The Hadiths on Rising for Funeral among the Hadith Scholars and Jurists (Fuqaha) An Applied Study from the Book (Sunna Abo Dawood)

Abstract

The research examines the hadiths included by Imam Abu Dawood Al-Sijistani in his book Sunan regarding the hastening of funerals. The researcher studied these hadiths both hadithically and jurisprudentially.

The researcher relied on several research methodologies, including:

The inductive method, to gather the opinions of the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence regarding hastening funerals and their evidences.

The analytical method, to analyze the religious texts and the jurists’ discussions on hastening funerals.

The deductive method, to derive the ruling related to the topic of study: hastening funerals.

The aim of the research was to:

1. Clarify the issue of hastening funerals, which is part of daily life, and study the relevant hadiths in Sunan Abu Dawood.


2. Provide an explanation of these hadiths by analyzing their chains of transmission (sanad) and content (matn), as well as the scholarly views, interpretations, and rulings surrounding them.


3. Discuss the application of this issue in light of modern transportation methods.

The researcher concluded that hastening funerals is recommended, provided that it does not lead to excessive haste that may harm the deceased, cause hardship for the pallbearers, or inconvenience the mourners. The use of modern transportation for funerals is included in this ruling, and in some cases, increased speed may be necessary, but it should be applied conditionally rather than unconditionally.