Hadith 534
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبَّادٍ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي سَعْدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ ، فَقَرَأَ فِيهَا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ ، فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ ، فَقُلْتُ : تَقْرَأُ بِهَا ؟ قَالَ : إِنَّهَا سُنَّةٌ وَحَقٌّ " .
Talha bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I offered the funeral prayer behind Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). He recited Surah Al-Fatihah in it. When he finished, I held his hand and asked: “Why are you reciting Surah Al-Fatihah?” He replied: “This is Sunnah and the truth.”
