Volume 2, Book 23, Number 398:
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah:
A funeral procession passed in front of us and the Prophet stood up and we too stood up. We said,
‘O Allah’s Apostle! This is the funeral procession of a Jew.” He said, “Whenever you see a funeral pro –
cession, you should stand up.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 383:
Narrated ‘Amir bin Sad bin Abi Waqqas:
That his father said, “In the year of the last Hajj of the Prophet I became seriously ill and the
Prophet used to visit me inquiring about my health. I told him, ‘I am reduced to this state because of
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illness and I am wealthy and have no inheritors except a daughter, (In this narration the name of
‘Amir bin Sad is mentioned and in fact it is a mistake; the narrator is ‘Aisha bint Sad bin Abi Waqqas).
Should I give two-thirds of my property in charity?’ He said, ‘No.’ I asked, ‘Half?’ He said, ‘No.’ then he
added, ‘One-third, and even one-third is much. You’d better leave your inheritors wealthy rather
than leaving them poor, begging others. You will get a reward for whatever you spend for Allah’s
sake, even for what you put in your wife’s mouth.’ I said, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Will I be left alone after
my companions have gone?’ He said, ‘If you are left behind, whatever good deeds you will do will
up-grade you and raise you high. And perhaps you will have a long life so that some people will be
benefited by you while others will be harmed by you. O Allah! Complete the emigration of my com –
panions and do not turn them renegades.’ But Allah’s Apostle felt sorry for poor Sad bin Khaula as he
died in Mecca.” (but Sad bin Abi Waqqas lived long after the Prophet (p.b.u.h).)
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 399:
Narrated ‘Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila:
Sahl bin Hunaif and Qais bin Sad were sitting in the city of Al-Qadisiya. A funeral procession
passed in front of them and they stood up. They were told that funeral procession was of one of the
inhabitants of the land i.e. of a non-believer, under the protection of Muslims. They said, “A funeral
procession passed in front of the Prophet and he stood up. When he was told that it was the coffin of
a Jew, he said, “Is it not a living being (soul)?”
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Volume 2, Book 23, Number 384:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “He who slaps the cheeks, tears the clothes and follows the tradition of the Days
of Ignorance is not from us.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 400:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri:
Allah’s Apostle said, When the funeral is ready and the men carry it on their shoulders, if the de –
ceased was righteous it will say, ‘Present me (hurriedly),’ and if he was not righteous, it will say, ‘Woe
to it (me)! Where are they taking it (me)?’ Its voice is heard by everything except man and if he
heard it he would fall unconscious.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 385:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet said, “He who slaps the cheeks, tears the clothes and follows the traditions of the Days
of Ignorance is not from us.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 401:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Hurry up with the dead body for if it was righteous, you are forwarding it to
welfare; and if it was otherwise, then you are putting off an evil thing down your necks.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 386:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
When the Prophet got the news of the death of Ibn Haritha, Ja’far and Ibn Rawaha he sat down
and looked sad and I was looking at him through the chink of the door. A man came and told him
about the crying of the women of Ja’far. The Prophet ordered him to forbid them. The man went and
came back saying that he had told them but they did not listen to him. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said,
“Forbid them.” So again he went and came back for the third time and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! By Al –
lah, they did not listen to us at all.” (‘Aisha added): Allah’s Apostle ordered him to go and put dust in
their mouths. I said, (to that man) “May Allah stick your nose in the dust (i.e. humiliate you)! You
could neither (persuade the women to) fulfill the order of Allah’s Apostle nor did you relieve Allah’s
Apostle from fatigue. ”
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