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Bulugh al-Maram: Hadith 212

3. Funerals

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Bulugh al-Maram
وَعَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَالَ: { صَلَّيْتُ خَلَفَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ, فَقَرَأَ فَاتِحَةَ الكْتِابِ فَقَالَ:لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنَّهَا سُنَّةٌ"} رَوَاهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ 1‏ ‏
Talhah bin "AbduIlah bin "Auf (RAA) narrated, "I offered a funeral prayer led by Ibn "Abbas. He recited al-Fatihah and said, "You should know that it (reciting al-Fatihah) is a Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ).' Related by Al-Bukhari.
Reference: Bulugh al-Maram 564
In-book : Book 3, Hadith 32
English translation : Book 3, Hadith 588