سُنَنُ ابْنِ مَاجَهْ
Sunan Ibn Majah 1521
Chapters Regarding Funerals
What was narrated concerning the times when the funeral prayer should not be offered and the deceased should not be buried
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَوْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْمَكِّيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لاَ تَدْفِنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ إِلاَّ أَنْ تُضْطَرُّوا .
It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Do not bury your dead at night unless you are forced to.”
Sunan Ibn Majah, 1521Da’if (Darussalam)