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Bulugh al-Maram: Hadith 209

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Bulugh al-Maram
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ: { كَانَ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ يُكَبِّرُ عَلَى جَنَائِزِنَا أَرْبَعًا, وَإِنَّهُ كَبَّرَ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ خَمْسًا, فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يُكَبِّرُهَا } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ وَالْأَرْبَعَةُ 1‏ .‏
"Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila (RAA) and "Zaid bin Arqam (RAA) used to recite four Takbirat when praying over the dead, but once he said it five times, so I asked him about it. He said to me, "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do so.' Related by Muslim and the four Imams.
Reference: Bulugh al-Maram 561
In-book : Book 3, Hadith 29
English translation : Book 3, Hadith 585