Hadith 3472

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي خِدَاشٍ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا أَشْرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْمَقْبُرَةِ ، وَهِيَ عَلَى طَرِيقِهِ الْأُولَى ، أَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ وَرَاءَ الضَّفِيرِ أَوْ قَالَ : وَرَاءَ الضَّفِيرَةِ ، شَكَّ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، فَقَالَ : " نِعْمَ الْمَقْبُرَةُ هَذِهِ " . فَقُلْتُ لِلَّذِي أَخْبَرَنِي : أَخَصَّ الشِّعْبَ ؟ قَالَ : هَكَذَا قَالَ ، فَلَمْ يُخْبِرْنِي أَنَّهُ خَصَّ شَيْئًا إِلَّا لَذَلِكَ ، أَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ وَرَاءَ الضَّفِيرَةِ أَوْ الضَّفِيرِ ، وَكُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَصَّ الشِّعْبَ الْمُقَابِلَ لِلْبَيْتِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a graveyard which was located on the previous path (Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, indicated with his hand towards the back of the sand mound) and said, "This is the best graveyard." I asked the person who told me this whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had specified any particular part of it, but he could not tell me which place the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had specified, except that he kept indicating with his hand. However, we used to hear that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had specified the part that was in front of the House of Allah (the Ka'bah). Benefit: Apparently, the graveyard referred to here is Jannat al-Mu'alla.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / ومن مسند بني هاشم / 3472
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