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Mishkat al-Masabih 138

Confirmation of the Punishment in the Grave - Section 3

وَعَنْ جَابِرٌ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِذَا أُدْخِلَ الْمَيِّتُ الْقَبْرَ مَثَلَتْ لَهُ الشَّمْسُ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَا فَيَجْلِسُ يَمْسَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ: دَعونِي أُصَلِّي ". رَوَاهُ ابْن مَاجَه

Translation

Jabir reported the Prophet as saying, “When a dead man is covered up in his grave he will be shown the setting sun and will sit up, rub his eyes, and say, ‘Let me observe the prayer’." Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Grades by grader

Muhammad Fuad Abd al-BaqiHasangraded on ibnmajah:4272fawazahmed0
Shuayb al-ArnautHasangraded on ibnmajah:4272fawazahmed0
Zubair Ali ZaiSoundgraded on ibnmajah:4272Another source records this grader as “Hasan (without: "rub his eyes")” (sunnah.com).Another source records this grader as “Daif” (fawazahmed0).hadithunlocked, sunnah.com
al-AlbaniHasangraded on ibnmajah:4272fawazahmed0

Same hadith, other wordings

  • Sunan Ibnu Majah 4272عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا أُدْخِلَ الْمَيِّتُ الْقَبْرَ مُثِّلَتِ الشَّمْسُ لَهُ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَا فَيَجْلِسُ يَمْسَحُ عَيْنَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ دَعُونِي أُصَلِّي