Hadith 123

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 6: Chapters Regarding Funerals Da’if

Chapter 39

What was narrated concerning the niche-grave being recommended

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي اسْتِحْبَابِ اللَّحْدِ

Da’if
Sunan Ibn Majah 1555
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى السُّدِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الْيَقْظَانِ، عَنْ زَاذَانَ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ اللَّحْدُ لَنَا وَالشَّقُّ لِغَيْرِنَا ‏"
It was narrated that Jarir bin ‘Abdullah Al-Bajali said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The niche-grave is for us and the ditch-grave is for others.’”