Sunan Ibn Majah

Hadith 1491

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What Was Narrated Concerning Praising The Deceased

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Darussalam · Volume 2

6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding Funerals

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الحديث: 1491 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 478

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1491. It was narrated that Anas bin Mâlik said: "A funeral (procession) passed by the Prophet ﷺ and they praised (the deceased) and spoke well of him. He said: '(Paradise is) guaranteed for him.' Then another funeral passed by and they spoke badly of him, and he (the Prophet ﷺ) said: '(Hell is) guaranteed for him.' It was said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, you said that (Paradise was) guaranteed for this one and that (Hell was) guaranteed for the other one.' He said: 'It is the testimony of the people, and the believers are the witnesses of Allâh on earth.'" (Sahih)

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1491 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: مُرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجِنَازَةٍ، فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا، فَقَالَ: «وَجَبَتْ» ثُمَّ مُرَّ عَلَيْهِ بِجِنَازَةٍ، فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا، فَقَالَ: «وَجَبَتْ» فَقِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قُلْتَ لِهَذِهِ وَجَبَتْ، وَلِهَذِهِ وَجَبَتْ، فَقَالَ: «شَهَادَةُ الْقَوْمِ، وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ شُهُودُ اللَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ»

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Every human has good and bad deeds, traits, qualities and faults; therefore it depends on one's frequent and numerous deeds and the majority opinion will be considered. One should adopt good manners in life, and should try best to help others so that people express a good opinion after his death and invoke pleadingly for him from their heart.