Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 121 Narrated Amir: Ali, Fadl and Usamah ibn Zayd washed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and they put him in his grave. Marhab or Ibn AbuMarhab told me that they also made AbdurRahman ibn Awf join them. When Ali became free, he said: The People of the man serve […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 21, Funerals (Kitāb al‑Janāʾiz), discusses funeral rites, prayers for the deceased, and burial rules.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 122 Narrated Abu Marhab: That ‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Awf alighted in the grave of the Prophet (ﷺ). He said: I still seem to see the four of them. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مُرَحَّبٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ، نَزَلَ فِي […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 123 Abu Ishaq said: Al-Harith left his will that Abdullah ibn Yazid should offer his funeral prayer; so he prayed over him. He then put him in the grave from the side of his legs and said: This is a Sunnah (model practice of the Prophet). حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 124 Narrated Al-Bara’ ibn Azib: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to the funeral of a man of the Ansar, but when we reached the grave, the niche in the side had not yet been made, so the Prophet (ﷺ) sat down facing the qiblah, and […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 125 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: When the Prophet (ﷺ) placed the dead in the grave, he said: In the name of Allah, and following the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). This is Muslim’s version. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 126 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: I said to the Prophet (ﷺ): Your old and astray uncle has died. He said: Go and bury your father, and then do not do anything until you come to me. So I went, buried him and came to him. He ordered me (to […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 127 Narrated Hisham ibn Amir: The Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day of Uhud and said: We have been afflicted with wound and fatigue. What do you command us? He said: Dig graves, make them wide, bury two or three in a single grave. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 128 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Humaid b. Hilal with a different chain of transmitters and to the same effect. This version adds: “And deepen (the graves).” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ، – يَعْنِي الأَنْطَاكِيَّ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، – يَعْنِي الْفَزَارِيَّ – عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 129 This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa’d b. Hisham b. ‘Amir with a different chain of narrators. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ هِلاَلٍ – عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 129 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 130 Narrated Abu Hayyaj al-Asadi: ‘Ali said to me: I am sending you on the same mission as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me that I should not leave a high grave without leveling it and an image without obliterating it. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 131 Narrated Abu ‘Ali al-Hamdani: We were with Fudalah b. ‘Ubaid at Rudis in the land of Rome. One of our Companions dies, Fudalah commanded us to dig his grave; it was (dug and) levelled. He then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanding to level them. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 132 Narrated Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn AbuBakr: I said to Aisha! Mother, show me the grave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his two Companions (Allah be pleased with them). She showed me three graves which were neither high nor low, but were spread with soft red pebbles […]