Hadith on Death: Only those forgiven rest in peace

Aisha reported: Bilal stood for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said, “This person has died and now is resting in peace.” The Prophet was upset by that, and he said, “Verily, only those forgiven rest in peace.

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 9379

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ قَامَ بِلَالٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَاتَتْ فُلَانَةٌ وَاسْتَرَاحَتْ فَغَضِبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا اسْتَرَاحَ مِنْ غُفِرَ لَهُ

9379 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني

2319 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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