السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الجنائز
Book of Funerals
باب: ما يستحب من تعزية أهل الميت رجاء الأجر في تعزيتهم
It is recommended to console the family of the deceased, hoping for reward in doing so
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ، بِبَغْدَادَ، أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ دَرَسْتُوَيْهِ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسٌ أَبُو عُمَارَةَ، مَوْلَى سَوْدَةَ بِنْتِ سَعْدٍ مَوْلَاةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: " مَنْ عَادَ مَرِيضًا فَلَا يَزَالُ فِي الرَّحْمَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا قَعَدَ عِنْدَهُ اسْتَنْقَعَ فِيهَا، ثُمَّ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَلَا يَزَالُ يَخُوضُ فِيهَا حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ مِنْ حَيْثُ خَرَجَ، وَمَنْ عَزَّى أَخَاهُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ كَسَاهُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حُلَلَ الْكَرَامَةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ".
Abdullah bin Abi Bakr bin Muhammad narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather (may Allah be pleased with him), that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Whoever visits a sick person remains in the mercy of Allah as long as he sits with him and is immersed in it, and when he gets up from him he keeps wading in it until he returns to where he set out from. And whoever consoles (offers condolence to) his Muslim brother in a calamity, Allah Almighty will clothe him in garments of honour and dignity on the Day of Resurrection."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَنْصُورٍ الظُّفُرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَلَوِيُّ إِمْلَاءً، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْآدَمِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ نَاصِحٍ النَّحْوِيُّ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُوقَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَنْ عَزَّى مُصَابًا فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ " تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، وَهُوَ أَحَدُ مَا أُنْكِرَ عَلَيْهِ، وَقَدْ رُوِيَ أَيْضًا عَنْ غَيْرِهِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever consoles and sympathises with one struck by a calamity will have a reward equal to his."
Only Ali bin Asim narrated it, and it is one of the narrations for which he was criticised; it has also been narrated from others besides him. And Allah knows best.
Only Ali bin Asim narrated it, and it is one of the narrations for which he was criticised; it has also been narrated from others besides him. And Allah knows best.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ، بِبَغْدَادَ، أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ الْمُنَادِي، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثنا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ، وَكَانَ يَنْزِلُ مَكَّةَ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، فِي قِصَّةِ رَجُلٍ لَهُ بُنَيٌّ صَغِيرٌ يَأْتِيَانِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَنَّ بُنَيَّهُ هَلَكَ فَمَنَعَهُ الْحُزْنُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَحْضُرَ الْحَلْقَةَ، فَلَقِيَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ ابْنِهِ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ ⦗٩٩⦘ هَلَكَ، قَالَ: فَعَزَّاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: " يَا فُلَانُ أَيُّمَا كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تُمَتِّعَ بِهِ عُمُرَكَ؟ أَوَ لَا تَأْتِي غَدًا بَابًا مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا وَجَدْتَهُ قَدْ سَبَقَكَ إِلَيْهِ فَفَتَحَهُ لَكَ؟ " قَالَ: فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ لَا بَلْ يَسْبِقُنِي إِلَى أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ، قَالَ: " فَذَاكَ لَكَ ". قَالَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ: فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاءَكَ أَهَذَا لِهَذَا خَاصَّةً أَوْ مَنْ هَلَكَ لَهُ طِفْلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ؟ قَالَ: " لَا، بَلْ مَنْ هَلَكَ لَهُ طِفْلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَأَنَّ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ".
Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him) the hadith containing the story of a man who had a little son; the two of them used to come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). His little son died, and grief over him kept him from attending the gathering. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) met him and asked him about his son, and he told him that he had died. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) consoled him and said: "O so-and-so, which would be dearer to you: that you enjoy him throughout your life, or that tomorrow you do not come to any of the gates of Paradise without finding that he has gone ahead of you to it and opened it for you?" He said: O Prophet of Allah, no; rather, that he goes ahead of me to the gates of Paradise is dearer to me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That is yours." Then a man from the Ansar stood up and said: O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), may Allah make me your ransom, is this for this man in particular, or will it be for whoever among the Muslims loses a child? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather it will be for whoever among the Muslims loses a child."
