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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الجنائز
Chapters: Regarding Funerals
بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقِيَامِ لِلْجِنَازَةِ
Chapter: What was narrated concerning standing up for the funeral (procession)
Sunan Ibn Majah 1545 — What was narrated concerning standing up
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، وَعُقْبَةُ بْنُ مُكْرَمٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ جُنَادَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اتَّبَعَ جِنَازَةً لَمْ يَقْعُدْ حَتَّى تُوضَعَ فِي اللَّحْدِ ، فَعَرَضَ لَهُ حَبْرٌ ، فَقَالَ : هَكَذَا نَصْنَعُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ ؟ فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ : خَالِفُوهُمْ " .
´It was narrated that ‘Ubadah bin Samit said:` “When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) followed a funeral, he would not sit down until it had been placed in the niche-grave. A rabbi came to him and said: ‘This is what we do, O Muhammad!’ So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat down and said: ‘Be different from them.’”
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : From this it is understood that initially the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam instructed the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum to stand upon seeing a funeral procession. Then, when he learned that the Jews also did this, he commanded opposition to them, by which the previous instruction was abrogated.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
This makes it clear that standing until the burial of the deceased has been abrogated.
Rather, when the bier (charpoy) of the deceased is placed on the ground,
those who have accompanied it may sit down.
➋
Maintaining distinction from non-Muslims is an important principle of Islam.
This principle is observed in the Shariah both in acts of worship
and in other daily matters. Therefore, the major day of Christians, the New Year (celebrating on January 1st),
and the Hindu festivals of Basant, Holi, and Diwali, as well as customs related to marriage and mourning—such as wearing black clothes on occasions of grief, considering the remarriage of a widow as objectionable, or the groom freely mingling and joking with the bride’s female relatives at the time of marriage—
and other such practices are prohibited due to being contrary to the teachings of Islam and because they are customs of non-Muslims. It is extremely necessary to avoid them.
➌
Our esteemed researcher has declared the aforementioned narration weak in its chain of transmission. However, this same narration is also reported in Sunan Abi Dawud (Hadith: 3176).
There too, our Shaykh has declared it weak in its chain.
But he has further written that the narration of Sahih Muslim (962)
is sufficient in this regard.
Therefore, the issue remains as follows: according to some researchers, standing upon seeing the deceased has been abrogated,
and according to others, standing is recommended (mustahabb);
only its obligation has been abrogated. And Allah knows best.
➊
This makes it clear that standing until the burial of the deceased has been abrogated.
Rather, when the bier (charpoy) of the deceased is placed on the ground,
those who have accompanied it may sit down.
➋
Maintaining distinction from non-Muslims is an important principle of Islam.
This principle is observed in the Shariah both in acts of worship
and in other daily matters. Therefore, the major day of Christians, the New Year (celebrating on January 1st),
and the Hindu festivals of Basant, Holi, and Diwali, as well as customs related to marriage and mourning—such as wearing black clothes on occasions of grief, considering the remarriage of a widow as objectionable, or the groom freely mingling and joking with the bride’s female relatives at the time of marriage—
and other such practices are prohibited due to being contrary to the teachings of Islam and because they are customs of non-Muslims. It is extremely necessary to avoid them.
➌
Our esteemed researcher has declared the aforementioned narration weak in its chain of transmission. However, this same narration is also reported in Sunan Abi Dawud (Hadith: 3176).
There too, our Shaykh has declared it weak in its chain.
But he has further written that the narration of Sahih Muslim (962)
is sufficient in this regard.
Therefore, the issue remains as follows: according to some researchers, standing upon seeing the deceased has been abrogated,
and according to others, standing is recommended (mustahabb);
only its obligation has been abrogated. And Allah knows best.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1545
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The command to oppose the disbelievers pertains to their religious matters and specific national customs, not to general and customary matters.
The command to oppose the disbelievers pertains to their religious matters and specific national customs, not to general and customary matters.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3176
