Bughyat al-Mutatawwi fi Salat al-Tatawwu - Muhammad ibn Umar Bazmul - (137)

Bughyat al-Mutatawwi fi Salat al-TatawwuMuhammad ibn Umar Bazmul

— (2-16-4) Offering the Funeral Prayer in Congregation:

Offering the funeral prayer in congregation is obligatory (1), because the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—consistently offered it in congregation, and because of the general application of his statement—peace and blessings be upon him—“Pray as you have seen me pray.” Reported by al-Bukhārī. (2)

It is recommended that the number of worshippers be forty, based on the report of Kurayb, the freedman of Ibn Abbās, from Abd Allāh ibn Abbās. A son of his died at Qudayd or Usfān, so he said, “Kurayb, see how many people have gathered for him.” Kurayb said, “I went out and found that some people had gathered for him, so I informed him.” He asked, “Would you say that they number forty?” I replied, “Yes.” He said, “Bring him out, for I heard the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—say: ‘No Muslim man dies and has forty men who associate nothing with Allah stand to offer his funeral prayer without Allah accepting their intercession on his behalf.’” Reported by Muslim. (3)

If there are one hundred Muslims, Allah will accept their intercession on his behalf. This is based on the report of Ā’ishah—may Allah be pleased with her—who said that the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “No deceased person has a group of Muslims numbering one hundred offer the prayer over him, all of them interceding for him, without their intercession being accepted on his behalf.” Reported by Muslim. (4)

(1) *Ahkām al-Janā’iz wa Bida‘uhā* (p. 97). (2) An authentic hadith narrated by Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith. It forms part of a hadith recorded by al-Bukhārī in several places, including “Book of the Call to Prayer,” chapter “The Call to Prayer and the Iqāmah for Travelers When They Are in a Group, and Likewise at Arafah and Muzdalifah,” hadith no. 631. (3) An authentic hadith. It was recorded by Muslim in “Book of Funerals,” chapter “When Forty People Offer the Funeral Prayer for a Deceased Person, Their Intercession for Him Is Accepted,” hadith no. 948. (4) An authentic hadith. It was recorded by Muslim in “Book of Funerals,” chapter “When One Hundred People Offer the Funeral Prayer for a Deceased Person, Their Intercession for Him Is Accepted,” hadith no. 947.

- (٢-١٦-٤) الجماعة في صلاة الجنازة: تجب (١) الجماعة في صلاة الجنازة؛ لمداومة الرسول ﷺ على صلاتها جماعة، ولعموم قوله ﵊: " صلوا كما رأيتموني أصلي". أخرجه البخاري. (٢) ويستحب أن يكون عدد المصلين أربعون؛ لما جاء عن كريب مولى ابن عباس، عن عبد الله بن عباس؛ أنه مات ابن له بقديد أو بعسفان، فقال: يا كريب! انظر ما اجتمع له من الناس. قال: فخرجت؛ فإذا ناس قد اجتمعوا له، فأخبرته، فقال: تقول: هم أربعون؟ قال: نعم. قال: أخرجوه؛ فإني سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: " ما من رجل مسلم يموت، فيقوم على جنازته أربعون رجلاً، لا يشركون بالله شيئاً؛ إلا شفعهم الله فيه". أخرجه مسلم. (٣) فإن كانوا مئة من المسلمين؛ فإن الله يشفعهم فيه؛ لما جاء عن عائشة ﵂؛ قالت: قال النبي ﷺ: " ما من ميت يصلي عليه أمة من المسلمين يبلغون مئة، كلهم يشفعون له؛ إلا شفعوا فيه". أخرجه مسلم. (٤)

(١) "أحكام الجنائز وبدعها" (ص٩٧) . (٢) حديث صحيح. عن مالك بن الحويرث. وهو جزء من حديث أخرجه البخاري في مواضع منها في (كتاب الأذان، باب الأذان للمسافرين إذا كانوا جماعة والإقامة وكذلك بعرفة وجمع، حديث رقم ٦٣١) . (٣) حديث صحيح. أخرجه مسلم في (كتاب الجنائز، باب من صلى عليه أربعون شفعوا فيه، حديث رقم ٩٤٨) . (٤) حديث صحيح. أخرجه مسلم في (كتاب الجنائز، باب من صلى عليه مئة شفعوا فيه، حديث رقم ٩٤٧) .