Sunan Ibn Majah
“Make a niche-grave for me, and block it up with bricks as was done for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).”
Chapters Regarding Funerals
Part of: Funerals & Burial
205 hadith in this topic
Sunan Ibn Majah
“When the Prophet (ﷺ) died, there was a man in Al-Madinah who used to make a niche in the grave and another who used to dig graves without a niche. They said: ‘Let us pray Istikharah to our Lord and...
Sunan Ibn Majah
“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, they differed as to whether his grave should have a niche or a ditch in the ground, until they spoke and raised their voices concerning that. Then ‘Umar said: ‘Do not shout in...
Sunan Ibn Majah
“When the deceased was placed in the grave, the Prophet (ﷺ) would say: ‘Bismillah, wa ‘ala millati rasul-illah (In the Name of Allah and according to the religion of the Messenger of Allah).’” Abu Khalid said on one occasion, when...
Sunan Ibn Majah
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) placed Sa’d gently in his grave and sprinkled water on it.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was brought into his grave from the direction of the Qiblah, and he was placed in his grave gently.
Sunan Ibn Majah
“I was present with Ibn ‘Umar at a funeral. When the body was placed in the niche-grave) he said, ‘Bismillah wa fi sabil-illah wa ‘ala millati rasul-illah’ (In the Name of Allah, for the sake of Allah and according to...
Sunan Ibn Majah
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The niche-grave is for us and the ditch-grave is for others.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up for a funeral, and we stood up, until he sat down, then we sat down.”
Sunan Ibn Majah
“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) followed a funeral, he would not sit down until it had been placed in the niche-grave. A rabbi came to him and said: ‘This is what we do, O Muhammad!’ So the Messenger of...