11/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 944a — Make Haste at a Funeral
Hastening with the funeral
Hadith About Making Haste at a Funeral
Sahih Muslim : 944a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 944a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجَنَازَةِ فَإِنْ تَكُ صَالِحَةً فَخَيْرٌ - لَعَلَّهُ قَالَ - تُقَدِّمُونَهَا عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ تَكُنْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَشَرٌّ تَضَعُونَهُ عَنْ رِقَابِكُمْ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Make haste at a funeral; if the dead person was good, it is a good state to which you are sending him on; but if he was otherwise it is an evil of which you are ridding yourselves.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 944aIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 64USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2059
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 944a
This Hadith about making haste at a funeral reports the statement of Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم): Make haste at a funeral. He explained that if the dead person was good, then it is a good state to which the people are sending him forward. If he was otherwise, then it is an evil being removed from their necks. The wording is direct and serious. It does not discuss every funeral matter. It focuses on not delaying the funeral. People searching for hurry funeral hadith, make haste janazah hadith, or Sahih Muslim 944a explanation can see that the core message is prompt movement with the funeral.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) instructed people to make haste at a funeral.
- If the deceased was good, the funeral moves him toward a good state.
- If the deceased was otherwise, the burden is being removed from people’s necks.
- The Hadith teaches avoiding needless delay in the funeral.
