Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 25 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Uthman ibn Affan and Abdullah ibn Umar and Abu Hurayra used to pray over the dead, both men and women, in Madina. They would put the men nearer to the imam and the women nearer to the qibla. […]
Muwatta Malik is one of the earliest and most respected collections of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas. It combines the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with the practices of the people of Madinah, serving as a foundational text for Maliki fiqh and Islamic legal tradition.
Book 16, Burials, discusses the Islamic funeral rites and related rulings.
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 26 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar, when he prayed over the dead, would say, “Peace be upon you” loud enough for whoever was near to him to hear. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى عَلَى الْجَنَائِزِ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 27 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, “No-one should pray over a dead person unless he is in wudu.” Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “I have not seen any person of knowledge disapproving of praying over either a child […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 28 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died on Monday and was buried on Tuesday and people prayed over him individually with no one leading them. Some people said that he would be […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 29 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father said, “There were two men in Madina, one of whom dug graves with a niche in the side wall for the body, and the other who did not, and they said, ‘Whichever one comes first can […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 30 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, “I did not believe that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had died until […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 31 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I saw three moons fall into my room, and I related my vision to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. Then, when the Messenger of Allah […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 32 Yahya related to me from Malik from more than one reliable source that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas and Said ibn Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl died at al-Aqiq and were carried to Madina and buried there. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ غَيْرِ، وَاحِدٍ، مِمَّنْ يَثِقُ بِهِ أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 33 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father said, “I would not want to be buried in al-Baqi. I would prefer to be buried elsewhere. The one who is buried in al-Baqi is one of two people. Either he is unjust (dhalim), and I […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 34 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Wafid ibn Amr ibn Said ibn Muadh from Nafi ibn Jubayr ibn Mutim from Masud ibn al-Hakam from AIi ibn Abi Talib that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to stand […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 35 ahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that AIi ibn Abi Talib used to rest his head on graves and lie on them. Malik said, “As far as we can see ,it is only forbidden to sit on graves to relieve oneself.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 16, Hadith 36 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Bakr ibn Uthman ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf that he had heard Abu Umama ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf say, “We used to attend funeral processions, and the last of the people would not sit until they had been given permission .” وَحَدَّثَنِي […]