صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الجنائز وما يتعلق بها مقدما أو مؤخراBook of Funerals and Related Matters
فصل في الصلاة على الجنازة - ذكر الخبر الدال على أن العلة في صلاة المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم على القبر لم يكن دعاؤه وحده دون دعاء أمته
Section on the funeral prayer – Indicating that the reason the Prophet prayed at the grave was not exclusive to him
Hadith 3087
أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ مُجَاشِعٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ ، عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، وَكَانَ أَكْبَرَ مِنْ زَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا وَرَدْنَا الْبَقِيعَ ، إِذَا هُوَ بِقَبْرٍ ، فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالُوا : فُلانَةُ ، فَعَرَفَهَا ، فَقَالَ : " أَلا آذَنْتُمُونِي بِهَا ؟ " قَالُوا : كُنْتُ قَائِلا صَائِمًا قَالَ : " فَلا تَفْعَلُوا ، لا أَعْرِفَنَّ مَا مَاتَ مِنْكُمْ مَيِّتٌ مَا كُنْتُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ إِلا آذَنْتُمُونِي بِهِ ، فَإِنَّ صَلاتِي عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةٌ " قَالَ : ثُمَّ أَتَى الْقَبْرَ ، فَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ ، وَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعًا ، قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : قَدْ يَتَوَهَّمُ غَيْرُ الْمُتَبَحِّرِ فِي صِنَاعَةِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ الصَّلاةَ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ غَيْرُ جَائِزَةٍ لِلَّفْظَةِ الَّتِي فِي خَبَرِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ : " فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُنَوِّرُهَا عَلَيْهِمْ رَحْمَةً بِصَلاتِي " ، وَاللَّفْظَةِ الَّتِي فِي خَبَرِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ : " فَإِنَّ صَلاتِي عَلَيْهِمْ رَحْمَةٌ " ، وَلَيْسَتِ الْعِلَّةُ مَا يَتَوَهَّمُ الْمُتَوَهِّمُونَ فِيهِ أَنَّ إِبَاحَةَ هَذِهِ السُّنَّةِ لِلْمُصْطَفَى صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، خَاصَّةً دُونَ أُمَّتِهِ ، إِذَا لَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَزَجَرَهُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَنْ أَنْ يَصْطَفُّوا خَلْفَهُ ، وَيُصَلُّوا مَعَهُ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ ، فَفِي تَرْكِ إِنْكَارِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى الْقَبْرِ أَبْيَنُ الْبَيَانِ لِمَنْ وَفَّقَهُ اللَّهُ لِلْرَشَادِ وَالسَّدَادِ أَنَّهُ فِعْلٌ مُبَاحٌ لَهُ وَلأُمَّتِهِ مَعًا دُونَ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ بِالْفِعْلِ لَهُ دُونَ أُمَّتِهِ .
Sayyiduna Yazid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We set out with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). When we reached the place of Baqi’, there was a grave present there. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inquired about this grave. The people informed him: It belongs to such-and-such woman. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recognized this woman. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why did you not inform me about her (death)? The people replied: At that time, you (peace and blessings be upon him) were resting in a state of fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not do this. As long as I am among you, whenever any one of you passes away, inform me about it, for my offering the funeral prayer for him will be a mercy for him. The narrator states: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the grave, formed rows behind him, and (while offering the funeral prayer) said takbeer four times.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:): The person who does not have expertise in the knowledge of hadith falls into the misunderstanding that offering the funeral prayer at the grave is not permissible, due to the words in the narration transmitted from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): “Indeed, Allah Almighty illuminates their graves for them because of my offering the funeral prayer for them.” And due to the words in the narration transmitted from Sayyiduna Yazid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him): “My offering the funeral prayer for them is a mercy.” Whereas the reason is not what those who are mistaken have misunderstood—that this Sunnah being permissible for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is his exclusive characteristic and not for his Ummah. Because if that were the case, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have prohibited the people from forming rows behind him and offering the funeral prayer at the grave under his leadership. So, the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not object to those offering the funeral prayer at the grave behind him is a clear statement on this matter. However, this is a statement for the one whom Allah Almighty has granted guidance and the ability to follow the straight path, that this is a permissible act, which is permissible for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as well as for his Ummah. It is not the case that it is permissible for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and not for his Ummah.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:): The person who does not have expertise in the knowledge of hadith falls into the misunderstanding that offering the funeral prayer at the grave is not permissible, due to the words in the narration transmitted from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): “Indeed, Allah Almighty illuminates their graves for them because of my offering the funeral prayer for them.” And due to the words in the narration transmitted from Sayyiduna Yazid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him): “My offering the funeral prayer for them is a mercy.” Whereas the reason is not what those who are mistaken have misunderstood—that this Sunnah being permissible for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is his exclusive characteristic and not for his Ummah. Because if that were the case, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have prohibited the people from forming rows behind him and offering the funeral prayer at the grave under his leadership. So, the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not object to those offering the funeral prayer at the grave behind him is a clear statement on this matter. However, this is a statement for the one whom Allah Almighty has granted guidance and the ability to follow the straight path, that this is a permissible act, which is permissible for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as well as for his Ummah. It is not the case that it is permissible for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and not for his Ummah.
