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Sunan Abi Dawud 3176 (Book 21, Hadith 88) #23466
Differentiating Funeral Practices

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) advised to act differently from the Jews when attending a funeral.

Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: The Messenger of Allah used to stand up for a funeral until the corpse was placed in the grave. A learned Jew (once) passed him and said: This is how we do. The Prophet sat down and said: Sit down and act differently from them.
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ بَهْرَامَ الْمَدَائِنِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَسْبَاطِ الْحَارِثِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ جُنَادَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَقُومُ فِي الْجَنَازَةِ حَتَّى تُوضَعَ فِي اللَّحْدِ فَمَرَّ بِهِ حَبْرٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا نَفْعَلُ ‏.‏ فَجَلَسَ النَّبِيُّ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ اجْلِسُوا خَالِفُوهُمْ

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funeral  *  differentiate  *  jew  *  aljanazah  *  tafarruq  *  yahudi

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow your own faith & culture instead of imitating others blindly.

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Ubadah ibn as-Samit tells us that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to stand up for a funeral until the corpse was placed in the grave. One day, a learned Jew passed him and said that this is how they do it. In response, the Prophet ﷺ sat down and advised his companions to act differently from them. This hadith teaches us that we should not imitate others blindly but rather differentiate ourselves in our practices and beliefs. We should be proud of our own faith and culture instead of trying to copy someone else's way of life just because it looks more appealing or fashionable at first glance.

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