٍ إِلَى أَرْضٍ وَكَرَاهَةِ ذَلِكَChapter: Moving The Deceased From One Land To Another - Which Is Disliked.43باب فِي الصُّفُوفِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِChapter: Rows In The Funeral Prayer.44باب اتِّبَاعِ النِّسَاءِ الْجَنَائِزَChapter: Women Accompanying The Janazah.45باب فَضْلِ الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْجَنَائِزِ وَتَشْيِيعِهَاChapter: The Virtue Of Performing The Funeral Prayer And Accompanying The Janazah.46باب فِي النَّارِ يُتْبَعُ بِهَا الْمَيِّتُChapter: Carrying Fire With The Janazah.47باب الْقِيَامِ لِلْجَنَازَةِChapter: Standing Up For A Funeral.48باب الرُّكُوبِ فِي الْجَنَازَةِChapter: Riding During A Funeral.49باب الْمَشْىِ أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِChapter: Walking In Front Of The Janazah.50باب الإِسْرَاعِ بِالْجَنَازَةِChapter: Hastening With The Janazah.51باب الإِمَامِ لاَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُChapter: The Ruler Should Not Perform The Funeral Prayer For One Who Killed Himself.52باب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَتْهُ الْحُدُودُChapter: Funeral Prayer For The One Who Was Executed As A Legal Punishment.53باب فِي الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الطِّفْلِChapter: Funeral Prayer For A Child.54باب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ فِي الْمَسْجِدِChapter: Offering The Funeral Prayer In The Masjid.55باب الدَّفْنِ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَعِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَاChapter: Burial At Sunrise And Sunset.56باب إِذَا حَضَرَ جَنَائِزَ رِجَالٍ وَنِسَاءٍ مَنْ يُقَدِّمُChapter: If There are Janazaha For Men And Women, Who Is Put In Front?57باب أَيْنَ يَقُومُ الإِمَامُ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ إِذَا صَلَّى عَلَيْهِChapter: Where Should The Imam Stand In Relation To The Deceased When Offering The Funeral Prayer?58باب التَّكْبِيرِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِChapter: Saying The Takbir Over The Deceased.59باب مَا يُقْرَأُ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِChapter: What Is To Be Recited Over The Deceased.60باب الدُّعَاءِ لِلْمَيِّتِChapter: The Supplication For The Deceased.61باب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْقَبْرِChapter: Praying At The Graveside.62باب فِي الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ يَمُوتُ فِي بِلاَدِ الشِّرْكِChapter: Performing The Funeral Prayer For A Muslim Who Dies In The Land Of Shirk.63باب فِي جَمْعِ الْمَوْتَى فِي قَبْرٍ وَالْقَبْرُ يُعَلَّمُChapter: Putting More Than One Deceased Person In A Grave And Marking The Grave.64باب فِي الْحَفَّارِ يَجِدُ الْعَظْمَ هَلْ يَتَنَكَّبُ ذَلِكَ الْمَكَانَChapter: If A Gravedigger Finds Bones, Should He Leave That Place?65باب فِي اللَّحْدِChapter: The Lahd (Niche).66باب كَمْ يَدْخُلُ الْقَبْرَChapter: How Many People Should Enter The Grave?67باب فِي الْمَيِّتِ يُدْخَلُ مِنْ قِبَلِ رِجْلَيْهِChapter: How The Deceased Should Be Placed Into His Grave.68باب الْجُلُوسِ عِنْدَ الْقَبْرِChapter: How To Sit By The Grave.69باب فِي الدُّعَاءِ لِلْمَيِّتِ إِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِChapter: Supplicating For The Deceased When He Is Placed In His Grave.70باب الرَّجُلِ يَمُوتُ لَهُ قَرَابَةُ مُشْرِكٍChapter: If A Man’s Idolater Relative Dies.71باب فِي تَعْمِيقِ الْقَبْرِChapter: Making The Grave Deep.72باب فِي تَسْوِيَةِ الْقَبْرِChapter: Levelling The Grave.73باب الاِسْتِغْفَارِ عِنْدَ الْقَبْرِ لِلْمَيِّتِ فِي وَقْتِ الاِنْصِرَافِChapter: Praying For Forgiveness For The Deceased By The Grave At The Time Of Departing (Burial).74باب كَرَاهِيَةِ الذَّبْحِ عِنْدَ الْقَبْرِChapter: It Is Disliked To Slaughter (An Animal) By A Grave.75باب الْمَيِّتِ يُصَلَّى عَلَى قَبْرِهِ بَعْدَ حِينٍChapter: Offering The Funeral Prayer At Graves After A While.76باب فِي الْبِنَاءِ عَلَى الْقَبْرِChapter: Building Structures Over Graves.77باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الْقُعُودِ عَلَى الْقَبْرِChapter: It Is Disliked To Sit On Graves.78باب الْمَشْىِ فِي النَّعْلِ بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِChapter: Walking Between Graves While Wearing Shoes.79باب فِي تَحْوِيلِ الْمَيِّتِ مِنْ مَوْضِعِهِ لِلأَمْرِ يَحْدُثُChapter: Moving The Deceased From His Burial Site Because Of Something That Happened.80باب فِي الثَّنَاءِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِChapter: Praising The Deceased.81باب فِي زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِChapter: Visting Graves.82باب فِي زِيَارَةِ النِّسَاءِ الْقُبُورَChapter: Women Visiting Graves.83باب مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا زَارَ الْقُبُورَ أَوْ مَرَّ بِهَاChapter: What To Say When Passing Graves.84باب الْمُحْرِمِ يَمُوتُ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ بِهِChapter: What Should Be Done With The Muhrim If He Dies?

