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Hadith 532
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : " كُلٌّ قَدْ كَانَ خَمْسًا وَأَرْبَعًا ، فَأُمِرَ بِأَرْبَعٍ " .
Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that both four takbirs and five takbirs are established, then he gave the order for (four takbirs).
Hadith 533
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ ، قَالَ : ثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، قَالَ : ثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ مُرَّةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ " كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ عَلَى جَنَائِزِنَا أَرْبَعًا ، وَأَنَّهُ كَبَّرَ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ خَمْسًا ، فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُكَبِّرُهَا أَوْ كَبَّرَهَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Ibn Abi Layla says that Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say four takbirs over our funerals. On one funeral, he said five takbirs. When people asked him about it, he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to say five takbirs," or he said: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said five takbirs."
