DO NOT ABUSE THE DEAD

 DO NOT ABUSE THE DEAD

Narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila:
Sahl bin Hunaif and Qais bin Sa'd were sitting in the city of Al-Qadisiya. A funeral procession passed in front of them and they stood up. They were told that funeral procession was of one of the inhabitants of the land i.e. of a non-believe, under the protection of Muslims
. They said, "A funeral procession
passed in front of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and he stood up. When he was told that it was the coffin of a Jew, he (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, "ls it not a living being (soul)?"
[Sahih al-Bukhari 1312, 1313]

Narrated by Jabir:
We were with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) when a funeral passed him and he stood up for it. When we went to carry it, we found that it was a funeral of a Jew. We, therefore said: "Messenger of Allah, this is
the funeral of a Jew" He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: "Death is fearful event, so when you see a funeral, stand up."
[Sunan Abi Dawud 3174.] Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani)

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