Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 Huraira reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 b. Musayyib had told that Abu Huraira had narrated to him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) drew them up in a row in a place of prayer, and offered prayer and recited four takbirs for him
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:There died today the pious servant of Allah, Ashama. So he stood up and led us in (funeral prayer) over him
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 b. Husain reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) 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 b. 'Abbas. This is the word of a hasan hadith. In the narration of Ibn Numair (the words are): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) recited four takbirs