Muwatta Imam Malik — Burials

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar said, "The prayer for a dead person can be done after asr and subh if these have been prayed at their times

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، قال يصلى على الجنازة بعد العصر وبعد الصبح اذا صليتا لوقتهما

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered that the body of Sad ibn Abi Waqqas be brought past her in the mosque so that she could make dua for him. Some people disapproved of her doing that, and she said, "How hasty people are! The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, only prayed over Suhayl ibn Bayda in the mosque

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابي النضر، مولى عمر بن عبيد الله عن عايشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم انها امرت ان يمر عليها بسعد بن ابي وقاص في المسجد حين مات لتدعو له فانكر ذلك الناس عليها فقالت عايشة ما اسرع الناس ما صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على سهيل ابن بيضاء الا في المسجد

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar said, "The prayer over Umar ibn al-Khattab was done in the mosque

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، عن عبد الله بن عمر، انه قال صلي على عمر بن الخطاب في المسجد

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Uthman ibn Affan and Abdullah ibn Umar and Abu Hurayra used to pray over the dead, both men and women, in Madina. They would put the men nearer to the imam and the women nearer to the qibla

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، انه بلغه ان عثمان بن عفان، وعبد الله بن عمر، وابا، هريرة كانوا يصلون على الجنايز بالمدينة الرجال والنساء فيجعلون الرجال مما يلي الامام والنساء مما يلي القبلة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar, when he prayed over the dead, would say, "Peace be upon you" loud enough for whoever was near to him to hear

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان اذا صلى على الجنايز يسلم حتى يسمع من يليه

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "No-one should pray over a dead person unless he is in wudu." Yahya said that he heard Malik say, "I have not seen any person of knowledge disapproving of praying over either a child born of adultery or its mother

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان يقول لا يصلي الرجل على الجنازة الا وهو طاهر . قال يحيى سمعت مالكا يقول لم ار احدا من اهل العلم يكره ان يصلى على ولد الزنا وامه

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died on Monday and was buried on Tuesday and people prayed over him individually with no one leading them. Some people said that he would be buried near the mimbar, and others said that he would be buried in al-Baqi. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq came and said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'No prophet was ever buried except in the place where he died.' "So a grave was dug for him there. When he was about to be washed they wished to take off his shirt but they heard a voice saying "Don't take off his shirt," so they did not take off his shirt and he was washed with it on, may Allah bless him and grant him peace

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، انه بلغه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم توفي يوم الاثنين ودفن يوم الثلاثاء وصلى الناس عليه افذاذا لا يومهم احد . فقال ناس يدفن عند المنبر . وقال اخرون يدفن بالبقيع . فجاء ابو بكر الصديق فقال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " ما دفن نبي قط الا في مكانه الذي توفي فيه " . فحفر له فيه فلما كان عند غسله ارادوا نزع قميصه فسمعوا صوتا يقول لا تنزعوا القميص فلم ينزع القميص وغسل وهو عليه صلى الله عليه وسلم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father said, "There were two men in Madina, one of whom dug graves with a niche in the side wall for the body, and the other who did not, and they said, 'Whichever one comes first can do the job,' and the one who dug graves with a niche came first and dug the Messenger of Allah's grave, may Allah bless him and grant him peace

وحدثني عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة، عن ابيه، انه قال كان بالمدينة رجلان احدهما يلحد والاخر لا يلحد فقالوا ايهما جاء اول عمل عمله . فجاء الذي يلحد فلحد لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, "I did not believe that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had died until I heard the pickaxes fall

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان ام سلمة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كانت تقول ما صدقت بموت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى سمعت وقع الكرازين

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I saw three moons fall into my room, and I related my vision to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. Then, when the Messenger of Allah died, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and was buried in my house, Abu Bakr said to me, 'This is one of your moons, and he is the best of them

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، ان عايشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت رايت ثلاثة اقمار سقطن في حجرتي فقصصت روياى على ابي بكر الصديق قالت فلما توفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ودفن في بيتها قال لها ابو بكر هذا احد اقمارك وهو خيرها

Yahya related to me from Malik from more than one reliable source that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas and Said ibn Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl died at al-Aqiq and were carried to Madina and buried there

وحدثني عن مالك، عن غير، واحد، ممن يثق به ان سعد بن ابي وقاص وسعيد بن زيد بن عمرو بن نفيل توفيا بالعقيق وحملا الى المدينة ودفنا بها

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father said, "I would not want to be buried in al-Baqi. I would prefer to be buried elsewhere. The one who is buried in al-Baqi is one of two people. Either he is unjust (dhalim), and I would not like to be buried with him, or he is salih, and I would not like his bones to be disturbed for me

وحدثني عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة، عن ابيه، انه قال ما احب ان ادفن، بالبقيع لان ادفن بغيره احب الى من ان ادفن به انما هو احد رجلين اما ظالم فلا احب ان ادفن معه واما صالح فلا احب ان تنبش لي عظامه

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Wafid ibn Amr ibn Said ibn Muadh from Nafi ibn Jubayr ibn Mutim from Masud ibn al-Hakam from AIi ibn Abi Talib that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to stand up when a funeral procession passed by, and then sit down again afterwards

