11/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 962b — Standing and Sitting for Funerals
Abrogation of standing for funerals
Standing and Sitting for Funerals in Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 962b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 962b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، - قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي وَاقِدُ، بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ أَنَّ نَافِعَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ مَسْعُودَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ الأَنْصَارِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، يَقُولُ فِي شَأْنِ الْجَنَائِزِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَامَ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ . وَإِنَّمَا حَدَّثَ بِذَلِكَ لأَنَّ نَافِعَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ رَأَى وَاقِدَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو قَامَ حَتَّى وُضِعَتِ الْجَنَازَةُ .
Mas'ud b. al-Hakam al-Ansari Narrated from:
Mas'ud b. al-Hakam al-Ansari informed Nafi' that he had heard Hadrat 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), son of Abu Talib, say about the biers: Verily, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to stand first but later on kept sitting; but it is also narrated that Nafi' ibn Jubair saw Waqid b. 'Amr standing for a bier till it was placed down.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 962bIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 105USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2100
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 962b
This narration explains the same funeral bier issue in a direct way. Mas'ud b. al-Hakam reported from 'Ali that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to stand first for the bier but later kept sitting. The report is mentioned because Nafi' ibn Jubair had seen Waqid standing until the bier was placed down. The hadith about funeral bier manners shows how people acted based on what they knew from earlier narrations, while others shared reports of later practice. The wording is careful and limited. It does not give a long ruling by itself; it simply records what was reported from 'Ali about the Prophet’s action in the matter of funeral biers.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith records a change in observed funeral practice.
- Nafi' shared knowledge when he saw someone acting on another report.
- The Companions preserved both actions: standing first and later sitting.
- Funeral etiquette was discussed through reliable reports.
