Sahih al-Bukhari
Book 23: Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)
كتاب الجنائز
148 hadith in this book
1What is said about funerals, and those whose last words were: La ilãha ilallãh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)باب فِي الْجَنَائِزِ وَمَنْ كَانَ آخِرُ كَلاَمِهِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ2The order of following the funeral processionباب الأَمْرِ بِاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ3Visiting the deceased person after he has been put in his shroudباب الدُّخُولِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ إِذَا أُدْرِجَ فِي كَفَنِهِ4A man who informs the relatives of the deceased person (of his death) by himselfباب الرَّجُلِ يَنْعَى إِلَى أَهْلِ الْمَيِّتِ بِنَفْسِهِ5Conveying the news of funeral (procession)باب الإِذْنِ بِالْجَنَازَةِ6The superiority of the person whose child diesباب فَضْلِ مَنْ مَاتَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ فَاحْتَسَبَ7The saying of a man to a woman at the grave, "Be patient"باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لِلْمَرْأَةِ عِنْدَ الْقَبْرِ اصْبِرِي8The bath of a dead (Muslim) and his ablution with water and Sidr (lote-tree leaves)باب غُسْلِ الْمَيِّتِ وَوُضُوئِهِ بِالْمَاءِ وَالسِّدْرِ9It is desirable to wash (the dead body) for an odd number of timesباب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يُغْسَلَ وِتْرًا10To start from the right side while giving a bath to a dead bodyباب يُبْدَأُ بِمَيَامِنِ الْمَيِّتِ11(To start with) the parts of the dead body which are washed in ablutionباب مَوَاضِعِ الْوُضُوءِ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ12Can a woman be shrouded in the waist-sheet of a man?باب هَلْ تُكَفَّنُ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي إِزَارِ الرَّجُلِ13To sprinkle camphor on the dead bodyباب يَجْعَلُ الْكَافُورَ فِي آخِرِهِ14To undo the hair of a (dead) femaleباب نَقْضِ شَعَرِ الْمَرْأَةِ15How to shroud a dead bodyباب كَيْفَ الإِشْعَارُ لِلْمَيِّتِ16To entwine the head-hair of a (dead) woman in three braidsباب هَلْ يُجْعَلُ شَعَرُ الْمَرْأَةِ ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُونٍ17To make the hair of a (dead) woman fall at her backباب يُلْقَى شَعَرُ الْمَرْأَةِ خَلْفَهَا18White cloth for the shroudباب الثِّيَابِ الْبِيضِ لِلْكَفَنِ19Shrouding in two pieces of clothباب الْكَفَنِ فِي ثَوْبَيْنِ20The perfuming of a dead body with Hanutباب الْحَنُوطِ لِلْمَيِّتِ21How to shroud a Muhrimباب كَيْفَ يُكَفَّنُ الْمُحْرِمُ22To shroud one in a shirt, stitched or unstitchedباب الْكَفَنِ فِي الْقَمِيصِ الَّذِي يُكَفُّ أَوْ لاَ يُكَفُّ ، وَمَنْ كُفِّنَ بِغَيْرِ قَمِيصٍ23To shroud (a dead) body without using a shirtباب الْكَفَنِ بِغَيْرِ قَمِيصٍ24Using no turban in shroudingباب الْكَفَنِ وَلاَ عِمَامَةٌ25To shroud one with all of one's propertyباب الْكَفَنِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْمَالِ26If there is nothing except one piece of cloth (for shrouding)باب إِذَا لَمْ يُوجَدْ إِلاَّ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ27If sufficient cloth for the shroud is not availableباب إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدْ كَفَنًا إِلاَّ مَا يُوَارِي رَأْسَهُ أَوْ قَدَمَيْهِ غَطَّى رَأْسَهُ28(if) somebody prepared his shroud (before his death)باب مَنِ اسْتَعَدَّ الْكَفَنَ فِي زَمَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ يُنْكَرْ عَلَيْهِ29(Is it permissible for) woman to accompany the funeral processionباب اتِّبَاعِ النِّسَاءِ الْجَنَائِزَ30The mooring of a woman for a dead person other than her husbandباب إِحْدَادِ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى غَيْرِ زَوْجِهَا31Visiting the gravesباب زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ32The statement of the Prophet (ﷺ) ﷺ : "The deceased is punished because of the weeping (with wailing) of some of his relatives, if wailing was the custom of that dead person."باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «يُعَذَّبُ الْمَيِّتُ بِبَعْضِ بُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ» إِذَا كَانَ النَّوْحُ مِنْ سُنَّتِهِ33What (sort of) wailing over a deceased is dislikedباب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ النِّيَاحَةِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ34Chapter 34باب35He who tears off his clothes (when afflicted with a calamity) is not from usباب لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ شَقَّ الْجُيُوبَ36The sorrow of the Prophet (pbuh) for Sa'ad bin Khaulaباب رِثَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَعْدَ ابْنَ خَوْلَةَ37Shaving the head on a calamity is forbiddenباب مَا يُنْهَى مِنَ الْحَلْقِ عِنْدَ الْمُصِيبَةِ38He who slaps his cheeks is not from usباب لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ ضَرَبَ الْخُدُودَ39Prohibition of wailing and following the traditions of the Days of Ignorance when afflicted with a calamityباب مَا يُنْهَى مِنَ الْوَيْلِ وَدَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ عِنْدَ الْمُصِيبَةِ40Whoever sat down and looked sad when afflicted with a calamityباب مَنْ جَلَسَ عِنْدَ الْمُصِيبَةِ يُعْرَفُ فِيهِ الْحُزْنُ41Whoever shows no signs of grief and sorrow on the falling of a calamityباب مَنْ لَمْ يُظْهِرْ حُزْنَهُ عِنْدَ الْمُصِيبَةِ42Patience is to be observed at the first stroke of a calamityباب الصَّبْرِ عِنْدَ الصَّدْمَةِ الأُولَى43The saying of the Prophet (pbuh): " Indeed we are grieved by your separation."باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: «إِنَّا بِكَ لَمَحْزُونُونَ»44To weep near a patientباب الْبُكَاءِ عِنْدَ الْمَرِيضِ45The forbiddance of wailing and crying aloudباب مَا يُنْهَى عَنِ النَّوْحِ، وَالْبُكَاءِ، وَالزَّجْرِ، عَنْ ذَلِكَ46Standing for the funeral processionباب الْقِيَامِ لِلْجَنَازَةِ47when should one sit after standing for the funeral procession?باب مَتَى يَقْعُدُ إِذَا قَامَ لِلْجَنَازَةِ48Whoever accompanies a funeral procession should not sit till the coffin is put downباب مَنْ تَبِعَ جَنَازَةً فَلاَ يَقْعُدُ حَتَّى تُوضَعَ عَنْ مَنَاكِبِ الرِّجَالِ، فَإِنْ قَعَدَ أُمِرَ بِالْقِيَامِ49Standing for the funeral procession of a jewباب مَنْ قَامَ لِجَنَازَةِ يَهُودِيٍّ50Men, and not women, are to carry the coffinباب حَمْلِ الرِّجَالِ الْجِنَازَةَ دُونَ النِّسَاءِ51Hurrying up with the coffinباب السُّرْعَةِ بِالْجِنَازَةِ52The saying of the deceased while he is being carried on the bier, "Take me quickly."باب قَوْلِ الْمَيِّتِ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ قَدِّمُونِي53Whoever aligned in two or three rows behind the Imam for a funeral Salat (Prayer)باب مَنْ صَفَّ صَفَّيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةً عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ54The rows for a funeral prayerباب الصُّفُوفِ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ55The lining up of boys in rows with men in the funeralباب صُفُوفِ الصِّبْيَانِ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ عَلَى/فِي الْجَنَائِزِ56The legal way of offering the funeral prayerباب سُنَّةِ الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْجَنَائِزِ57Superiority of accompanying funeral processionsباب فَضْلِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ58Whoever waits till the deceased is buriedباب مَنِ انْتَظَرَ حَتَّى تُدْفَنَ59The offering of the funeral salat (prayer) by boys along with the menباب صَلاَةِ الصِّبْيَانِ مَعَ النَّاسِ عَلَى الْجَنَائِزِ60To offer the funeral Salat (prayer) at the Musalla and at the Mosqueباب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْجَنَائِزِ بِالْمُصَلَّى وَالْمَسْجِدِ61What is disliked of establishing places of worship (mosques) over the graves,باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنِ اتِّخَاذِ الْمَسَاجِدِ عَلَى الْقُبُورِ62The offering of the funeral Salat of a woman who died during the delivery (of a child)باب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى النُّفَسَاءِ إِذَا مَاتَتْ فِي نِفَاسِهَا63Where should the Imam stand while leading the funeral prayer of a female or a male?