مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكثرين من الصحابةMusnad of the Prolific Narrators Among the Companions
مسنَد اَبِی سَعِید الخدرِیِّ رَضِیَ اللَّه تَعَالَى عَنهMusnad of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith 11628
اُردوEn
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ السَّبَّاقِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : " لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، كُنَّا نُؤْذِنُهُ لِمَنْ حُضِرَ مِنْ مَوْتَانَا ، فَيَأْتِيهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ ، فَيَحْضُرُهُ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُ ، وَيَنْتَظِرُ مَوْتَهُ , قَالَ : فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ رُبَّمَا حَبَسَهُ الْحَبْسَ الطَّوِيلَ ، فَيَشُقَّ عَلَيْهِ , قَالَ : فَقُلْنَا : أَرْفَقُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا نُؤْذِنَهُ بِالْمَيِّتِ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ , قَالَ : فَكُنَّا إِذَا مَاتَ مِنَّا الْمَيِّتُ آذَنَّاهُ بِهِ ، فَجَاءَ فِي أَهْلِهِ ، فَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ ، وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ إِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَشْهَدَهُ ، انْتَظَرَ شُهُودَهُ ، وَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ انْصَرَفَ , قَالَ : فَكُنَّا عَلَى ذَلِكَ طَبَقَةً أُخْرَى ، قَالَ : فَقُلْنَا : أَرْفَقُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَحْمِلَ مَوْتَانَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ ، وَلَا نُشْخِصَهُ وَلَا نُعَنِّيَهُ ، قَالَ : فَفَعَلْنَا ذَلِكَ ، فَكَانَ الْأَمْرُ .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, we used to inform the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about people who were near death. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would go to them, supplicate for their forgiveness, and remain seated with them until they passed away, which sometimes took a very long time and caused hardship for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Eventually, we thought that it would be easier for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) if we did not inform him before someone died. Thus, after that, we adopted the practice that when any one of us passed away, only then would we inform the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would come to the family of the deceased, supplicate for their forgiveness, and lead their funeral prayer. Then, if he deemed it appropriate to stay, he would stay; otherwise, he would return. For some time, we continued to act upon this second practice. Then we thought that it would be easier for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) if we brought the funeral near the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) without specifying or identifying it. So, we started doing this, and this practice has continued up to now.
