Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى أَنَّ أَبَا قِلَابَةَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا الْمُهَلَّبِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَخَاكُمْ النَّجَاشِيَّ تُوُفِّيَ فَصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَصَفَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَفَفْنَا خَلْفَهُ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَمَا نَحْسِبُ الْجِنَازَةَ إِلَّا مَوْضُوعَةً بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ.
English Translation
Abd as-Samad told us, Harb told us, Yahya told us, that Abu Qilabah told him, that Abu al-Muhallab told him, that Imran ibn Husayn told him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Your brother the Negus has died, so pray over him." He said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, formed a row and we formed rows behind him, and he prayed over him, though we did not consider the body to be placed before him.