حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَکُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَلْحَدُ وَآخَرُ يَضْرَحُ فَقَالُوا نَسْتَخِيرُ رَبَّنَا وَنَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِمَا فَأَيُّهُمَا سُبِقَ تَرَکْنَاهُ فَأُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَسَبَقَ صَاحِبُ اللَّحْدِ فَلَحَدُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1557
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "When the Prophet P.B.U.H died, there was a man in AI-Madinah who used to make a niche in the grave and another who used to dig graves without a niche. They said: 'Let us pray Istikhfirah to our Lord and call for them both, and whichever of them comes first, we will let him do it.' So they were both sent for, and the one who used to make the niche-grave came first, so they made a niche-grave for the Prophet P.B.U.H." (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020