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Remembering Death Frequently

Death, Grave & Funerals

Preparation for death, the trial and questioning in the grave, funeral rites (Janazah), and cemetery etiquette.

Hadiths: 8Topics: 8All Topics
6416
Sahih Bukhari
Sahih
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَهَا أَوْلاَدٌ لَهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّكُمْ لأَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ ‏"‏‏‏ قَالَهَا ثَلاَثَ مِرَارٍ‏‏
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
An Ansari woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the company of her children, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to her, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, you are the most beloved people to me!" And he repeated the statement thrice.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6645
In-book : Book 83, Hadith 24
USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 8, Book 78, Hadith 640  (deprecated)
1824
An Nasai
Sahih (Darussalam)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَاصِحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ ‏‏ مَنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ وَأَرْبَعًا بَعْدَهَا حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى النَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏‏
It was narrated from Umm Habibah that:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say: "Whoever prays four rak'ahs before Zuhr and four after, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will forbid him from the Fire."
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1814
In-book : Book 20, Hadith 217
English translation : Vol. 2, Book 20, Hadith 1815
2307
Jamiat Tirmidhi
Sahih (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَنْبَعِثَ دَجَّالُونَ كَذَّابُونَ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ ثَلاَثِينَ كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ ‏‏ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏‏
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"The Hour shall not be established until nearly thirty imposters, Dajjal appear, each of them claiming that he is the Messenger of Allah."
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2218
In-book : Book 33, Hadith 61
English translation : Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2218
4258
Ibn Majah
Sahih (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏‏ قَارِبُوا وَسَدِّدُوا فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ بِمُنْجِيهِ عَمَلُهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَلاَ أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَلاَ أَنَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِنْهُ وَفَضْلٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Be moderate and adhere to moderation, for there is no one among you who will be saved by his deeds." They said: "Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Not even me. Unless Allah encompasses me with mercy and grace from Him."
Reference: English : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4201
Arabic : Book 37, Hadith 4341
574
Musnad Ahmed
lts isnad is Da'if like the report above]
It was narrated from Hanash that "Ali (رضي الله عنه) said:
The fourth one gets the diyah (blood money] in full.
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 574
Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 574
575
Musnad Ahmed
Sahih (Darussalam), al-Bukhari (7347) and Muslim (775)]
It was narrated from "Ali bin Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) that
The Prophet (ﷺ) came to him and Fatimah at night and said "Why don"t you get up and pray?” I said: O Messenger of Allah, our souls are in the hand of Allah and if He wills to wake us up, He will wake us up. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) left when I said that to him and I heard him, as he was leaving, strike his hand against his thigh and say: "But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anything" (al-Kahf:18:54).
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 575
Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 575
577
Musnad Ahmed
Sahih because of corroborating evidence and its isnad is da'eef because of the weakness of Ibn Lahee'ah]
It was narrated that ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "No woman should be married and become a co-wife to her paternal aunt or her maternal aunt.”
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 577
Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 577
578
Musnad Ahmed
Da'if (Darussalam) because of the weakness of Ibn Lahee'ah]
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Zurair said:
I entered upon "Ali bin Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) - Hasan said: On the day of (Eid) al-Adha - and he brought some khazeerah (a dish made from small pieces of meat, broth and flour) to us. I said: May Allah guide you! Why don"t you make a dish for us from these ducks, for Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, has blessed us with a great deal of bounty. He said: O son of Zurair, I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “It is not permissible for the caliph to take more from the wealth of Allah than two dishes: one from which he and his family eat and one that he offers to the People.”
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 578
Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 578