حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ح و حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَی قَالَ کَانَ زَيْدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَرْقَمَ يُکَبِّرُ عَلَی جَنَائِزِنَا أَرْبَعًا وَإِنَّهُ کَبَّرَ عَلَی جَنَازَةٍ خَمْسًا فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُکَبِّرُهَا قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد وَأَنَا لِحَدِيثِ ابْنِ الْمُثَنَّی أَتْقَنُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 3197
Narrated Ibn Abi Laila: Zaid bin Arqam used to utter four takbirs (Allah is Most Great) over our dead person (during prayer). He uttered five takbirs on a dead person. So I asked him. He replied: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to utter those. Abu Dawud said: I remember the tradition of Ibn al-Muthanna in a more guarded way.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020