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Abu Dawud · 3089إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا أَصَابَهُ السَّقَمُ ، ثُمَّ أَعْفَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ ، كَانَ كَفَّارَةً لِمَا مَضَى مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ ، وَمَوْعِظَةً لَهُ فِيمَا يَسْتَقْبِلُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُنَافِقَ إِذَا مَرِضَ ثُمَّ أُعْفِيَ كَانَ Narrated Amir ar-Ram: We were in our country when flags and banners were raised. I said: What is this? The (the people) said: This is the banner of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I came to him. He was (sitting) under a tre6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3090إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا سَبَقَتْ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَةٌ ، لَمْ يَبْلُغْهَا بِعَمَلِهِ ، ابْتَلَاهُ اللَّهُ فِي جَسَدِهِ ، أَوْ فِي مَالِهِ ، أَوْ فِي وَلَدِهِNarrated Muhammad ibn Khalid as-Sulami: on his father's authority said his grandfather reported: He was a Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: When Allah has previously decree6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3091إِذَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ يَعْمَلُ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا ، فَشَغَلَهُ عَنْهُ مَرَضٌ ، أَوْ سَفَرٌ ، كُتِبَ لَهُ كَصَالِحِ مَا كَانَ يَعْمَلُ ، وَهُوَ صَحِيحٌ مُقِيمٌNarrated Abu Musa: I heard the Prophet ﷺ many times say: When a servant of Allah is accustomed to do a good work, then becomes ill or goes on journey, what was accustomed to do when he was well and staying at home will b7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3092أَبْشِرِي يَا أُمَّ الْعَلَاءِ ، فَإِنَّ مَرَضَ الْمُسْلِمِ يُذْهِبُ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَطَايَاهُ ، كَمَا تُذْهِبُ النَّارُ خَبَثَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِNarrated Umm al-Ala: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited me while I was sick. He said: Be glad, Umm al-Ala for Allah removes the sins of a Muslim for his illness as fire removes the dross of gold and silver.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3093أَيَّةُ آيَةٍ يَا عَائِشَةُ ؟ قَالَتْ : قَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى : مَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ سورة النساء آية 123 ، قَالَ : أَمَا عَلِمْتِ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ تُصِيبُهُ النَّكْبَةُ أَوِ الشَّوْكَةُ فَيُكNarrated Aishah: I said: Messenger of Allah, I know the severest verse in the Quran. He asked: What is that verse. Aishah? She replied: Allah's words: "If anyone does evil, he will be requited for it. " He said: Do you k7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 3094قَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْهَاكَ عَنْ حُبِّ يَهُودَNarrated Usamah bin Zaid: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to visit Abdullah bin Ubayy during his illness of which he died. When he entered upon him, he realised death on him. He said: I used to forbid you from the love6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3095أَسْلِمْ ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ وَهُوَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُوهُ : أَطِعْ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ، فَأَسْلَمَ ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أNarrated Anas: A young Jew became ill. The Prophet ﷺ went to visit him. He sat down by his head and said to him: Accept Islam. He looked at his father who was beside him near his head, and he said: Obey Abu al-Qasim. So 4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3096حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ Narrated Jabir: The Prophet ﷺ would visit me (during my illness) riding neither a mule nor a pony.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3097مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ ، وَعَادَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ مُحْتَسِبًا ، بُوعِدَ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ مَسِيرَةَ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًاNarrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone performs ablution well and pays a sick-visit to his brother Muslim seeking his reward from Allah, he will be removed a distance of sixty years (kharif) from Hell. I 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3098مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَعُودُ مَرِيضًا مُمْسِيًا ، إِلَّا خَرَجَ مَعَهُ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ ، وَكَانَ لَهُ خَرِيفٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَمَنْ أَتَاهُ مُصْبِحًا ، خَرَجَ مَعَهُ سَبْعُونَ أَNarrated Ali: If a man visits a patient in the evening, seventy thousand angels come along with him seeking forgiveness from Allah for him till the morning, and he will have a garden in the Paradise.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3099حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ali from the Prophet ﷺ through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version does not mention the word "garden" (khartf). Abu Dawud said: This 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3100حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ ، قَالَ : وَكَانَ نَافِعٌ غُلَامُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَNarrated Abu Jafar Abdullah bin Nafi, the slave of al-Hasan bin Ali: Abu Musa paid a sick visit to al-Hasan bin Ali. Abu Dawud said: He narrated the tradition to the same effect as narrated by Shubah. Abu Dawud said: Thi7 narrators