Death of Imam Ibn Majah

On Monday, the 22nd of Ramadan 273 AH, corresponding to 887 CE, at the age of 64, he answered the call of his Lord and departed from this mortal world to the eternal abode. “O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being, and pardon him.”

His brothers, Abu Bakr and Abdullah, along with his son Abdullah, took a leading role in his funeral arrangements. His funeral prayer was led by his brother Abdullah.

Numerous poets composed heart-rending elegies upon his sorrowful demise. One such verse by Muhammad bin Aswad Qazwini was quoted by Hafiz Ibn Hajar in Tahdhib al-Tahdhib: “Indeed, the death of Ibn Majah has weakened the foundations of the edifice of knowledge and shaken its pillars.”