156 - باب استحباب تكثير المصلين على الجنازة وجعل صفوفهم ثلاثة فأكثر Chapter 156 Excellence of Participation in Funeral Prayers in Large Numbers and Formation of Three Rows or More 932 -

156 - باب استحباب تكثير المصلين على الجنازة وجعل صفوفهم ثلاثة فأكثر
Chapter 156
Excellence of Participation in Funeral Prayers in Large Numbers and Formation of Three Rows or More

932 - عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ ما من ميت يصلي عليه أمة من المسلمين يبلغون مائة كلهم يشفعون له إلا شفعوا فيه ] رواه مسلم
932. `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If a group of Muslims numbering a hundred perform funeral prayer over a dead person, and all of them ask Allah's forgiveness for him, their prayer for him will be accepted.''
[Muslim].

933 - وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول : [ ما من رجل مسلم يموت فيقوم على جنازته أربعون رجلا لا يشركون بالله شيئا إلا شفعهم الله فيه ] رواه مسلم
933. Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If a Muslim dies and forty people, who do not associate anything with Allah in worship, participate in the funeral prayer over him, Allah will accept their intercession for him.''
[Muslim].

934 - وعن مرثد بن عبد الله اليزني قال : كان مالك بن هبيرة رضي الله عنه إذا صلى على الجنازة فتقال الناس عليها جزأهم ثلاثة أجزاء ثم قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : [ من صلى عليه ثلاثة صفوف فقد أوجب ] رواه أبو داود الترمذي وقال حديث حسن
934. Marthad bin `Abdullah Al-Yazni reported: When Malik bin Hubairah (May Allah be pleased with him) offered a funeral prayer and found a small number of participants, he would divide them into three rows and would say that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If three rows of men offer funeral prayer over anyone, his entry into Jannah will become certain.''
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary: These Ahadith reveal to us that the maximum participation of people in a funeral prayer is a welcome sign. But the condition is that they should be righteous people, well-rooted in Faith and monotheistic belief. But heretics and those who associate partners with Allah in worship have no value to Allah. If the participants are small in number, they should be divided in three rows. Different Ahadith speak of different numbers, all of which convey the sense of abundance. And this abundance is not to be taken in the unqualified sense, rather it means the abundance of sincere and pious believers and monotheists. May Allah multiply their number!

157 - باب ما يقرأ في صلاة الجنازة
Chapter 157
Supplications in Funeral Prayers