Sahih al-Bukhari 1321 (Book 23, Hadith 121) Narrated Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib : The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “When a faithful believer is made to sit in his grave, then (the angels) come to him and he testifies that nonehas the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah’s Apostle. And that corresponds to Allah’s […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 23, Funerals (Al-Janaaiz), discusses funeral rites, burial practices, and related etiquette.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1322 (Book 23, Hadith 122) Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) looked at the people of the well (the well in which the bodies of the pagans killed in the Battle of Badr were thrown) and said, “Have you found true what your Lord promised you?” Somebody said to him, “You are addressing […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1323 (Book 23, Hadith 123) Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “They now realize that what I used to tell them was the truth. “And Allah said, ‘Verily! You cannot make the dead to hear (i.e. benefit them, and similarly the disbelievers) nor can you make the deaf hear. (27.80). حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1324 (Book 23, Hadith 124) Narrated Masruq: `Aisha said that a Jewess came to her and mentioned the punishment in the grave, saying to her, “May Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave.” `Aisha then asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about the punishment of the grave. He said, “Yes, (there is) punishment […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1325 (Book 23, Hadith 125) Narrated Asma’ bint Abi Bakr: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) once stood up delivering a sermon and mentioned the trial which people will face in the grave. When he mentioned that, the Muslims started shouting loudly. حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1326 (Book 23, Hadith 126) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When (Allah’s) slave is put in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their footsteps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask, ‘What did you use to say about this man (i.e. Muhammad)?’ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1327 (Book 23, Hadith 127) Narrated Abi Aiyub: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) went out after sunset and heard a dreadful voice, and said, “The Jews are being punished in their graves.” حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَوْنُ بْنُ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1328 (Book 23, Hadith 128) Narrated Musa bin `Uqba: (From the daughter of Khalid bin Sa id bin Al-`Asi) who said that she had heard the Prophet (ﷺ) seeking refuge with Allah from the punishment in the grave. حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلًّى، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي ابْنَةُ خَالِدِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1329 (Book 23, Hadith 129) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to invoke (Allah): “Allahumma ini a`udhu bika min ‘adhabi-l-Qabr, wa min ‘adhabi-nnar, wa min fitnati-l-mahya wa-lmamat, wa min fitnati-l-masih ad-dajjal. (O Allah! I seek refuge with you from the punishment in the grave and from the punishment in the Hell fire […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1330 (Book 23, Hadith 130) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) once passed by two graves and said, “They (the deceased persons in those graves) are being tortured not for a great thing to avoid.” And then added, “Yes, (they are being punished for a big sin), for one of them used to […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1331 (Book 23, Hadith 131) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When anyone of you dies, he is shown his place both in the morning and in the evening. If he is one of the people of Paradise; he is shown his place in it, and if he is from the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1332 (Book 23, Hadith 132) Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When the funeral is ready (for its burial) and the people lift it on their shoulders, then if the deceased is a righteous person he says, ‘Take me ahead,’ and if he is not a righteous one then he says, […]