حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَی عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَقَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَکْرٍ عَنْ أُمِّ عِيسَی الْجَزَّارِ قَالَتْ حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمُّ عَوْنٍ ابْنَةُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ جَدَّتِهَا أَسْمَائَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ قَالَتْ لَمَّا أُصِيبَ جَعْفَرٌ رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَی أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ آلَ جَعْفَرٍ قَدْ شُغِلُوا بِشَأْنِ مَيِّتِهِمْ فَاصْنَعُوا لَهُمْ طَعَامًا قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَمَا زَالَتْ سُنَّةً حَتَّی کَانَ حَدِيثًا فَتُرِکَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1611
Asma' bint 'Umais said "When )a'far was killed, the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H went to his family and said: The family of )a'far are busy with the matter of their deceased, so prepare food for them.''' (Da'if) (One of the narrators) 'Abdullah said: "That continued to be the Sunnah, until innovations were introduced, then it was abandoned."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020