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Mishkat al-Masabih 1720

Burying the Dead - Section 3

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْقَبْر فَحَثَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ ثَلَاثًا. رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَه

Translation

Abu Huraira said that God’s messenger prayed over a bier, then went to the grave and threw three handfuls of earth towards the head of the dead man. Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Grades by grader

Muhammad Fuad Abd al-BaqiSahihgraded on ibnmajah:1565fawazahmed0
Zubair Ali ZaiGoodgraded on ibnmajah:1565Another source records this grader as “Daif” (fawazahmed0).hadithunlocked, sunnah.com
al-AlbaniSahihgraded on ibnmajah:1565fawazahmed0

Same hadith, other wordings

  • Sunan Ibnu Majah 1565أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّى عَلَى جِنَازَةٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى قَبْرَ الْمَيِّتِ فَحَثَى عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قِبَلِ رَأْسِهِ ثَلاَثًا