What WasNarrated ConcerningAttending Funerals
Darussalam · Volume 2
6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding FuneralsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1477 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 474
Source no. 1477 · Volume 3 · Page 477
Sahih
صحيح الأحكام ص (٧١)
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1477. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Hasten with the funeral (procession), for if the person was righteous then you are advancing him towards good, and if he was otherwise then it is evil which you are taking off of your necks.' (Sahih)
1477 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَهِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجِنَازَةِ، فَإِنْ تَكُنْ صَالِحَةً فَخَيْرٌ تُقَدِّمُونَهَا إِلَيْهِ، وَإِنْ تَكُنْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَشَرٌّ تَضَعُونَهُ عَنْ رِقَابِكُمْ»
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a. It is incorrect to delay the burial without any valid reason, once the body has been washed and shrouded. b. Some people delay the burial so that close relatives of the deceased from other cities or countries are able to attend, which is an improper tradition. c. One of the logics of burying a dead body as soon as possible is that a righteous believer would go to its final destination without delay, because for him is all good in the next life, and it is the best to take a bad person away from home as quickly as possible so that those responsible for the burial can carry out their duty straight away.