موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الجنائزBook: On the Explanation of Funerals
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي دَفْنِ الْمَيِّتِ
What is reported about burying the deceased
Hadith 545
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى ، عَنْ مَالِك ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " تُوُفِّيَ يَوْمَ الْاثْنَيْنِ ، وَدُفِنَ يَوْمَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ ، وَصَلَّى النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ أَفْذَاذًا لَا يَؤُمُّهُمْ أَحَدٌ ، فَقَالَ نَاسٌ : يُدْفَنُ عِنْدَ الْمِنْبَرِ ، وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ : يُدْفَنُ بِالْبَقِيعِ ، فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ ، فَقَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " مَا دُفِنَ نَبِيٌّ قَطُّ إِلَّا فِي مَكَانِهِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ فَحُفِرَ لَهُ فِيهِ " ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ غُسْلِهِ أَرَادُوا نَزْعَ قَمِيصِهِ ، فَسَمِعُوا صَوْتًا يَقُولُ : لَا تَنْزِعُوا الْقَمِيصَ ، فَلَمْ يُنْزَعِ الْقَمِيصُ ، وَغُسِّلَ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ "
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was informed that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away on Monday and was buried on Tuesday, and people prayed over him individually, with no one acting as their imam. Then some people said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) should be buried near the pulpit, and others said: In Baqi’. Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “No prophet has been buried except at the place where he passed away.” Then a grave was dug at the place where he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away. When the time for bathing came, people wanted to remove his (peace and blessings be upon him) shirt, but a voice was heard: Do not remove the shirt. So his (peace and blessings be upon him) shirt was not removed, and he was bathed while wearing his shirt.
Hadith 546
وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا يَلْحَدُ وَالْآخَرُ لَا يَلْحَدُ ، فَقَالُوا : أَيُّهُمَا جَاءَ أَوَّلُ عَمِلَ عَمَلَهُ ؟ فَجَاءَ الَّذِي يَلْحَدُ فَلَحَدَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ "
It is narrated from Hazrat Urwah bin Zubair that there were two men who used to dig graves; one of them used to make a niche (lahr) in the grave and the other did not. The people said: Whoever comes first will start his work. So the one who made the niche came first, and thus the grave of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was made with a niche.
Hadith 547
وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ ، أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، كَانَتْ تَقُولُ : " مَا صَدَّقْتُ بِمَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ وَقْعَ الْكَرَازِينِ "
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was informed that Lady Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) used to say: I was not certain of the passing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until I heard the sound of the pickaxe striking.
Hadith 548
وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ : " رَأَيْتُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَقْمَارٍ سَقَطْنَ فِي حُجْرَتِي فَقَصَصْتُ رُؤْيَايَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ " ، قَالَتْ : " فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَدُفِنَ فِي بَيْتِهَا ، قَالَ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ : هَذَا أَحَدُ أَقْمَارِكِ وَهُوَ خَيْرُهَا "
It is narrated from Yahya ibn Sa'id that Umm al-Mu'minin Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I saw in a dream that three moons fell into my chamber, so I related this dream to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, he had been buried in the chamber of Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One of these three moons is you (peace and blessings be upon him), and he is the best among these three moons.
Hadith 549
وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِمَّنْ يَثِقُ بِهِ ، أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ، وَسَعِيدَ بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ " تُوُفِّيَا بِالْعَقِيقِ ، وَحُمِلَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَدُفِنَا بِهَا "
It is narrated from several reliable people that Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in Aqiq (a locality near Madinah), and their funeral was brought to Madinah and they were buried there.
Hadith 550
وَحَدَّثَنِي ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُدْفَنَ بِالْبَقِيعِ ، لَأَنْ أُدْفَنَ بِغَيْرِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُدْفَنَ بِهِ ، إِنَّمَا هُوَ أَحَدُ رَجُلَيْنِ إِمَّا ظَالِمٌ فَلَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُدْفَنَ مَعَهُ ، وَإِمَّا صَالِحٌ فَلَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ تُنْبَشَ لِي عِظَامُهُ "
Hazrat Urwah bin Zubair said: I do not like to be buried in Baqi; if I am buried somewhere else, it is better, because in Baqi, wherever I am buried, it is possible that a sinful person has already been buried there, and I do not wish to be buried with him. And if a pious person has been buried there, then I do not want his bones to be disturbed for my sake.
