Chapters Regarding Funerals

Sunan Ibn Majah

"Patience should come with the first shock."

Sunan Ibn Majah

“Allah says: ‘O son of Adam! If you are patient and seek reward at the moment of first shock, I will not approve of any reward for you less than Paradise.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah

“There is no Muslim who is stricken with a calamity and reacts by saying as Allah has commanded: ‘Inna lillahi, wa inna ilayhi raji’un. Allahumma indaka ahtasabtu musibati, fajurni fiha, wa ‘awwidni minha (Truly, to Allah we belong and truly,...

Sunan Ibn Majah

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) opened a door that was between him and the people or drew back a curtain and he saw the people praying behind Abu Bakr. He praised Allah for what he saw of their good situation...

Sunan Ibn Majah

“But there is no one to weep for Hamzah.” So the women of Ansar started to weep for Hamzah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) woke up and said, ‘Woe to them, have they not gone home yet? Tell them to...

Sunan Ibn Majah

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eulogies.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

“The deceased is punished for the wailing over him.”

Sunan Ibn Majah

“When Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), died, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wept. The one who was consoling him, either Abu Bakr or ‘Umar, said to him: ‘You are indeed the best of those who glorify...

Sunan Ibn Majah

“Your brother has been killed.” She said: “May Allah have mercy on him. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un (Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return).” They said: “Your husband has been killed.” She said:...

Sunan Ibn Majah

“He is not one of us who tears his garments, strikes his cheeks, and cries with the cry of the Days of Ignorance.’”