سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الجنائزChapters: Regarding Funerals
بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي اسْتِحْبَابِ اللَّحْدِChapter: What was narrated concerning the niche-grave being recommended
Hadith 1556
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " أَلْحِدُوا لِي لَحْدًا ، وَانْصِبُوا عَلَى اللَّبِنِ نَصْبًا ، كَمَا فُعِلَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ " .
´It was narrated that Sa’d said:` “Make a niche-grave for me, and block it up with bricks as was done for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
For a side (lateral, lahd-type) grave, bricks and similar materials are used to close it. However, one should avoid using baked bricks; the grave should be closed with unbaked (raw) bricks.
For a side (lateral, lahd-type) grave, bricks and similar materials are used to close it. However, one should avoid using baked bricks; the grave should be closed with unbaked (raw) bricks.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1556
