Hadith 26317

Chapter 76

باب 76

(76) باب عَدَدِ التَّكْبِيرِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ

(76) Chapter: The Numbre of Takbirs in the Funeral Prayer (JA)
164
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَعَى لِلنَّاسِ النَّجَاشِيَّ وَخَرَجَ بِهِمْ فَصَفَّ بِهِمْ وَكَبَّرَ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ .

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah:
That the Messenger of Allah announced the death of An-Najashi to the people, and he led thme out and arranged them in rows, and said the Takbir four times. (JA)

Reference (JA): Sunan an-Nasa'i 1980 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 21, Hadith 164 (JA)

English translation (JA): Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1982 (JA)