10/26. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1010 — Funeral Walking Report
What Has Been Related About Walking In Front Of (The Deceased Being Carried For) The Funeral
Funeral Walking Hadith and Its Reported Wording
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1010
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1010
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ كَانُوا يَمْشُونَ أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى سَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدًا عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ خَطَأٌ أَخْطَأَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ وَإِنَّمَا يُرْوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ كَانُوا يَمْشُونَ أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ . قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَأَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَانَ يَمْشِي أَمَامَ الْجَنَازَةِ . قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Would Walk In Front Of The Funeral, As Did Abu Bakr, Umar And Uthman.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1010In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 46English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1010
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1010
This funeral walking hadith says that the Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman would walk in front of the funeral. The Arabic note then says that Muhammad was asked about this report and said this form was a mistake from Muhammad bin Bakr. He explained that the more correct report is from Yunus from Az-Zuhri, saying that the Prophet, Abu Bakr, and Umar walked in front of the funeral, and that Salim informed Az-Zuhri that his father walked in front of it. So the main topic is still funeral procession etiquette, but the note teaches the reader to be careful with exact wording and transmission details.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration discusses walking in front of the funeral.
- The report contains a note about an error in one wording.
- Hadith scholars paid close attention to exact chains and names.
- Funeral practice was preserved through careful comparison of reports.
