سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجنائزFunerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)
باب فِي الصُّفُوفِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِChapter: Rows In The Funeral Prayer.
Hadith 3166
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مَرْثَدٍ الْيَزَنِيِّ ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَمُوتُ ، فَيُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَةُ صُفُوفٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، إِلَّا أَوْجَبَ " ، قَالَ : فَكَانَ مَالِكٌ إِذَا اسْتَقَلَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَازَةِ ، جَزَّأَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ صُفُوفٍ لِلْحَدِيثِ .
Narrated Malik ibn Hubayrah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If any Muslim dies and three rows of Muslims pray over him, it will assure him (of Paradise). When Malik considered those who accompanied a bier to be a few, he divided them into three rows in accordance with this tradition.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, Imam Shawkani and others have established the virtue of having three rows in the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah). (: Nayl al-Awtar 4/63) However, this narration is weak. Nevertheless, some individuals have affirmed this issue by considering the athar (report) of Malik bin Hubayrah to be hasan (good). However, it is established from other narrations that Allah, the Exalted, accepts the supplication of those who participate in the funeral of the deceased, provided that they are true Muslims in the real sense. They should not be merely Muslims by name and custom, nor should they be those who commit shirk (associating partners with Allah) and bid‘ah (religious innovation).
From this hadith, Imam Shawkani and others have established the virtue of having three rows in the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah). (: Nayl al-Awtar 4/63) However, this narration is weak. Nevertheless, some individuals have affirmed this issue by considering the athar (report) of Malik bin Hubayrah to be hasan (good). However, it is established from other narrations that Allah, the Exalted, accepts the supplication of those who participate in the funeral of the deceased, provided that they are true Muslims in the real sense. They should not be merely Muslims by name and custom, nor should they be those who commit shirk (associating partners with Allah) and bid‘ah (religious innovation).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3166
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
A row (saff) consists of at least two people; there is no upper limit to the number.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, "Muhammad ibn Ishaq" is a mudallis, and the narration is in the form of 'an'anah. However, the action of Malik ibn Hubayrah radi Allahu anhu is authentic due to supporting and corroborating narrations.)
1:
A row (saff) consists of at least two people; there is no upper limit to the number.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, "Muhammad ibn Ishaq" is a mudallis, and the narration is in the form of 'an'anah. However, the action of Malik ibn Hubayrah radi Allahu anhu is authentic due to supporting and corroborating narrations.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1028
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, some scholars have established this issue by considering the athar of Malik bin Huwairith radi Allahu anhu to be hasan (good).
Furthermore, from the aforementioned narration, Imam Shawkani rahimahullah and others have established the virtue of three rows in the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah).
For details, see: (Nayl al-Awtar: 4/62)
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, some scholars have established this issue by considering the athar of Malik bin Huwairith radi Allahu anhu to be hasan (good).
Furthermore, from the aforementioned narration, Imam Shawkani rahimahullah and others have established the virtue of three rows in the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah).
For details, see: (Nayl al-Awtar: 4/62)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1490
