سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الجنائزChapters: Regarding Funerals
بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي الأَوْقَاتِ الَّتِي لاَ يُصَلَّى فِيهَا عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ وَلاَ يُدْفَنُChapter: What was narrated concerning the times when the funeral prayer should not be offered and the deceased should not be buried
Hadith 1522
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " صَلُّوا عَلَى مَوْتَاكُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ " .
´It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “Offer the funeral prayer for your dead by night or by day.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
In hadith (1519), the disliked times that have been mentioned—apart from these, the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah) can be performed at any time. However, if the funeral prayer is performed at night, attendance will be low. Many Muslims will not be able to receive the news, or even if they do, it will be difficult for them to attend. Therefore, it is better that the funeral prayer be performed at such a time when the maximum number of people can participate. Although this narration is weak, it is established from other evidences that, except for the disliked times, the funeral prayer can be performed at any time.
In hadith (1519), the disliked times that have been mentioned—apart from these, the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah) can be performed at any time. However, if the funeral prayer is performed at night, attendance will be low. Many Muslims will not be able to receive the news, or even if they do, it will be difficult for them to attend. Therefore, it is better that the funeral prayer be performed at such a time when the maximum number of people can participate. Although this narration is weak, it is established from other evidences that, except for the disliked times, the funeral prayer can be performed at any time.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1522
