Hadith 6616

Chapter 29

باب 29

(29) باب فِي اللَّحْدِ وَنَصْبِ اللَّبِنِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ

(29) Chapter: The Lahd (Niche), and setting up bricks over the deceased (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمِسْوَرِيُّ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ، مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، قَالَ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي هَلَكَ فِيهِ الْحَدُوا لِي لَحْدًا وَانْصِبُوا عَلَىَّ اللَّبِنَ نَصْبًا كَمَا صُنِعَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .

'Amir b. Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas told that Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas said during his illness of which he died:
" Make a niche for me in the side of the grave and set up bricks over me as was done in case of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih Muslim 966 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 11, Hadith 117 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 4, Hadith 2112 (ES)