10/55. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1047 — Abu Talhah Made the Lahd
What Has Been Related About The One Cloth That Is Placed Under The Deceased In The Grave
Hadith About the Lahd of the Prophet’s Grave
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1047
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1047
حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَخْزَمَ الطَّائِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ فَرْقَدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ الَّذِي أَلْحَدَ قَبْرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَبُو طَلْحَةَ وَالَّذِي أَلْقَى الْقَطِيفَةَ تَحْتَهُ شُقْرَانُ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ جَعْفَرٌ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ شُقْرَانَ يَقُولُ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ طَرَحْتُ الْقَطِيفَةَ تَحْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْقَبْرِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ شُقْرَانَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَرَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ .
Ja'far bin Muhammad Narrated from:
Ja'far bin Muhammad narrated that: His Father Said: "The One Who Made The Lahd In The Grave Of The Messenger Of Allah Was Abu Talhah. And The One Who Placed The Velvet Cloth Under Him Was Shuqran A Freed Slave Of Messenger Of Allah."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1047In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 83English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1047
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1047
This hadith about the Prophet's grave gives two details from the burial of the Messenger of Allah. Ja'far bin Muhammad narrated from his father that Abu Talhah was the one who made the lahd in the grave of the Messenger of Allah. It also states that Shuqran, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah, placed the velvet cloth under him. Another statement from Shuqran confirms that he himself placed the cloth under the Prophet in the grave. The narration is not a general command in its wording. It is a report about what happened in the burial of the Prophet. So the explanation should stay with these details: Abu Talhah prepared the lahd, and Shuqran placed the cloth.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith records who made the lahd in the grave of the Prophet.
- It mentions Shuqran’s role in placing the cloth beneath him.
- The narration preserves a specific detail from the Prophet’s burial.
- It teaches respect for accurate reporting in funeral matters.
