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موطا امام مالك رواية ابن القاسم
Muwatta Malik (Qasim)
Issues of Funeral Prayer
Standing for a funeral is abrogated
Hadith 238
اُردوEn
509- مالك عن يحيى بن سعيد عن واقد بن سعد بن معاذ عن نافع بن جبير ابن مطعم عن مسعود بن الحكم عن على ابن أبى طالب رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يقوم فى الجنائز، ثم جلس بعد.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand upon seeing a funeral, then he would remain seated even after seeing the funeral.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Hadith Authentication:
[وأخرجه أبوداود 3175، من حديث مالك به، ومسلم 962، من حديث يحيي بن سعيد الانصاري به]
Jurisprudential Explanation:
➊ It is understood that the ruling of standing up when a funeral procession passes by has been abrogated. See the book of Hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 AH): [اعلام العالم بعد رسوخه بحقائق ناسخ الحديث ومنسوخه ص 297]
➋ Sayyiduna Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunayf radi Allahu anhu said: When we attended funerals, no one would sit down without permission. [الموطأ 233/1ح 55 وسنده صحيح]
● It is narrated from Abu Hazim Salman al-Shuja‘i rahimahullah that I was walking with Hasan bin Ali, Abu Hurayrah, and Ibn al-Zubayr (radi Allahu anhum); when they reached the grave, they stood and talked, then when the bier was placed down, they sat. [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 309/3 ح 11516، وسنده صحيح]
● It is narrated from Sam‘an Abu Yahya (a trustworthy narrator) that I saw Ibn ‘Umar (radi Allahu anhu) and another man; they would sit before the bier was placed down. [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 310/3 ح 11519، وسنده صحيح]
[وأخرجه أبوداود 3175، من حديث مالك به، ومسلم 962، من حديث يحيي بن سعيد الانصاري به]
Jurisprudential Explanation:
➊ It is understood that the ruling of standing up when a funeral procession passes by has been abrogated. See the book of Hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 597 AH): [اعلام العالم بعد رسوخه بحقائق ناسخ الحديث ومنسوخه ص 297]
➋ Sayyiduna Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunayf radi Allahu anhu said: When we attended funerals, no one would sit down without permission. [الموطأ 233/1ح 55 وسنده صحيح]
● It is narrated from Abu Hazim Salman al-Shuja‘i rahimahullah that I was walking with Hasan bin Ali, Abu Hurayrah, and Ibn al-Zubayr (radi Allahu anhum); when they reached the grave, they stood and talked, then when the bier was placed down, they sat. [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 309/3 ح 11516، وسنده صحيح]
● It is narrated from Sam‘an Abu Yahya (a trustworthy narrator) that I saw Ibn ‘Umar (radi Allahu anhu) and another man; they would sit before the bier was placed down. [مصنف ابن ابي شيبه 310/3 ح 11519، وسنده صحيح]
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 509
