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Sunan Abi Dawud 186 (Book 1, Hadith 186) #20477
Taking Care of the Dead

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) found a dead child with its ears joined together and asked who would take it.

Jabir narrated: The Messenger of Allah passed by the market when on his return from one of the villages of 'Aliyah. People accompanied him from both sides. One the way he found a dead kid with both its ears joined together. He caught hold of it by its ear. He then said: Which of you likes to take it ? The narrator transmitted the tradition in full.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ بِلاَلٍ - عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَرَّ بِالسُّوقِ دَاخِلاً مِنْ بَعْضِ الْعَالِيَةِ وَالنَّاسُ كَنَفَتَيْهِ فَمَرَّ بِجَدْىٍ أَسَكَّ مَيِّتٍ فَتَنَاوَلَهُ فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَيُّكُمْ يُحِبُّ أَنَّ هَذَا لَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ

TOPICS
death  *  compassion  *  responsibility

QUICK LESSONS:
Show respect and kindness towards those who have passed away; Be responsible for taking care of them; Remain compassionate in difficult situations.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's compassion for a dead child he found on his way back from one of the villages of 'Aliyah. He asked if anyone wanted to take care of it and showed that even in death we should show respect and kindness. It teaches us that we should be responsible for taking care of those who have passed away and to treat them with respect. We can also learn from this hadith that even in difficult situations, we should remain compassionate towards others.

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