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(Book 16, Hadith 20) #35591
Praying Over the Dead at Sunrise

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the death of Zaynab bint Abi Salama and how Abdullah ibn Umar advised her family to either pray over her now or wait until sunrise.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Abi Harmala, the mawla of Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Sufyan ibn Huwaytib, that Zaynab bint Abi Salama died during the time that Tariq was amir of Madina and her bier was brought out after subh and put in al-Baqi. He said that Tariq used to pray subh right at the beginning of its time. He added, "I heard Abdullah ibn Umar say to the family, 'You can either pray over your dead now or you can wait until the sun comes up'. "
وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَرْمَلَةَ، مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حُوَيْطِبٍ أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، تُوُفِّيَتْ - وَطَارِقٌ أَمِيرُ الْمَدِينَةِ - فَأُتِيَ بِجَنَازَتِهَا بَعْدَ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ فَوُضِعَتْ بِالْبَقِيعِ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ طَارِقٌ يُغَلِّسُ بِالصُّبْحِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي حَرْمَلَةَ فَسَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ لأَهْلِهَا إِمَّا أَنْ تُصَلُّوا عَلَى جَنَازَتِكُمُ الآنَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَتْرُكُوهَا حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ الشَّمْسُ

TOPICS
prayer  *  death  *  sunrise  *  subh  *  mawla  *  fajr

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect prayer times , Show compassion towards those grieving a loss , Pray over dead promptly if possible

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the death of Zaynab bint Abi Salama and how Abdullah ibn Umar advised her family to either pray over her now or wait until sunrise. The time was during Tariq's rule in Madina and he used to pray subh right at the beginning of its time. When Zaynab's bier was brought out after subh, Abdullah suggested that they could either pray for her then or wait until sunrise. This hadith teaches us that it is important to be mindful of prayer times and respect them by not delaying them unnecessarily. It also teaches us that we should be respectful when dealing with death and not delay funeral prayers if possible as it shows respect for the deceased person as well as their family members who are grieving their loss.

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