Chapter 28 of 33 2 min read
2. Outside the Masjid
2. خارج المسجد
It is however preferable to have a place (musallaa) set aside for the funeral prayer outside the masjid as this was the usual practice of the Prophet (r). ِﻭلُ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﺴﻰ ﻟﹶﻨﹶﺎ ﺭ ﻗﹶﺎلَ ﻨﹶﻌﻨﹾﻪ ﻋﻀِﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﺓﹶ ﺭﺭﻴﺭ ﺃَﺒِﻲ ﻫﻥﻋ r ﻡﻭﺸﹶﺔِ ﻴﺒ ﺍﻟﹾﺤﺎﺤِﺏ ﺼﺎﺸِﻲ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺠ ﺎﺕﹶ ﻓِﻴﻪِ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎلَﺍﻟﱠﺫِﻱ ﻤ : )) ﻭﺍ ِﻷَﺨِﻴﻜﹸﻡﺘﹶﻐﹾﻔِﺭﺍﺴ (( ﺒِﺎﻟﹾﻑﱠ ﺒِﻬِﻡ ﺼﻭ ﺎﻌﺒﻪِ ﺃَﺭﻠﹶﻴ ﻋﺭﻠﱠﻰ ﻓﹶﻜﹶﺒﺼﻤ . Aboo Hurayrah reported that when Allaah’s Messenger (r) announced to them the death of the ruler (najaashee) of Ethiopia on the day on which he died, he 33 This addition is in Sahih Muslim, vol.2, pp.460-1, no.2124. 34 The doors of the apartments of the Prophet’s wives opened into the masjid. 35 This addition is in Sahih Muslim, vol.2, pp.460-1, no.2124. 36 This addition is in Sahih Muslim, vol.2, p.461, no.2125. 37 Reported by ‘Aa’ishah and collected in Sahih Muslim, vol.2, pp.460, no.2123, Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, p.905, no.3183, Sunan Ibn-i-Majah, vol.2, p.404, no.1518, Muwatta, pp.108-9, no.534 and Mishkat Al-Masabih,, vol.1, p.348.
said: “Ask forgiveness for your brother,” and had them line up in rows at the musallaa and prayed for him using four takbeeres.38 ﻭﺍ ﺇِﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﺎﺀ ﺠﻭﺩﻬ ﺍﻟﹾﻴﺎ ﺃَﻥﻤﻨﹾﻬ ﻋﻀِﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﺭﺭﻤﻥِ ﻋﺩِﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﺒﺒ ﻋﻥﻋ r ﺃَﺓٍ ﺭﺍﻤ ﻭﻡلٍ ﻤِﻨﹾﻬﺠ ﺒِﺭ ﻀِﻊِ ﺍﻭ ﻤﺎ ﻤِﻥﺎ ﻗﹶﺭِﻴﺒﺠِﻤﺎ ﻓﹶﺭ ﺒِﻬِﻤﺭﺎ ﻓﹶﺄَﻤﻨﹶﻴﺯ ﺠِﺩِ ﺴ ﺍﻟﹾﻤﻨﹶﺎﺌِﺯِ ﻋِﻨﹾﺩﻟﹾﺠ . ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar also reported that the Jews came to the Prophet (r) with a man and woman who had committed adultery so he ordered that they be stoned near the place for funeral (prayers) beside the masjid.”39