Hadith 191

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 21: The Book of Funerals Sahih

Chapter 85

The Lahd (Niche) And The Ditch

باب اللَّحْدِ وَالشَّقِّ ‏‏

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2008
أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏:‏ أَنَّ سَعْدًا، لَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ ‏:‏ الْحَدُوا لِي لَحْدًا، وَانْصِبُوا عَلَىَّ نَصْبًا كَمَا فُعِلَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏
It was narrated from 'Amir bin Sa'd that when Sa'd was dying he said:

"Make a niche for me in the side of the grave and set up (bricks) over me as was done for the Messenger of Allah."