Sunan Abi Dawud · Funerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)
باب التَّكْبِيرِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ
Chapter: Saying The Takbir Over The Deceased.
2 hadith · references 3196–3197
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Abu Dawud · 3196مَرَّ بِقَبْرٍ رَطْبٍ ، فَصَفُّوا عَلَيْهِ ، وَكَبَّرَ عَلَيْهِ أَرْبَعًاNarrated Al-Shabi: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed a grave dug freshly. They arranged a row and uttered four takbirs over it. I asked al-Shabi: Who told you ? He replied: A reliable person whom Abdullah bin Abbas attende5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3197كَانَ زَيْدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَرْقَمَ يُكَبِّرُ عَلَى جَنَائِزِنَا أَرْبَعًا ، وَإِنَّهُ كَبَّرَ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ خَمْسًا ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُكَبِّرُهَاNarrated Ibn Abi Laila: Zaid bin Arqam used to utter four takbirs (Allah is Most Great) over our dead person (during prayer). He uttered five takbirs on a dead person. So I asked him. He replied: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ8 narrators·parallel chain