Hadith 3094

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أُبَيٍّ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَرَفَ فِيهِ الْمَوْتَ ، قَالَ : " قَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْهَاكَ عَنْ حُبِّ يَهُودَ " ، قَالَ : فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَهُمْ أسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ فَمَهْ ، فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَتَاهُ ابْنُهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أُبَيٍّ قَدْ مَاتَ ، فَأَعْطِنِي قَمِيصَكَ أُكَفِّنْهُ فِيهِ ، فَنَزَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَمِيصَهُ ، فَأَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ .
Narrated Usamah bin Zaid: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to visit Abdullah bin Ubayy during his illness of which he died. When he entered upon him, he realised death on him. He said: I used to forbid you from the love of Jews. He (Abdullah) said: Asad bin Zurarah hated them. So what (the benefited) ? When he died, his son came and said: Prophet of Allah, Abdullah bin Ubayy has died, give me your shirt, so that I shroud him in it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took off his shirt and gave it to him.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الجنائز / 3094
Hadith Grading الألبانی: ضعيف الإسناد لكن قصة القميص صحيحة ق  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, ابن إسحاق عنعن, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 114
Hadith Takhrij « تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 108)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (5/201) (حسن) » (بیہقی نے دلائل النبوة (5؍ 285) میں ابن اسحاق کی زہری سے تحدیث نقل کی ہے، نیز قمیص کا جملہ صحیحین میں ابن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما کی حدیث سے ہے، ملاحظہ ہو: صحیح ابی داود 8؍ 410)
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:

The chain of narration of this report is weak.
However, the story of the shirt is authentically established.
(Al-Allamah Al-Albani)

Visiting a Muslim to inquire about his health is a legal (shar‘i) right.
Similarly, it is also permissible to visit someone of bad character to inquire about his health.
And this is certainly a part of Islamic manners and chivalry.


The son of this hypocrite, Abdullah radi Allahu anhu, was a sincere believing Companion radi Allahu anhu.
And perhaps the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam granted his shirt as a favor to this devoted and sincere lover.
And this act was a minor stratagem by a son for his father, hoping that perhaps by its blessing he might benefit in some way.
And it is also the case that the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, in this way, repaid a favor of this hypocrite.
That at the time of Badr, when the uncle of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Abbas radi Allahu anhu, was taken captive,
he did not have a shirt.
So Abdullah bin Ubayy gave his shirt.
It is also said that whenever anything was asked from the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he would not refuse.
And it is also said that perhaps this act occurred at a time when this ruling had not yet been revealed:
() “And do not ever pray [the funeral prayer] over any of them who dies, nor stand at his grave.” (At-Tawbah 9:84)
When any of these hypocrites dies, do not pray his funeral prayer,
and do not stand at his grave.
(‘Awn al-Ma‘bud)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3094