صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الجنائزThe Book of Prayer - Funerals
باب الْقِيَامِ لِلْجَنَازَةِ:Chapter: Standing for funerals
Hadith 960
وحَدَّثَنِي سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " مَرَّتْ جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ فَقُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا يَهُودِيَّةٌ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ فَزَعٌ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْجَنَازَةَ فَقُومُوا " .
It is narrated on the authority of Jabir ibn 'Abdullah (RA) : There passed a bier and the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) stood up for it and we also stood up along with him. We said: Messenger of Allah, that was the bier of a Jewess. Upon this he remarked: Verily, death is a matter of consternation, so whenever you come across a bier stand up.
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وحَدَّثَنِي وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا ، يَقُولُ : " قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِجَنَازَةٍ مَرَّتْ بِهِ حَتَّى تَوَارَتْ " .
Ibn Juraij told me that Abu Zubair heard Jabir say that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) kept standing for a bier until it disappeared.
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وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَيْضًا ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا ، يَقُولُ : " قَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ لِجَنَازَةِ يَهُودِيٍّ حَتَّى تَوَارَتْ " .
Again Abu Zubair heard Jabir say that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions kept standing for a bier of a Jew until it disappeared from sight.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary: The fact that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) stood up even for the funeral of a Jew demonstrates how much love he had in his blessed heart for every human being, purely on the basis of the bond of humanity.
Several reasons have been mentioned for standing upon seeing the funeral of a Jew. Something similar is mentioned in the following hadith as well. There, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) himself answered this question. "Alaisat nafsan"—that is, in terms of the soul, a Muslim and a non-Muslim are equal. Both life and death befall everyone.
There is further detail in the narration of Jabir (radi Allahu anhu): "A funeral passed by, so the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) stood up for it, and we stood up with him. We said: O Messenger of Allah, it was a Jewish funeral. He said: Indeed, death is a terrifying thing, so when you see a funeral, stand up." (Agreed upon)
That is, a funeral passed by, upon which the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and all of us following him stood up. Later, we said: O Messenger, it was the funeral of a Jewess. He replied: Whatever the case, indeed death is something that causes great distress. Whoever's death it may be, seeing it should cause one to feel alarm, so whenever you see a funeral, stand up.
In the narrations of al-Nasa'i and al-Hakim, in the hadith of Anas (radi Allahu anhu), it is stated: "We stood up only for the angels." And in Ahmad, there is a similar narration from Abu Musa (radi Allahu anhu).
Thus, the summary is that upon seeing a funeral, regardless of religion, one should stand up to take a lesson, to remember death, and to honor the angels. The correspondence between the hadith and the chapter is evident.
Several reasons have been mentioned for standing upon seeing the funeral of a Jew. Something similar is mentioned in the following hadith as well. There, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) himself answered this question. "Alaisat nafsan"—that is, in terms of the soul, a Muslim and a non-Muslim are equal. Both life and death befall everyone.
There is further detail in the narration of Jabir (radi Allahu anhu): "A funeral passed by, so the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) stood up for it, and we stood up with him. We said: O Messenger of Allah, it was a Jewish funeral. He said: Indeed, death is a terrifying thing, so when you see a funeral, stand up." (Agreed upon)
That is, a funeral passed by, upon which the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and all of us following him stood up. Later, we said: O Messenger, it was the funeral of a Jewess. He replied: Whatever the case, indeed death is something that causes great distress. Whoever's death it may be, seeing it should cause one to feel alarm, so whenever you see a funeral, stand up.
In the narrations of al-Nasa'i and al-Hakim, in the hadith of Anas (radi Allahu anhu), it is stated: "We stood up only for the angels." And in Ahmad, there is a similar narration from Abu Musa (radi Allahu anhu).
Thus, the summary is that upon seeing a funeral, regardless of religion, one should stand up to take a lesson, to remember death, and to honor the angels. The correspondence between the hadith and the chapter is evident.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1311
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
In this hadith, there is an instruction to stand.
However, in the subsequent narration, it is explicitly mentioned
that later the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) began to sit.
Therefore, the command to stand is abrogated,
or else, both actions are permissible.
In this hadith, there is an instruction to stand.
However, in the subsequent narration, it is explicitly mentioned
that later the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) began to sit.
Therefore, the command to stand is abrogated,
or else, both actions are permissible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3174
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1923. Commentary: For details, see Hadith number 1915.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1923
