عَنْ سَعِیدِ بْنِ أَبِی سَعِیدٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ یَجْھَرُ بِفِاتِحَۃِ الْکِتَابِ عَلَی الْجِنَازَہِ، یْقُولُ:إِنَّمَا فَعَلْتُ ھَذَا لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنَھَا سُنَّۃٌ
مسند امام شافی · Hadith 587
On the authority of Sa’id Ibn Abi Sa’id, he said: I heard Ibn Abbas speak openly to the book on the funeral. He said: He said: If he says:
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020