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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجنائزFunerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)
باب فِي الشَّهِيدِ يُغَسَّلُChapter: Should The Martyr Be Washed.
Hadith 3136
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحُبَابِ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَفْوَانَ يَعْنِي الْمَرْوَانِيَّ ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، الْمَعْنَى أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ عَلَى حَمْزَةَ ، وَقَدْ مُثِّلَ بِهِ ، فَقَالَ : لَوْلَا أَنْ تَجِدَ صَفِيَّةُ فِي نَفْسِهَا ، لَتَرَكْتُهُ حَتَّى تَأْكُلَهُ الْعَافِيَةُ . حتَّى يُحْشَرَ مِنْ بُطُونِهَا ، وَقَلَّتِ الثِّيَابُ ، وَكَثُرَتِ الْقَتْلَى ، فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ وَالرَّجُلَانِ وَالثَّلَاثَةُ يُكَفَّنُونَ فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ ، زَادَ قُتَيْبَةُ : ثُمَّ يُدْفَنُونَ فِي قَبْرٍ وَاحِدٍ ، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْأَلُ : " أَيُّهُمْ أَكْثَرُ قُرْآنًا ؟ فَيُقَدِّمُهُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ " .
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed Hamzah who was killed and disfigured. He said: If Safiyyah were not grieved, I would have left him until the birds and beasts of prey would have eaten him, and he would have been resurrected from their bellies. The garments were scanty and the slain were in great number. So one, two and three persons were shrouded in one garment. The narrator Qutaybah added: They were then buried in one grave. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked: Which of the two learnt the Quran more? He then advanced him toward the qiblah (direction of prayer).
Brief Explanation
1؎ : From this hadith it is understood that in times of necessity, it is permissible to shroud several people in one shroud or to bury multiple individuals in a single grave.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
A religious scholar and a memorizer of the Qur'an (hafiz) remain ahead of others even after death.
And any hardship endured in the path of Allah, no matter how great, will be a means of elevation in ranks with Allah.
A religious scholar and a memorizer of the Qur'an (hafiz) remain ahead of others even after death.
And any hardship endured in the path of Allah, no matter how great, will be a means of elevation in ranks with Allah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3136
