English translation
1948. It was narrated that 'Imrân bin Ḥuṣain said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Your brother has died, so get up and pray for him.'" (Sahîh)
Hadith 1948
The Command To Pray For The Deceased
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الحديث: 1946 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 57
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1946 · Volume 5 · Page 90
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٥٣٥)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1838 · Volume 2 · Page 419
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٥٣٥: م.
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Arabic text
1946 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، وَعَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ أَخَاكُمْ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقُومُوا فَصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ»
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[1] Meaning that in this narration, what is correct is that it is a report of Sâlim, rather than a report of 'Abdullâh bin 'Umar, attributed to the Messenger ﷺ.
Commentary
The purpose of Imâm An-Nasâ'î is to demonstrate that to offer the funeral prayer is a communally obligatory (Fard Kifayah), which means that it is necessary to perform the funeral prayer over every deceased Muslim, whether some people perform it or a large number of people. Otherwise, all will be guilty of a serious sin for neglecting the obligation. This Hadith also corroborates the performance of the funeral prayer over someone whose deceased body is absent, as a natural corollary.