Sahih al-Bukhari 1247

Book 23: Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz) · Hadith 10

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ مَاتَ إِنْسَانٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُهُ فَمَاتَ بِاللَّيْلِ فَدَفَنُوهُ لَيْلاً، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا مَنَعَكُمْ أَنْ تُعْلِمُونِي ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ فَكَرِهْنَا ـ وَكَانَتْ ظُلْمَةٌ ـ أَنْ نَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ‏.‏ فَأَتَى قَبْرَهُ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas.:A person died and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to visit him. He died at night and (the people) buried him at night. In the morning they informed the Prophet (about his death). He said, "What prevented you from informing me?" They replied, "It was night and it was a dark night and so we disliked to trouble you." The Prophet (ﷺ) went to his grave and offered the (funeral) prayer

Ibn Abbas (رضی اللہ عنہما) bataate hain: Ek shaks ka intiqal hua, Allah ke Rasool unse milne jate the. Woh raat ko mare aur logon ne unhe raat ko hi dafn kar diya. Subah unhone Nabi ko (unki maut ke baare mein) bataya. Aap ne pucha: "Tumhe mujhe batane se kis cheez ne roka?" Unhone jawab diya: "Raat thi aur andheri raat thi, isliye humein aapko taklif dena napasand hua." Nabi unki qabar par gaye aur (janaze ki) namaz padhi.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1247 · Book 23, Hadith 10

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