English translation
2043. It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: "When An-Najâshî died, the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Pray for forgiveness for him.'" (Sahîh)
Hadith 2043
The Order To Seek Forgiveness For The Believers
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الحديث: 2041 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 94
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2041 · Volume 5 · Page 185
Sahih
صحيح الأحكام (٨٩ - ٩٠)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1929 · Volume 2 · Page 439
Sahih
(صحيح) - الأحكام ٨٩ - ٩٠: ق.
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Arabic text
2041 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: لَمَّا مَاتَ النَّجَاشِيُّ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اسْتَغْفِرُوا لَهُ»
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We learn here that on being informed about someone's death with the utterance of "we belong to Allâh", one should also supplicate for his forgiveness, so that Allâh may forgive us as well.