Sahih Muslim Book - 11, Hadith - 2199

حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِىُّ وَالْوَلِيدُ بْنُ شُجَاعٍ السَّكُونِىُّ قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ حَدَّثَنِى وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى أَبُو صَخْرٍ عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِى نَمِرٍ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ مَاتَ ابْنٌ لَهُ بِقُدَيْدٍ أَوْ بِعُسْفَانَ فَقَالَ يَا كُرَيْبُ انْظُرْ مَا اجْتَمَعَ لَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ. قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا نَاسٌ قَدِ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ تَقُولُ هُمْ أَرْبَعُونَ قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ أَخْرِجُوهُ فَإِنِّى سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَمُوتُ فَيَقُومُ عَلَى جَنَازَتِهِ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلاً لاَ يُشْرِكُونَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا إِلاَّ شَفَّعَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ ». وَفِى رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ مَعْرُوفٍ عَنْ شَرِيكِ بْنِ أَبِى نَمِرٍ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ.

It was narrated from Kuraib, the freed slave of 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas that a son of 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas died in Qudaid or 'Usfan, and he said: "O Kuraib, see how many people you can gather together for him." I went out, and found that some people had gathered for him, so I told him and he said: "Would you say that they are forty?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Bring him out, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'There is no Muslim man who dies and forty men attend his funeral prayer, not associating anything with Allah, but Allah will accept their intercession for him."'