Hadith 8359

Chapter 22

باب 22

(22) باب فِي التَّكْبِيرِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ

(22) Chapter: Saying the takbir over the deceased (AR)
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وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَاتَ الْيَوْمَ عَبْدٌ لِلَّهِ صَالِحٌ أَصْحَمَةُ " . فَقَامَ فَأَمَّنَا وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ .

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
There died today the pious servant of Allah, Ashama. So he stood up and led us in (funeral prayer) over him. (AR)

Reference (AR): Sahih Muslim 952 b (AR)

In-book reference (AR): Book 11, Hadith 86 (AR)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 4, Hadith 2081 (AR)