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Sunan Ibn Majah 1557 (Book 6, Hadith 125) #30909
Making a Grave for the Prophet ﷺ

SUMMARY: The hadith is about two men who were sent to make a grave for the Prophet ﷺ and the one who made niche-graves came first.

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "When the Prophet died, there was a man in Al-Madinah who used to make a niche in the grave and another who used to dig graves without a niche. They said: 'Let us pray Istikharah to our Lord and call for them both, and whichever of them comes first, we will let him do it.’ So they were both sent for, and the one who used to make the niche-grave came first, so they made a niche-grave for the Prophet ".
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ـ كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَلْحَدُ وَآخَرُ يَضْرَحُ. فَقَالُوا: نَسْتَخِيرُ رَبَّنَا وَنَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِمَا فَأَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ تَرَكْنَاهُ ‏.‏ فَأُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَسَبَقَ صَاحِبُ اللَّحْدِ. فَلَحَدُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ

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grave  *  qabr  *  istikharah  *  nichegrave

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek guidance from Allah before making any decisions in life, Show respect & honor towards those passed away by giving them proper burials according to Islamic teachings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about two men in Al-Madinah who were sent to make a grave for the Prophet (ﷺ). They decided to pray Istikharah, which is asking Allah for guidance, and whichever of them came first would be allowed to do it. In this case, it was the man who used to make niche-graves that arrived first. This hadith teaches us that we should always seek guidance from Allah before making any decisions in our lives. It also shows us how important it was for Muslims at that time to give respect and honor even after death by burying their loved ones properly. We can learn from this hadith that we should always show respect and honor towards those who have passed away by giving them proper burials according to Islamic teachings.

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