Hadith 10

Sahih Bukhari

Book 23: Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz)

Chapter 5

Conveying the news of funeral (procession)

باب الإِذْنِ بِالْجَنَازَةِ

Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Once the Prophet ﷺ said (regarding a deceased person), “Why did you not inform me (about her or his death)?” ​​
وَقَالَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَلاَ آذَنْتُمُونِي».
Sahih al-Bukhari 1247
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ مَاتَ إِنْسَانٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُهُ فَمَاتَ بِاللَّيْلِ فَدَفَنُوهُ لَيْلاً، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏ قَالُوا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ فَكَرِهْنَا ـ وَكَانَتْ ظُلْمَةٌ ـ أَنْ نَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ‏.‏ فَأَتَى قَبْرَهُ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ‏.‏
"‏ مَا مَنَعَكُمْ أَنْ تُعْلِمُونِي ‏"
Ibn `Abbas.:

A person died and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to visit him. He died at night and (the people) buried him at night. In the morning they informed the Prophet (about his death). He said, "What prevented you from informing me?" They replied, "It was night and it was a dark night and so we disliked to trouble you." The Prophet (ﷺ) went to his grave and offered the (funeral) prayer.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Abbas

عبد الله بن العباس بن عبد المطلب الحبر

2,209 narrations

follower
2

'Amir al-Sha'bi

عامر الشعبي

514 narrations

follower
3

Sulaiman bin Abi Sulaiman

سليمان بن أبي سليمان

122 narrations

successor
4

Muhammad bin Khazim al-Darir

محمد بن خازم أبو معاوية الضرير

657 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Muhammad bin 'Ubaid al-Tanafasi

محمد بن عبيد بن أبي أمية الطنافسي

248 narrations