باب أَيْنَ يَقُومُ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالرَّجُلِ64There are four Takbir's in the funeral prayersباب التَّكْبِيرِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ أَرْبَعًا65The recitation of Surah Al-Fathiha in the funeral Salatباب قِرَاءَةِ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ66To offer the (funeral) Salat on the grave after the burial of the deceasedباب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ بَعْدَ مَا يُدْفَنُ67A dead person hears the footsteps (of the living)باب الْمَيِّتُ يَسْمَعُ خَفْقَ النِّعَالِ68Whoever desired to be buried in the Sacred Landباب مَنْ أَحَبَّ الدَّفْنَ فِي الأَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ أَوْ نَحْوِهَا69Burial at nightباب الدَّفْنِ بِاللَّيْلِ وَدُفِنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ لَيْلاً70Building a mosque (a place of worship) at a graveباب بِنَاءِ الْمَسْجِدِ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ71Who may get down in the grave of a womanباب مَنْ يَدْخُلُ قَبْرَ الْمَرْأَةِ72The funeral Salat (prayer) of a martyrباب الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الشَّهِيدِ73The burial of two or three men in one graveباب دَفْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةِ فِي قَبْرٍ وَاحِدٍ74Whoever thinks no bath is required for the martyrsباب مَنْ لَمْ يَرَ غَسْلَ الشُّهَدَاءِ75Who should be put first in the Lahd (a side extension of a grave)باب مَنْ يُقَدَّمُ فِي اللَّحْدِ76The placing of Idhkhir and grass in the graveباب الإِذْخِرِ وَالْحَشِيشِ فِي الْقَبْرِ77Can the dead body be taken out of its graveباب هَلْ يُخْرَجُ الْمَيِّتُ مِنَ الْقَبْرِ وَاللَّحْدِ لِعِلَّةٍ78The Lahd (a side extension of a grave) and the (straight) cut in the graveباب اللَّحْدِ وَالشَّقِّ فِي الْقَبْرِ79If a boy becomes a Muslim and then dies, should a funeral prayer be offered for him? Should Islam be explained to a boy?باب إِذَا أَسْلَمَ الصَّبِيُّ فَمَاتَ هَلْ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَهَلْ يُعْرَضُ عَلَى الصَّبِيِّ الإِسْلاَمُ80If Al-Mushrik says, "La ilaha illallah" at the time of his deathباب إِذَا قَالَ الْمُشْرِكُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ81Placing a leaf of a date palm over the graveباب الْجَرِيدِ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ82Preacher delivering a lecture at a grave and the sitting of his com anions around himباب مَوْعِظَةِ الْمُحَدِّثِ عِنْدَ الْقَبْرِ، وَقُعُودِ أَصْحَابِهِ حَوْلَهُ83What is said about committing suicideباب مَا جَاءَ فِي قَاتِلِ النَّفْسِ84It is disliked to offer the funeral prayer for the hypocrites, and to ask Allah's Forgiveness for the Mushrikunباب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَالاِسْتِغْفَارِ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ85The praising of a deceased by the peopleباب ثَنَاءِ النَّاسِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ86The punishment in the graveباب مَا جَاءَ فِي عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ87To seek refuge from the punishment in the graveباب التَّعَوُّذِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ88Punishment in the grave because of back-biting and soiling one's clothes with urineباب عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ مِنَ الْغِيبَةِ وَالْبَوْلِ89The deceased is shown his actual place (in Paradise or in Hell)باب الْمَيِّتِ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ90The speech of the deceased upon the bierباب كَلاَمِ الْمَيِّتِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ91The dead children of Muslimsباب مَا قِيلَ فِي أَوْلاَدِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ92The (dead) children of Al-Mushrikunباب مَا قِيلَ فِي أَوْلاَدِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ93Chapter 93باب94Dying on Mondayباب مَوْتِ يَوْمِ الاِثْنَيْنِ95Sudden unexpected deathباب مَوْتِ الْفَجْأَةِ الْبَغْتَةِ96The graves of the Prophet (pbuh), Abu Bakr, and Umar Radiyallahu Anhuباب مَا جَاءَ فِي قَبْرِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما97What is forbidden as regards abusing the deadباب مَا يُنْهَى مِنْ سَبِّ الأَمْوَاتِ98Talking about the wicked among the deadباب ذِكْرِ شِرَارِ الْمَوْتَى
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