Hadith 33944

Chapter 59

باب 59

(59) باب مَا يُقْرَأُ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ

(1188) Chapter: What Is To Be Recited Over The Deceased (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَقَرَأَ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا مِنَ السُّنَّةِ .

Narrated Talhah b. 'Abd Allah b. 'Awf:
I prayed over a dead person along with Ibn 'Abbas. He recited Surat al-Fatihah and he said: This is the Sunnah. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 3198 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 21, Hadith 110 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 20, Hadith 3192 (ES)