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، عن واقد بن عمرو بن سعد بن معاذ، عن نافع بن جبير بن مطعم، عن مسعود بن الحكم، عن علي بن ابي طالب، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يقوم في الجنايز ثم جلس بعد

ahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that AIi ibn Abi Talib used to rest his head on graves and lie on them. Malik said, "As far as we can see ,it is only forbidden to sit on graves to relieve oneself

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان علي بن ابي طالب، كان يتوسد القبور ويضطجع عليها . قال مالك وانما نهي عن القعود على القبور فيما نرى للمذاهب

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Bakr ibn Uthman ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf that he had heard Abu Umama ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf say, "We used to attend funeral processions, and the last of the people would not sit until they had been given permission

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي بكر بن عثمان بن سهل بن حنيف، انه سمع ابا امامة بن سهل بن حنيف، يقول كنا نشهد الجنايز فما يجلس اخر الناس حتى يوذنوا

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Jabir ibn Atik that Atik ibn al-Harith, the grandfather of Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Jabir on his mother's side, told him that Jabir ibn Atik had told him that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to visit Abdullah ibn Thabit and found him in his death-throes. He called to him but he did not reply. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "We belong to Allah, and to Him we are returning," and added, "You are being taken from us, Abur-Rabi`." The women cried out and wept, and Jabir began to silence them. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Leave them, and when the necessary time comes, none of the women should cry." They said, "Messenger of Allah, what is the necessary time?" and he replied, "When he dies." The dying man's daughter said, "By Allah, I hope that you will be a martyr, for you have completed your preparations for battle," and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah has made his reward fall according to his intention. What do you consider dying a martyr to be?" They said, "Death in the way of Allah." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There are seven kinds of martyr other than those killed in the way of Allah. Someone who is killed by the plague is a martyr, someone who drowns is a martyr, someone who dies of pleurisy is a martyr, someone who dies of a disease of the belly is a martyr, someone who dies by fire is a martyr, someone who dies under a falling building is a martyr and a woman who dies in childbirth is a martyr

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن عبد الله بن عبد الله بن جابر بن عتيك، عن عتيك بن الحارث، - وهو جد عبد الله بن عبد الله بن جابر ابو امه - انه اخبره ان جابر بن عتيك اخبره ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جاء يعود عبد الله بن ثابت فوجده قد غلب عليه فصاح به فلم يجبه فاسترجع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقال " غلبنا عليك يا ابا الربيع " . فصاح النسوة وبكين فجعل جابر يسكتهن . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " دعهن فاذا وجب فلا تبكين باكية " . قالوا يا رسول الله وما الوجوب قال " اذا مات " . فقالت ابنته والله ان كنت لارجو ان تكون شهيدا فانك كنت قد قضيت جهازك . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ان الله قد اوقع اجره على قدر نيته وما تعدون الشهادة " . قالوا القتل في سبيل الله . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " الشهداء سبعة سوى القتل في سبيل الله المطعون شهيد والغرق شهيد وصاحب ذات الجنب شهيد والمبطون شهيد والحرق شهيد والذي يموت تحت الهدم شهيد والمراة تموت بجمع شهيد

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father that Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman told him that she had heard A'isha, the umm al-muminin, say (when it was mentioned to her that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "The dead are tormented by the weeping of the living"), "May Allah forgive Abu Abd ar-Rahman. Of course he has not lied, but he has forgotten, or made a mistake. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, passed by a jewish woman whose family were crying over her and he said, 'You are crying over her, and she is being tormented in her grave

وحدثني عن مالك، عن عبد الله بن ابي بكر، عن ابيه، عن عمرة بنت عبد الرحمن، انها اخبرته انها، سمعت عايشة ام المومنين، تقول وذكر لها ان عبد الله بن عمر يقول ان الميت ليعذب ببكاء الحى . فقالت عايشة يغفر الله لابي عبد الرحمن اما انه لم يكذب ولكنه نسي او اخطا انما مر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بيهودية يبكي عليها اهلها فقال " انكم لتبكون عليها وانها لتعذب في قبرها

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No muslim who has three children die will be touched by the Fire except to fulfil Allah's oath

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن سعيد بن المسيب، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لا يموت لاحد من المسلمين ثلاثة من الولد فتمسه النار الا تحلة القسم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Amr ibn Hazm from his father from Abu'n-Nadr as-Salami that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If three of a muslim's children die, and he remains content with that, they will be a protection for him from the Fire." A woman who was with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Or two, Messengerof Allah?", and he said, "Or two

وحدثني عن مالك، عن محمد بن ابي بكر بن عمرو بن حزم، عن ابيه، عن ابي النضر السلمي، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لا يموت لاحد من المسلمين ثلاثة من الولد فيحتسبهم الا كانوا جنة من النار " . فقالت امراة عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يا رسول الله او اثنان قال " او اثنان

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Abu'l-Hubab Said ibn Yasar from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The mumin continues to be struck by misfortune in his children and close friends until he meets Allah with no wrong actions

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه عن ابي الحباب، سعيد بن يسار عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " ما يزال المومن يصاب في ولده وحامته حتى يلقى الله وليست له خطيية