Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Janaiz (Funerals)
54- بَابُ الصُّفُوفِ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ:
(54) Chapter. The rows for funeral prayer.
3 hadith · references 1318–1320
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Bukhari · 1318نَعَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ النَّجَاشِيَّ ، ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَصَفُّوا خَلْفَهُ فَكَبَّرَ أَرْبَعًاThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) informed his companions about the death of An-Najashi and then he went ahead (to lead the prayer) and the people lined up behind him in rows and he said four Takbir.6 narratorsBukhari · 1319حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ شَهِدَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَى عَلَى قَبْرٍ مَنْبُوذٍ فَصَفَّهُمْ ,Ash Shu'bi said, "I was informed by a man who had seen the Prophet (ﷺ) going to a grave that was separate from the other graves and he aligned the people in rows and said four Takbir." I said, "O Abu 'Amr! who narrated (5 narratorsBukhari · 1320قَدْ تُوُفِّيَ الْيَوْمَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ مِنَ الْحَبَشِ ، فَهَلُمَّ فَصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ , قَالَ : فَصَفَفْنَا ، فَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَنَحْنُ صُفُوفٌThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Today a pious man from Ethiopia (i.e. An Najashi) has expired, come on to offer the funeral prayer." (Jabir said) We lined up in rows and after that the Prophet (ﷺ) led the prayer and we were in ro5 narrators