Hadith 163

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 21: The Book of Funerals Sahih

Chapter 76

The Numbre of Takbirs in the Funeral Prayer

باب عَدَدِ التَّكْبِيرِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ ‏‏

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1980
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَعَى لِلنَّاسِ النَّجَاشِيَّ وَخَرَجَ بِهِمْ فَصَفَّ بِهِمْ وَكَبَّرَ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ‏.‏
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah:

That the Messenger of Allah announced the death of An-Najashi to the people, and he led thme out and arranged them in rows, and said the Takbir four times.