In the hadith transmitted by Yahya bin Sa'id on the authority of Qatada (the words are): (The believing servant) finds relief from the troubles of the world and its hardships and (gets into) the Mercy of Allah.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) gave the people news of the death of Negus on the day he died, and he took them out to the place of prayer and observed four takbirs.

Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) gave us the news of the death of Negus, the ruler of Abyssinia, on the day when he died, and he said (to us): Beg pardon for your brother. Ibn Shihab said that Sa'id bin Musayyib had told that Abu Hurairah (RA) had narrated to him that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) drew them up in a row in a place of prayer, and offered prayer and recited four takbirs for him.

This hadith is narrated through another chain of transmitters.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) offered prayer for Ashama, the Negus, and recited four takbirs.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: There died today the pious servant of Allah, Ashama. So he stood up and led us in (funeral prayer) over him.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: A brother of yours has died, so stand up and offer prayer over him. So we stood up and drew ourselves up into two rows.

'Imran bin Husain reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: A brother of yours has died; so stand up and offer prayer for him, i. e. Negus. And in the hadith transmitted by Zubair (the words are):" Your brother."

Sha'bi reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) observed prayer over a grave after the dead was buried and he recited four takbirs over him. Shaibani said: I said to Sha'bi: Who narrated it to you? He said: An authentic one, 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas. This is the word of a hasan hadith. In the narration of Ibn Numair (the words are): The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) went to the grave which had been newly prepared and prayed over it, and they also prayed who were behind him and he recited four takbirs. I said to 'Amir: Who narrated it to you? He said: An authentic one who saw him, i e. Ibn 'Abbas.

This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters, but in one of them (these words are found):" The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) recited four takbirs."