Imam Ahmad : 16125
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنْ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْيَزَنِيِّ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يَمُوتُ فَيُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةٌ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بَلَغُوا أَنْ يَكُونُوا ثَلَاثَةَ صُفُوفٍ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ قَالَ فَكَانَ مَالِكُ بْنُ هُبَيْرَةَ يَتَحَرَّى إِذَا قَلَّ أَهْلُ جَنَازَةٍ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ صُفُوفٍ
(Ahmad bin Hanbal may Allah be pleased with him) said: Narrated to us [Yazid bin Harun] said: has informed us [Hammad bin Zaid] from [Muhammad bin Ishaq] from [Yazid bin Abu Habib] from [Martsad bin Abdullah Al Yazani] from [Malik bin Hubarah] said: The Prophet peace and blessings be upon him said: "It is not a believer who dies and then a group of people pray for him for three rows unless he is certain to be forgiven." (Martsad bin Abdullah Al Yazani Radliyallahu'aanhu) said: If the family has a small body, Malik bin HubarahStill looks after it so that it can be divided into three rows.