Sahih al-Bukhari 1321

Book 23: Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz) · Hadith 78

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ بِقَبْرٍ قَدْ دُفِنَ لَيْلاً فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَتَى دُفِنَ هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا الْبَارِحَةَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَفَلاَ آذَنْتُمُونِي ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا دَفَنَّاهُ فِي ظُلْمَةِ اللَّيْلِ فَكَرِهْنَا أَنْ نُوقِظَكَ‏.‏ فَقَامَ فَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) passed by a grave of a deceased who had been buried at night. He said, "When was this (deceased) buried?" The people said, "Yesterday." He said, "Why did you not inform me?" They said, "We buried him when it was dark and so we disliked to wake you up." He stood up and we lined up behind him. (Ibn `Abbas said): I was one of them, and the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer

Ibn Abbas (رضی اللہ عنہما) bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool ek marhoom ki qabar ke paas se guzre jisse raat ko dafn kiya gaya tha. Aap ne pucha: "Ise kab dafn kiya gaya?" Logon ne kaha: "Kal." Aap ne pucha: "Tumne mujhe kyun nahi bataya?" Unhone kaha: "Hum andhere mein dafn kar rahe the isliye humein aapko jagana napasand hua." Aap khade hue aur hum unke peechhe safon mein khade ho gaye. (Ibn Abbas ne kaha:) Main bhi unme se tha, aur Nabi ne namaz-e-janaza padhi.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1321 · Book 23, Hadith 78

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