10/27. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1011 — Following the Funeral
What Has Been Related About Walking Behind (The Deceased Being Carried For) The Funeral
Hadith About Following the Funeral Procession
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1011
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1011
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، إِمَامِ بَنِي تَيْمِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي مَاجِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْمَشْىِ خَلْفَ الْجَنَازَةِ فَقَالَ " مَا دُونَ الْخَبَبِ فَإِنْ كَانَ خَيْرًا عَجَّلْتُمُوهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ شَرًّا فَلاَ يُبَعَّدُ إِلاَّ أَهْلُ النَّارِ الْجَنَازَةُ مَتْبُوعَةٌ وَلاَ تَتْبَعُ وَلَيْسَ مِنْهَا مَنْ تَقَدَّمَهَا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لاَ يُعْرَفُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يُضَعِّفُ حَدِيثَ أَبِي مَاجِدٍ هَذَا . وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ قِيلَ لِيَحْيَى مَنْ أَبُو مَاجِدٍ هَذَا قَالَ طَائِرٌ طَارَ فَحَدَّثَنَا . وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ إِلَى هَذَا رَأَوْا أَنَّ الْمَشْىَ خَلْفَهَا أَفْضَلُ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَإِسْحَاقُ . قَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا مَاجِدٍ رَجُلٌ مَجْهُولٌ لاَ يُعْرَفُ إِنَّمَا يُرْوَى عَنْهُ حَدِيثَانِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ . وَيَحْيَى إِمَامُ بَنِي تَيْمِ اللَّهِ ثِقَةٌ يُكْنَى أَبَا الْحَارِثِ وَيُقَالُ لَهُ يَحْيَى الْجَابِرُ وَيُقَالُ لَهُ يَحْيَى الْمُجْبِرُ أَيْضًا وَهُوَ كُوفِيٌّ رَوَى لَهُ شُعْبَةُ وَسُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَأَبُو الأَحْوَصِ وَسُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
We Asked The Messenger Of Allah About Walking Behind The Funeral. He Said: 'Less Than A Trot. For If He Was Good, Then You Will Be Hastening Him To It (Goodness), And If He Was Evil, Then It Id Only An Inhabitant Of The Fire That Is Being Taken Away." The Funeral Is (To Be) Followed. The One Who Precedes It Shall Not Have The Reward Of Those Who Follow It.'"
[1] Meaning, walk quickly, but not as fast as a trot.[2] That is: He does not get rewarded. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1011In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 47English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1011
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1011
This hadith about following the funeral procession answers a question about walking behind the funeral. The Prophet is reported to have said it should be less than a trot. If the deceased was good, the people are hastening him toward good. If he was evil, then it is only an inhabitant of the Fire being taken away. The report also says the funeral is to be followed, and that the one who goes before it does not have the reward of those who follow it. The Arabic note includes discussion that this narration was weakened through Abu Majid. Still, the translated text itself focuses on pace, following, and seriousness during the janazah procession.
What we learn from this hadith
- A funeral procession should not be treated carelessly.
- The report mentions moving at a pace less than a trot.
- Following the funeral is highlighted in the wording.
- The narration includes hadith criticism about its route.
