Is the intended meaning of "da'i imra'ah" (the caller of a woman) in the noble Hadith the caller of the deceased man's wife, or the caller of a woman from Quraysh?
The hadith mentioned by the questioner was narrated by Abu Dawud and authenticated by Al-Albani. It revolves around the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, attending a funeral, his instructions to the digger of the grave, and then his encounter with a woman's caller upon his return. The correct understanding is that the woman was not the wife of the deceased, but rather a woman from Quraysh, as stated in some narrations.
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