Funerals & Burial

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“The best of shrouds is the Hullah (two-piecer).”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“If anyone of you is charged with taking care of his brother (after death), let him shroud him well.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“When Ibrahim the son of the Prophet (ﷺ) died, the Prophet (ﷺ) said to them: ‘Do not wrap him in his shroud until I look at him.’ He came to him, bent over and wept.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“If one of the members of his family died, Hudhaifah would say: ‘Do not inform anyone of it, for I am afraid that that would be a public death announcement. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with these two...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

‘Hasten with the funeral (procession), for if the person was righteous then you are advancing him towards good, and if he was otherwise then it is evil which you are taking off of your necks.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“ ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud said: ‘Whoever follows a funeral (procession), let him carry all (four) corners of it (in turn), for that is Sunnah. Then if he wishes let him voluntarily carry it, and if he wishes let him not...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“You should move with tranquility.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw some people riding on their animals in a funeral (procession). He said: ‘Do you not feel ashamed that the angels of Allah are walking on foot and you are riding?’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘The rider should travel behind the funeral (procession) but the one who is walking may walk wherever he wants.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr and ‘Umar walking ahead of the funeral (procession).”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman used to walk ahead of the funeral (procession).”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

‘The funeral should be followed and should not follow. There should be no one with it who walks ahead of it.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to attend a funeral, and he saw some people who had cast aside their upper sheets and were walking in their shirts only. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Are you...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“Do not delay the funeral once it is ready.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“Abu Musa Ash’ari left instructions, when he was dying, saying: ‘Do not follow me with a censer.’* They said to him: ‘Did you hear something concerning that?’ He said: ‘Yes, from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“Whoever has the funeral prayer offered for him by one hundred Muslims, he will be forgiven.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“A son of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas died, and he said to me: ‘O Kuraib! Get up and see if anyone has assembled (to pray) for my son.’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Woe to you, how many do you see?...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“If a funeral procession was brought and the number of people who followed it was considered to be small, they would be organized into three rows, then the funeral prayer would be offered.” He said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“A funeral (procession) passed by the Prophet (ﷺ) and they praised (the deceased) and spoke well of him. He said: ‘(Paradise is) guaranteed for him.’ Then another funeral passed by and they spoke badly of him, and he (the Prophet...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“A funeral passed by the Prophet (ﷺ) and they praised (the deceased) and spoke well of him and mentioned his good characteristics. He said: ‘(Paradise is) guaranteed for him.’ Then another funeral passed by and they spoke badly of him...