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Ibn Majah: Hadith 1527

6. Chapters Regarding Funerals

سنن ابن ماجه

1527
Ibn Majah
Sahih (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏.‏ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، سَوْدَاءَ كَانَتْ تَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ فَفَقَدَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهَا بَعْدَ أَيَّامٍ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهَا مَاتَتْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏‏ فَهَلاَّ آذَنْتُمُونِي ‏"‏ ‏‏ فَأَتَى قَبْرَهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا ‏‏
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that a black woman used to sweep the mosque. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) noticed she was missing and he asked about her after a few days. He was told that she had died. He said:
"Why did you not tell me?" Then he went to her grave and offered the funeral prayer for her.
Reference: English : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1527
Arabic : Book 6, Hadith 1594