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Abu Dawood: Hadith 3210

21. 'Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana''iz)'

سنن أبي داود

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How Many People Should Enter The Grave ?

باب كَمْ يَدْخُلُ الْقَبْرَ

3210
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ غَسَّلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلِيٌّ وَالْفَضْلُ وَأُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَهُمْ أَدْخَلُوهُ قَبْرَهُ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي مُرَحَّبٌ أَوِ ابْنُ أَبِي مُرَحَّبٍ أَنَّهُمْ أَدْخَلُوا مَعَهُمْ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ عَلِيٌّ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَلِي الرَّجُلَ أَهْلُهُ ‏.‏
Narrated Amir:
Ali, Fadl and Usamah ibn Zayd washed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and they put him in his grave. Marhab or Ibn Abu Marhab told me that they also made AbdurRahman ibn Awf join them.

When Ali became free, he said: The People of the man serve him.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3209
In-book : Book 21, Hadith 121
English translation : Book 20, Hadith 3203