Funerals & Burial

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“They (the martyrs) were brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the Day of Uhud, and he started to offer the funeral prayer for them, ten by ten. Hamzah lay where he lay, and they were taken away but...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“Which of them had memorized more Qur’an?” And if one of them was pointed out to him, he would put him in the niche-grave first. And he said: “I am a witness over them.” He commanded that they should be...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that the weapons and armor should be removed from the slain of Uhud, and they should be buried in their clothes stained with blood.

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“I heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that the slain of the battle of Uhud should be returned to the battlefield; they had been moved to Al-Madinah.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever offers the funeral prayer in the mosque will have nothing (i.e., no reward).’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not offer the funeral prayer for Suhail bin Baida’ anywhere but in the mosque.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“There are three times during the day when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us to offer the funeral prayer or bury our dead: When the sun has fully risen (until it is higher up in the sky), when it...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) placed a man in his grave at night, and he lit a lamp in his grave.

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“Do not bury your dead at night unless you are forced to.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“Offer the funeral prayer for your dead by night or by day.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“When ‘Abdullah bin Ubayy died, his son came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, give me your shirt so that I may shroud him in it.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Notify me when he...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“The leader of the hypocrites in Al- Madinah died, and left instructions that the Prophet (ﷺ) should offer the funeral prayer for him and shroud him in his shirt. He offered the funeral prayer for him and shrouded him in...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

‘Offer prayer for everyone who dies, and strive in Jihad under every chief.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

It was narrated from Jabir bin Samurah that a man from among the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) was wounded, and the wound caused him a great deal of pain. He went and took a spearhead, and slaughtered himself with...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“Why did you not tell me?” Then he went to her grave and offered the funeral prayer for her.

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“We went out with the Prophet (ﷺ) and when we reached Al-Baqi’, we saw a new grave. He asked about it and they said: ‘(It is) so-and-so (a woman).’ He recognized the name and said: ‘Why did you not tell...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“Why did you not tell me?” Then he said to his Companions: “Line up in rows to pray for her,” and he offered the funeral prayer for her.

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

“A man died whom the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to visit, and they buried him at night. When morning came, they told him. He said: ‘What kept you from telling me?’ They said: ‘It was night and it was...

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer at a grave after the burial.

Sunan Ibn Majah

Chapters Regarding Funerals

It was narrated from Ibn Buraidah from his father that the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer for a deceased person after he had been buried.