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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجنازةChapters on Funeral Prayer
اخْتِيَارُ اللَّحْدِ عَلَى الشَّقِّ وَتَعْمِيقِ الْقَبْرِ وَتَوْسِيعِهِ وَدَفْنِ الْاثْنَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةِ فِي قَبْرٍ وَاحِدٍ إِذَا اقْتَضَى الْحَالُ ذَالِكَPreferring the niche grave over the trench, deepening and widening the grave, and burying two or three in one grave if necessary
Hadith 3254
اُردوEn
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ: قُتِلَ أَبِي يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((احْفِرُوا وَأَوْسِعُوا وَأَحْسِنُوا، وَادْفِنُوا الاثْنَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةَ فِي الْقَبْرِ، وَقَدِّمُوا أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أَكْثَرَهُمْ أَخَذًا لِلْقُرْآنِ) وَكَانَ أَبِي ثَالِثَ ثَلَاثَةٍ وَكَانَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا فَقُدِّمَ))
(Second Chain) Sayyiduna Hisham (may Allah be pleased with him) says: My father was martyred on the day of the Battle of Uhud. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Dig graves, make them spacious, and make them well, and bury two or three individuals in each grave, and the one who has memorized more of the Qur'an, place him towards the front. My father was the third among three individuals; since he had memorized more of the Qur'an, he was placed ahead.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … It is understood that in cases of necessity, it is permissible to bury two or three individuals in a single grave, such as when the land is limited, or it is difficult for the diggers, and so on. Furthermore, the grave should be deep, spacious, and well-constructed.
