English translation
2009. It was narrated that Sa'd said: "Make a niche for me in the side of the grave and set up (bricks) over me as was done for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ." (Sahih)
Hadith 2009
The Lahd (Niche) And The Ditch
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Darussalam · Volume 3
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الحديث: 2007 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 80
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2007 · Volume 5 · Page 151
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٥٥٦)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1896 · Volume 2 · Page 432
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٥٥٦: م.
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Arabic text
2007 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: «أَلْحِدُوا لِي لَحْدًا، وَانْصِبُوا عَلَيَّ نَصْبًا كَمَا فُعِلَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»
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A Lahd is a grave with a lateral hollow large enough for the body, dug into the side of the bottom of the grave that is toward the direction of the Qiblah. The Shaqq means a simple trench dug down into the middle of the floor of the grave with low block walls raised along the trench sides in which the deceased is placed before the walls are ceilinged with blocks, and the earth is shovelled back into the grave on top of them. Both these methods are permissible, but the Lahd is superior.