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Authentic hadith article

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer in absentia for the Negus, and I was in either the second or the third row

Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & MuslimHadeethEnc #4851
Arabic hadith text

عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما «أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى على النَّجَاشِيِّ، فكنت في الصفّ الثاني، أو الثالث».

English translation

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer in absentia for the Negus, and I was in either the second or the third row.

Explanation

Explanation of the hadith

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) informs in this Hadīth that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer in absentia for the Negus, and he was amongst those who joined this prayer; however, he does not remember whether he was in the second or the third row, in case he is the one in doubt, and not a sub-narrator.

Topics
Method of Praying over the Dead

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