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The Ruler Should Not Perform The Funeral Prayer For One Who Killed Himself

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Darussalam · Volume 3

BOOK 20. THE BOOKOF FUNERALS

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الحديث: 3185 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 206

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3185. Jābir bin Samurah said: "A man fell ill, and a cry was raised (about his death). His neighbour came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and said to him: 'He has died'. He said: 'How do you know?' He said: 'I saw him.' He said: 'He has not died.' So he went back, but a cry was raised for him, so he back came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: 'He has died.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'He has not died.' He went back, and a cry was raised for him, and his wife said: 'Go to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and tell him.' The man said: 'O Allāh, curse him.' Then the man went and saw that he had killed himself with an arrowhead that he had with him. He went to the Prophet ﷺ, and told him that he had died. He said: 'How do you know?' He said: 'I saw him killing himself with an arrowhead that he had with him.' He said: 'Did you (really) see that?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then I shall not offer the (funeral) prayer for him.'" (Sāḥih)

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3185 - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ: مَرِضَ رَجُلٌ فَصِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَجَاءَ جَارُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، قَالَ: «وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ؟» قَالَ: أَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمُتْ» قَالَ: فَرَجَعَ فَصِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَجَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمُتْ» فَرَجَعَ فَصِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ: انْطَلِقْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبِرْهُ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهُ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ فَرَآهُ قَدْ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ بِمِشْقَصٍ مَعَهُ، فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَقَالَ: «وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ؟» قَالَ: رَأَيْتُهُ يَنْحَرُ نَفْسَهُ بِمَشَاقِصَ مَعَهُ، قَالَ: «أَنْتَ رَأَيْتَهُ؟» قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «إِذًا لَا أُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ»

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