English translation
1520. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbās that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ placed a man in his grave at night, and he lit a lamp in his grave. (Da'if)
Hadith 1520
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الحديث: 1520 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 487
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Source no. 1520 · Volume 4 · Page 20
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1520 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ الْيَمَانِ، عَنْ مِنْهَالِ بْنِ خَلِيفَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «أَدْخَلَ رَجُلًا قَبْرَهُ لَيْلًا، وَأَسْرَجَ فِي قَبْرِهِ»
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a. It is permissible to bury a dead at night under exceptional critical circumstances. b. Carrying a torch or lamp is allowed for burial at night even if it has to be taken inside the grave. The prohibition of burning a torch or lamp over the grave is after the burial.