Hadith 77

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 6: Chapters Regarding Funerals Da’if

Chapter 26

What was narrated concerning offering the funeral prayer for a child

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الطِّفْلِ

Da’if
Sunan Ibn Majah 1509
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْبَخْتَرِيُّ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ صَلُّوا عَلَى أَطْفَالِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ مِنْ أَفْرَاطِكُمْ ‏"
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

“The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Offer the (funeral) prayer for your children, for they have gone ahead of you (i.e. to prepare your place in Paradise for you).”