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What Was Narrated Concerning placing the deceased in the grave

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Darussalam · Volume 2

6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding Funerals

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الحديث: 1550 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 494

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1550. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "When the deceased was placed in the grave, the Prophet ﷺ would say: 'Bismillāh, wa 'alā millati rasul-illāh' (In the Name of Allāh and according to the religion of the Messenger of Allāh)." Abu Khālid said on one occasion, when the deceased was placed in the grave: "Bismillāh wa 'alā sunnati rasul-illāh' (In the Name of Allāh and according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allāh)." Hishām said in his narration: "Bismillāh, wa fi sabil-illāh, wa 'alā millati rasul-illāh' (In the Name of Allāh, for the sake of Allāh and according to the religion of the Messenger of Allāh)." (Sahih)

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1550 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أُدْخِلَ الْمَيِّتُ الْقَبْرَ، قَالَ: «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ» وَقَالَ أَبُو خَالِدٍ مَرَّةً: إِذَا وُضِعَ الْمَيِّتُ فِي لَحْدِهِ قَالَ: «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَعَلَى سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ» ، وَقَالَ هِشَامٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ»

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Those who are involved in lowering the deceased into the grave should read the abovementioned supplications.