حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لأَهْلِهَا أَجْمِرُوا ثِيَابِي إِذَا مِتُّ ثُمَّ حَنِّطُونِي وَلاَ تَذُرُّوا عَلَى كَفَنِي حِنَاطًا وَلاَ تَتْبَعُونِي بِنَارٍ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that Asmabint Abi Bakr said to her family, "Perfume my clothes with incensewhen I die and then embalm me. Do not put any of the embalmingsubstance on my shroud, and do not follow me with a burning torch." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 534
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 12
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ نَهَى أَنْ يُتْبَعَ، بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ بِنَارٍ . قَالَ يَحْيَى سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Abi Said al-Maqburithat Abu Hurayra forbade anyone to follow him with a burning torchafter his death. Yahya said, "I heard Malik disapprove ofthat." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 535
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 13
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَعَى النَّجَاشِيَّ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ وَخَرَجَ بِهِمْ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فَصَفَّ بِهِمْ وَكَبَّرَ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al-Musayyab from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, announced the death of an Najashi to everyoneon the day that he died, and went out with them to the place ofprayer, and then formed them into rows and said "Allah is greater"four times. Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 536
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 14
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ مِسْكِينَةً مَرِضَتْ فَأُخْبِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم - بِمَرَضِهَا وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُ الْمَسَاكِينَ وَيَسْأَلُ عَنْهُمْ - فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا مَاتَتْ فَآذِنُونِي بِهَا " . فَخُرِجَ بِجَنَازَتِهَا لَيْلاً فَكَرِهُوا أَنْ يُوقِظُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُخْبِرَ بِالَّذِي كَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِهَا فَقَالَ " أَلَمْ آمُرْكُمْ أَنْ تُؤْذِنُونِي بِهَا " . فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَرِهْنَا أَنْ نُخْرِجَكَ لَيْلاً وَنُوقِظَكَ . فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى صَفَّ بِالنَّاسِ عَلَى قَبْرِهَا وَكَبَّرَ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abu Umama ibnSahl ibn Hunayf told him that once a poor woman fell ill and theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was toldof her illness, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, used to visit poor people frequently and ask afterthem. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said, "Let me know if she dies." Her bier was brought out at night-time and they did not want to wake up the Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace. In the morning the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was told what hadhappened to her and he said, "Didn't I tell you to let me know if shedied?" They replied, "Messenger of Allah, we did not want to wake youup and make you come out in the night." Then the Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out and formed everyoneinto rows by her grave and said "Allah is greater" four times. Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 537
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 15
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ، يُدْرِكُ بَعْضَ التَّكْبِيرِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ وَيَفُوتُهُ بَعْضُهُ فَقَالَ يَقْضِي مَا فَاتَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ .
Yahya related to me that Malik asked Ibn Shihab about a man whocaught some of the takbirs said over the corpse and missed the rest,and Ibn Shihab said, "He completes what he has missed." Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 538
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 16
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَيْفَ تُصَلِّي عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ فَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَا لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ، أُخْبِرُكَ أَتَّبِعُهَا، مِنْ أَهْلِهَا فَإِذَا وُضِعَتْ كَبَّرْتُ وَحَمِدْتُ اللَّهَ وَصَلَّيْتُ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ ثُمَّ أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ كَانَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْسِنًا فَزِدْ فِي إِحْسَانِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسِيئًا فَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلاَ تَفْتِنَّا بَعْدَهُ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Abi Said al-Maqburifrom his father that he had asked Abu Hurayra, "How do you pray overthe dead?" and Abu Hurayra replied, "By the Life of Allah, I will tellyou! I follow with the family and when the corpse is put down I say'Allah is greater' and praise Allah and ask for blessings on HisProphet. Then I say, 'O Allah, he is Your slave and the son of Yourmale slave and Your female slave. He used to testify that there is nogod but You and that Muhammad is Your slave and Your Messenger, andYou know that best. O Allah, if he acted well, then increase for himhis good action, and if he acted wrongly, then overlook his wrongactions. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not try usafter him.'" Allahumma inna huwa abduka wa'bnu abdika wa'bnuamatika. Kana yash-hadu an la ilaha illa ant wa anna Muhammadan abdukawa rasooluka, wa anta alamu bihi. Allahumma in kana muhsinan zid fiihsanihi, wa in kana musiyan fa tajawaz an sayatihi. Allahumma latahrimna ajrahu wa lataftina badahu. Translation Not Available
Book reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 539
Web reference: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 16 Hadith no 17
