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سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1557

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In-book entry
125

Chapter 40

Chapter context: What was narrated concerning the ditch-grave

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشَّقِّ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَلْحَدُ وَآخَرُ يَضْرَحُ. فَقَالُوا: نَسْتَخِيرُ رَبَّنَا وَنَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِمَا فَأَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ تَرَكْنَاهُ ‏.‏ فَأُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَسَبَقَ صَاحِبُ اللَّحْدِ. فَلَحَدُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:

“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 call for them both, and whichever of them comes first, we will let him do it.’ So they were both sent for, and the one who used to make the niche-grave came first, so they made a niche-grave for the Prophet (ﷺ).”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 1557 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 6, Chapters Regarding Funerals, as in-book entry 125 under the chapter “What was narrated concerning the ditch-grave.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
125

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1557 Arabic : Book 6, Hadith 1624

Al-Albani:
Hasan Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Hasan Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Sahih Lighairihi
Zubair Ali Zai:
Hasan

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