Hadith #334

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏حَجَّاجٌ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏لَيْثٌ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنِي ‏ ‏عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ‏ ‏عَنِ ‏ ‏ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ‏ ‏أَنَّ ‏ ‏سَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ‏ ‏أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ ‏ ‏عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ‏ ‏كَانَ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْ الْجِنَازَةِ وَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏كَانَ ‏ ‏يَمْشِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا ‏ ‏وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ‏ ‏وَعُمَرُ ‏ ‏وَعُثْمَانُ ‏ ‏رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ ‏

English Translation

It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Hajjaj, from Layth, from 'Uqayl ibn Khalid, from Ibn Shihab — that Salim ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar told him that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar used to walk in front of the funeral bier. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman (رضي الله عنهم) used to walk in front of it.

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 334

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5972

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