Hadith #225
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى جِنَازَةٍ فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهَا حَتَّى يُقْضَى دَفْنُهَا فَلَهُ قِيرَاط
َانِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ أَصْغَرُهُمَا مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَذَكَرْتُ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ فَتَعَاظَمَهُ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ صَدَقَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ لَقَدْ فَرَّطْنَا فِي قَرَارِيطَ كَثِيرَةٍ
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English Translation
Yazid narrated to us, Muhammad informed us, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه), who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever prays over a funeral, he has one qirat [of reward]. And whoever follows it until it is buried, he has two qirats.' It was said: 'What are the two qirats?' He said: 'Like two great mountains.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 22, Hadith 225
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10063
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-46453