Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 156 of 372
Excellence of Participation in Funeral Prayers in Large Numbers and Formation of Three Rows or More
The Book of Visiting the Sick – Chapter 156 : Ahadith 932 – 934
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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932 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 Ibn `Abbas (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 Marthad bin `Abdullah Al-Yazni reported: When Malik bin Hubairah (radiyallahu anhu) 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 ﷺ said, “If three rows of men offer funeral prayer over anyone, his entry into Jannah will become certain.”[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].