English translation
3122. It was narrated that 'Āishah said: "When Zaid bin Hārīthah, Ja'far and 'Abdullāh bin Rawāḥah were killed, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sat in the Masjid, and grief could be seen in his face." And he narrated the story. (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 3122
Sitting Down When Calamity Strikes
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Darussalam · Volume 3
BOOK 20. THE BOOKOF FUNERALSSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 3122 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 192
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3122 · Volume 1 · Page 2
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صحيح
- صحيح سنن أبي داود ط غراس (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2734 · Volume 8 · Page 448
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(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين. وقد أخرجاه، وكذا ابن حبان في "صحاحهم")
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Arabic text
3122 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: «لَمَّا قُتِلَ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ، وَجَعْفَرٌ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يُعْرَفُ فِي وَجْهِهِ الْحُزْنُ» وَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ
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It is a desirable act that the family, friends, and relatives of the deceased gather and sit together on this occasion. There is no requirement, however, that they sit only on the ground. They may sit on mats, cots, chairs and the like. To consider it something like a compulsory ritual to sit in waiting to receive condolences from the people for three days is improper; there is no injunction for this in the Shari'ah.