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1057. Ibn 'Abbās narrated: "The Prophet ﷺ entered a grave during the night, so a torch was lit for him. He took it (the deceased) in from the direction of the Qiblah, and he said: 'May Allāh have mercy upon you, you were often invoking (Allāh) by reciting the Qur'an.' And he said 'Allāhu Akbar four times.'" (Da'if)
(He said:) There are narrations on this topic from Jābir, and Yazid bin Thābit – the elder brother of Zaid bin Thābit.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Hadīth of Ibn 'Abbās is a Hasan Hadīth. Some of the people of knowledge followed this. He said: The deceased is entered into the grave from the
direction of the Qiblah (with his head pointing towards it). Some of them say (he is brought in with his feet toward the Qiblah), and most of the people of knowledge permitted burial at night.
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Commentary
Scholars have inferred from this narration that burial at nighttime is legal and making an arrangement of light near the grave is allowed. Most of the people of knowledge agree upon this issue. (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim/Nawawī v.1 p.306.)
