Narrated Jabir: A man was buried with my father. I had a desire at heart for that (place for my burial). So I took him out after six months. I did not find any change (in his body) except a few hair that touched the earth.

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ أَبِي مَسْلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "دُفِنَ مَعَ أَبِي رَجُلٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَانَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ حَاجَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَخْرَجْتُهُ بَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَا أَنْكَرْتُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِلَّا شُعَيْرَاتٍ كُنَّ فِي لِحْيَتِهِ مِمَّا يَلِي الْأَرْضَ".

Narrated Abu Hurairah: People with a bier passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They (the companions) spoke highly of him. He said: Paradise is certain for him. Then some people with another (bier) passed by him. They spoke very badly of him. He said: Hell is certain for him. He then said: Some of you are witness to others.

حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَرُّوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِجَنَازَةٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَجَبَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ مَرُّوا بِأُخْرَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَجَبَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ شُهَدَاءُ".

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited his mother's grave and wept and cause those around him to weep. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: I asked my Lord's permission to pray for forgiveness for her, but I was not allowed. I then asked His permission to visit her grave, and I was allowed. So visit graves, for they make one mindful of death.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَنْبَارِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيَسَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْرَ أُمِّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَكَى وَأَبْكَى مَنْ حَوْلَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي تَعَالَى عَلَى أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَذِنَ لِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُ بِالْمَوْتِ".

Narrated Buraidah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: I forbade you to visit graves, but you may now visit them, for in visiting them there is a reminder (of death).

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُعَرِّفُ بْنُ وَاصِلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَارِبِ بْنِ دِثَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَزُورُوهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ فِي زِيَارَتِهَا تَذْكِرَةً".

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed women who visit graves, those who built mosques over them and erected lamps (there).

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُحَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا صَالِحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يُحَدِّثُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَائِرَاتِ الْقُبُورِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْمُتَّخِذِينَ عَلَيْهَا الْمَسَاجِدَ وَالسُّرُجَ".

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to the graveyard and said: Peace be upon you, inhabitants of the dwellings who are of the community of the believers. If Allah wills we shall join you.

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ"خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَقْبَرَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ".

Narrated Ibn Abbas: To the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was brought man wearing ihram who was thrown by his she-camel and has his neck broken and had died. He then said: Shroud him in his two garments, was him with water and lotus leaves, but do not cover his head, for he will be raised on the Day of Resurrection saying the talbiyah. Abu Dawud said: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: There are five rules of the law (sunan) in this tradition: "Shroud him in his two garment, " that is, the dead should be shrouded in his two garments. "Wash him with water and lotus leaves, " that is, washing all times should be with lotus leaves. Do not bring any perfume near him. The shroud will be made from the property (of the dead).

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِرَجُلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَصَتْهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَاتَ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَفِّنُوهُ فِي ثَوْبَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاغْسِلُوهُ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا تُخَمِّرُوا رَأْسَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يُلَبِّي"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْت أَحْمَدَ بْنَ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ:‏‏‏‏ خَمْسُ سُنَنٍ كَفِّنُوهُ فِي ثَوْبَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَيْ يُكَفَّنُ الْمَيِّتُ فِي ثَوْبَيْنِ وَاغْسِلُوهُ بِمَاءٍ وَسِدْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَيْ إِنَّ فِي الْغَسَلَاتِ كُلِّهَا سِدْرًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا تُخَمِّرُوا رَأْسَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا تُقَرِّبُوهُ طِيبًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ الْكَفَنُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْمَالِ.

A similar tradition has also been narrated by Ibn Abbas through a different chain of narrators. This version has: "Shroud him in two garments. " Abu Dawud said: The narrator Sulaiman said the Ayyub said: "his two garments, " Amr said: "tow garments, " Ibn Ubaid said that Ayyub said: "in two garments" and Amr said: "in his two garments. " Sulaiman alone added: "do not put any perfume on him. "

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْمَعْنَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرٍو، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ نَحْوَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَكَفِّنُوهُ فِي ثَوْبَيْنِ. قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ أَيُّوبُ:‏‏‏‏ ثَوْبَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ عَمْرٌو:‏‏‏‏ ثَوْبَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ أَيُّوبُ:‏‏‏‏ فِي ثَوْبَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ عَمْرٌو:‏‏‏‏ فِي ثَوْبَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏زَادَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَحْدَهُ:‏‏‏‏ وَلَا تُحَنِّطُوهُ.

Narrated Ibn Abbas: A man wearing ihram was thrown by his she-camel and had his neck broken and he died. He was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said: Wash and shroud him, but do not cover his head and do not put any perfume on him, for he will be raised on the Day of Resurrection saying the talbiyah.

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَقَصَتْ بِرَجُلٍ مُحْرِمٍ نَاقَتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَتَلَتْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأُتِيَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "اغْسِلُوهُ وَكَفِّنُوهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا تُغَطُّوا رَأْسَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا تُقَرِّبُوهُ طِيبًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّهُ يُبْعَثُ يُهِلُّ".