Hadith 1508
Sunan Ibn Majah
Chapters Regarding Funerals · What was narrated concerning offering the funeral prayer for a child
Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِذَا اسْتَهَلَّ الصَّبِيُّ صُلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَوُرِثَ " .
English translation
It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If a child utters a sound (after being born), the funeral prayer should be offered for him and (his relatives) may inherit from him.”
Grade as stored: Da’if (Darussalam)
Narrator chain
- هشام بن عمار السلمي · first↓
- الربيع بن بدر التميمي · chain↓
- محمد بن مسلم القرشي · chain↓
- جابر بن عبد الله الأنصاري · sahabi