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Sunan an-Nasai 190 (Book 1, Hadith 191) #14797
Burying the Idolater

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ instructed Ali to bury his uncle, Abu Talib, despite him dying as an idolater.

It was narrated that Abbu Ishaq said: "I heard Najiyah bin Ka'b narrating from 'Ali that he came to the Prophet and said: 'Abu Talib has died'. He said: 'Go and bury him'. He said: 'He died as an idolater'. He said: 'Go and bury him'. ('Ali said:) 'When I had buried him I went back to him and he said to me: 'Perform Ghusl'."
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ نَاجِيَةَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا طَالِبٍ مَاتَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبْ فَوَارِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ إِنَّهُ مَاتَ مُشْرِكًا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبْ فَوَارِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا وَارَيْتُهُ رَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِي ‏"‏ اغْتَسِلْ

TOPICS
shirk  *  burial  *  idolatry  *  taqqim  *  ghusul  *  ghusl

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect those who have passed away regardless of their beliefs or faith in life ; Perform gusul on bodies after they pass away ; Honor them through respectful acts such as performing gusul on their bodies .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of burying a person regardless of their faith or beliefs. It was narrated that Abbu Ishaq said he heard Najiyah bin Ka'b narrating from 'Ali that he came to the Prophet and informed him that his uncle, Abu Talib had died as an idolater. Despite this, the Prophet instructed Ali to go and bury him anyway. After burying his uncle, Ali returned to inform the Prophet who then told him to perform ghusl for his uncle's body. This hadith teaches us about respecting those who have passed away regardless of their beliefs or faith in life; it is important for us to remember that we are all equal in death and should be treated with respect even after passing away. Additionally, it also teaches us about performing ghusl for those who have passed away which is a sign of respect towards them as well as a way for us to honor them in death.

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