What Was Narrated Concerning Standing Up For The Funeral (Procession)
Darussalam · Volume 2
6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding FuneralsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 1545 · Volume 4 · Page 45
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حسن، المشكاة (١٦٨١) ، الإرواء (٣ / ١٩٣)
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1545. It was narrated that 'Ubādah bin Sāmit said: "When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ followed a funeral, he would not sit down until it had been placed in the niche-grave. A rabbi came to him and said: 'This is what we do, O Muhammad!' So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sat down and said: 'Be different from them.'" (Da'if)
1545 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ مُكْرَمٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ جُنَادَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، قَالَ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اتَّبَعَ جِنَازَةً لَمْ يَقْعُدْ حَتَّى تُوضَعَ فِي اللَّحْدِ» فَعَرَضَ لَهُ حَبْرٌ، فَقَالَ: هَكَذَا نَصْنَعُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ: «خَالِفُوهُمْ»
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a. It shows clearly that to keep standing until the body is buried is abrogated, in fact when the bier is placed on the ground, then the people are allowed to sit down. b. Being distinguished from disbelievers is a great principle of Islam, the Shari'ah even emphasizes it in matters of worship, and also in other daily affairs and activities. Therefore celebrating Christmas, New Year (first of January), Basant of Hindus, Holi and Dewali, the customs of wedding and grief, for example: wearing black clothes at a sad occasion; disapproval of a widow's second marriage; bridegrooms meeting frankly with the bride's female relatives at the wedding ceremony, and sharing jokes with each other, and many other similar matters are contradictory to the teachings of Islam. These are customs of disbelievers, and are forbidden, so it is extremely necessary to avoid them.