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Where Should The Imâm Stand When He Prays Over The Body?

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Darussalam · Volume 2

6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding Funerals

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الحديث: 1494 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 479

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1494. It was narrated that Abu Ghâlib said: "I saw Anas bin Mâlik offering the funeral prayer for a man, and he stood level with his head. Then another funeral was brought, that of a woman, and they said: 'O Abu Hamzah! Offer the funeral prayer for her.'" So he stood level with the middle of the bed (the body was upon). 'Ala' bīn Ziyâd said to him: 'O Abu Hamzah! Is this how you saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ standing in relation to the body of a man and a woman as you have stood?' He said: 'Yes.' Then he turned to us and said: 'Remember this.'" (Hasan)

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1494 - حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ «صَلَّى عَلَى جِنَازَةِ رَجُلٍ، فَقَامَ حِيَالَ رَأْسِهِ، فَجِيءَ بِجِنَازَةٍ أُخْرَى، بِامْرَأَةٍ» فَقَالُوا: يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهَا، «فَقَامَ حِيَالَ وَسَطِ السَّرِيرِ» فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ: يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ هَكَذَا رَأَيْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ مِنَ الْجِنَازَةِ مُقَامَكَ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ، وَقَامَ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ مُقَامَكَ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ؟ قَالَ: " نَعَمْ، فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا، فَقَالَ: احْفَظُوا "

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    [1] The postnatal bleeding period after childbirth.

Commentary

The Imâm should stand near the head of a male and near the midsection of a female for leading the funeral prayer.