Hadith 124

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 6: Chapters Regarding Funerals Sahih

Chapter 39

What was narrated concerning the niche-grave being recommended

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي اسْتِحْبَابِ اللَّحْدِ

Sahih
Sunan Ibn Majah 1556
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: أَلْحِدُوا لِي لَحْدًا وَانْصِبُوا عَلَىَّ اللَّبِنَ نَصْبًا كَمَا فُعِلَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏.‏
It was narrated that Sa’d said:

“Make a niche-grave for me, and block it up with bricks as was done for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).”