الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجنازةChapters on Funeral Prayer
بَابُ مَا يُرْجَى لِلْمَيِّتِ بِكَثْرَةِ الْمُصَلِّينَ عَلَيْهِ
Chapter on what is hoped for the deceased by the abundance of those praying over him
Hadith 3143
عَنْ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَزَّانِيِّ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يَمُوتُ فَيُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَبْلُغُونَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا ثَلَاثَةَ صُفُوفٍ، إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ))، قَالَ: فَكَانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ هُبَيْرَةَ يَتَحَرَّى إِذَا قَلَّ أَهْلُ الْجَنَازَةِ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ صُفُوفٍ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Malik bin Hubayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a believer passes away and a group of Muslims comprising three rows offers his funeral prayer, he will be forgiven. This is why, when Sayyiduna Malik bin Hubayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that the number of people at a funeral was small, he would arrange them into three rows.
Hadith 3144
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((لَا يَمُوتُ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَيُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَبْلُغُونَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا مَائَةً، فَيَشْفَعُونَ لَهُ إِلَّا شُفِّعُوا فِيهِ))
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a Muslim passes away and a congregation of one hundred people offers the funeral prayer for him and intercedes for him, their intercession will be accepted.
Hadith 3145
وَعَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلُهُ
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith 3146
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَمُوتُ فَيَقُومُ عَلَى جَنَازَتِهِ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلًا لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا إِلَّا شَفَّعَهُمْ اللَّهُ فِيهِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a Muslim passes away and forty men who do not associate anything with Allah stand for his funeral, Allah accepts their intercession on his behalf.
Hadith 3147
عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةٌ إِلَّا شُفِّعُوا فِيهِ))، قَالَ أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ: الْأُمَّةُ أَرْبَعُونَ إِلَى مَائَةٍ فَصَاعِدًا
It is narrated from Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a community prays the funeral prayer for a Muslim, their intercession is accepted on his behalf. Abu Mulaikh, the narrator, says: A community refers to forty, a hundred, or even more people.
