15/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1206b — No Perfume for the Deceased Muhrim
What should be done with a Muhrim if he dies?
Deceased Muhrim at Arafat and Talbiya Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1206b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1206b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، وَأَيُّوبَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ، بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، - رضى الله عنهما - قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ وَاقِفٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِعَرَفَةَ إِذْ وَقَعَ مِنْ رَاحِلَتِهِ - قَالَ أَيُّوبُ فَأَوْقَصَتْهُ أَوْ قَالَ - فَأَقْعَصَتْهُ وَقَالَ عَمْرٌو فَوَقَصَتْهُ - فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " اغْسِلُوهُ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ وَكَفِّنُوهُ فِي ثَوْبَيْنِ وَلاَ تُحَنِّطُوهُ وَلاَ تُخَمِّرُوا رَأْسَهُ - قَالَ أَيُّوبُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مُلَبِّيًا وَقَالَ عَمْرٌو - فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يُلَبِّي " . وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ نُبِّئْتُ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، - رضى الله عنهما - أَنَّ رَجُلاً، كَانَ وَاقِفًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ . فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ مَا ذَكَرَ حَمَّادٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ .
Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported: While a person was standing in 'Arafat with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) he fell down from his camel and broke his neck. This was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), whereupon he said: Bathe him with water mixed with the leaves of the lote tree and shroud him in two (pieces of) cloth and neither perfume him nor cover his head; (Ayyub said) for Allah would raise him on the Day of Resurrection in the state of pronouncing Talbiya. ('Amr. however, said): Verily Allah would raise him on the Day of Resurrection pronouncing Talbiya. Sa'id b. Jubair narrated this hadith on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) that a person was standing with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as he was in the state of Ihram. The rest of the hadith is the same.
[1] Ḥanūṭ : A mixture of perfumes used for embalming the dead.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1206b,cIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 102USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2747
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1206b
This hadith about a deceased Muhrim gives more detail about the place and the funeral instructions. A person was standing in Arafat with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم when he fell from his camel and his neck was broken. When this was mentioned to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, he said to bathe him with water mixed with lote leaves, shroud him in two pieces of cloth, do not perfume him, and do not cover his head. The report then gives the reason: Allah would raise him on the Day of Resurrection pronouncing Talbiya. This is a focused narration on funeral handling in Ihram, especially the points of washing, shrouding, perfume, and head covering.
What we learn from this hadith
- The event happened while the man was standing in Arafat with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered washing with water and lote leaves.
- The narration specifically says not to perfume him.
- The report connects his death in Ihram with being raised pronouncing Talbiya.
