10/26. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1009 — Walking Ahead of the Janazah
What Has Been Related About Walking In Front Of (The Deceased Being Carried For) The Funeral
Hadith About Walking Ahead of the Janazah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1009
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1009
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ يَمْشُونَ أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ . قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَأَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَانَ يَمْشِي أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ هَكَذَا رَوَاهُ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ وَزِيَادُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ . وَرَوَى مَعْمَرٌ وَيُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ وَمَالِكٌ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْحُفَّاظِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَمْشِي أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ . قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَأَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَانَ يَمْشِي أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ . وَأَهْلُ الْحَدِيثِ كُلُّهُمْ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّ الْحَدِيثَ الْمُرْسَلَ فِي ذَلِكَ أَصَحُّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ مُوسَى يَقُولُ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ حَدِيثُ الزُّهْرِيِّ فِي هَذَا مُرْسَلٌ أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ . قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ وَأَرَى ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ أَخَذَهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَرَوَى هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ زِيَادٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ سَعْدٍ وَمَنْصُورٍ وَبَكْرٍ وَسُفْيَانَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ . وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ رَوَى عَنْهُ هَمَّامٌ . وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي الْمَشْىِ أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ فَرَأَى بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ أَنَّ الْمَشْىَ أَمَامَهَا أَفْضَلُ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ . قَالَ وَحَدِيثُ أَنَسٍ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ غَيْرُ مَحْفُوظٍ .
Az-Zuhri Narrated from:
The Prophet, Abu Bakr, And Umar Would Walk In Front Of The Funeral. Az-Zuhri Said: "Salim Informed Me That His Father Would Walk In Front Of The Funeral."
[1] That is, no. 1007.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1009In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 45English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1009
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1009
This hadith about walking ahead of the janazah reports that the Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar would walk in front of the funeral. Az-Zuhri also said Salim informed him that his father would walk in front of the funeral. The longer Arabic note mentions discussion among hadith scholars about the chain and also mentions that some people of knowledge held that walking in front was better. The main text remains about funeral procession placement. A reader should notice that the narration is not about loud mourning, burial, or shrouding. It is about where people walked while following a funeral. This makes it a focused report on janazah procession manners.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report records walking in front of the funeral procession.
- Salim’s father is also mentioned as walking in front of the funeral.
- The narration includes scholarly discussion about its route.
- Funeral manners were treated as an important practice to preserve.
