Offering The Funeral Prayer At The Grave
Darussalam · Volume 2
6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding FuneralsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1527 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 489
Source no. 1527 · Volume 4 · Page 27
Sahih
صحيح الأحكام (٨٧) ، الإرواء (٣ / ١٨٤)
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1527. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that a black woman used to sweep the mosque. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ noticed she was missing and he asked about her after a few days. He was told that she had died. He said, "Why did you not tell me?" Then he went to her grave and offered the funeral prayer for her. (Sahih)
1527 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً سَوْدَاءَ كَانَتْ تَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَفَقَدَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَأَلَ عَنْهَا بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: إِنَّهَا مَاتَتْ، قَالَ: «فَهَلَّا آذَنْتُمُونِي، فَأَتَى قَبْرَهَا، فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا»
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Offering any prayer in the cemetery is prohibited, other than the above-mentioned situation of funeral prayer. The Prophet ﷺ said: "All the earth is suitable for prayer, except a cemetery and bathroom." The name of this lady mentioned is Umm Mahjân in Sunan Al-Bayhaqi (4/48).