سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الجنائزChapters: Regarding Funerals
بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّكْبِيرِ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ أَرْبَعًاChapter: What was narrated concerning saying four takbir in the funeral prayer
Hadith 1502
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْإِيَاسِ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " صَلَّى عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ ، وَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعًا " .
It was narrated from ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan that the Prophet (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer for ‘Uthman bin Maz’un, and he said four Takbir over him.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
The aforementioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, the issue stated within it is correct because it is supported by other authentic ahadith.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has mentioned the incident of Najashi rahimahullah (the King of Abyssinia)
as evidence for this issue.
On that occasion, the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam pronounced four takbirs in the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah).
See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Jana'iz, Chapter: Saying Takbir Four Times Over the Funeral, Hadith: 1333)
This is also supported by the hadith 1504 of Sunan Ibn Majah.
The aforementioned narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, the issue stated within it is correct because it is supported by other authentic ahadith.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has mentioned the incident of Najashi rahimahullah (the King of Abyssinia)
as evidence for this issue.
On that occasion, the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam pronounced four takbirs in the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah).
See: (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Jana'iz, Chapter: Saying Takbir Four Times Over the Funeral, Hadith: 1333)
This is also supported by the hadith 1504 of Sunan Ibn Majah.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1502
