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Sunan Ibn Majah 1476

Chapter: What was narrated concerning the prohibition of making public death announcements

Weak graded by Zubair Ali Zai Sunan Ibn Majah 1476

Narrator:Hudhayfah

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، قَالَ كَانَ حُذَيْفَةُ إِذَا مَاتَ لَهُ الْمَيِّتُ قَالَ لاَ تُؤْذِنُوا بِهِ أَحَدًا إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَعْيًا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِأُذُنَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ

يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّعْىِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Bilal bin Yahya said:

“If one of the members of his family died, Hudhaifah would say: ‘Do not inform anyone of it, for I am afraid that that would be a public death announcement. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with these two ears of mine forbidding making public death announcements.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1476), At-Tirmidhi (No. 986) and Ahmad (No. 22358).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( أَنْ يَكُون نَعْيًا ) بِفَتْحِ نُون فَسُكُون عَيْن وَقِيلَ بِكَسْرِ عَيْن وَتَشْدِيد يَاء أَصْله خَبَر الْمَوْت وَكَانَ أَهْل الْجَاهِلِيَّة يُشْهِرُونَ الْمَوْت بِهَيْئَةِ كَرِيهَة فَالنَّهْي مَحْمُول عَلَيْهِ وَخَافَ حُذَيْفَة أَنْ يَكُون الْمُرَاد إِطْلَاق النَّهْي فَمَا سُمِحَ بِهِ فَهُوَ مِنْ بَاب الْوَرَع وَإِلَّا فَخَبَر الْمَوْت سِيَّمَا إِذَا كَانَ لِمَصْلَحَةٍ كَتَكْثِيرِ الْجَمَاعَة جَائِز وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1476

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 556

Hudhaifah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to prohibit the announcement of anyone’s death. Related by Ahmad and At-Tirmidhi, who rendered it Hasan.

وَعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-كَانَ يَنْهَى عَنِ اَلنَّعْيِ } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَحَسَّنَهُ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- حسن.‏ رواه أحمد (5/385 و 406)‏، والترمذي…

Narrated by Hudhayfah

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (6635)يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّعْيِ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (384)“ يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّعْيِ “

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Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 985

(from the Prophet) similar (to no. 984), but he did not narrate it in Marfu form, and he did not mention in it: "An-Na'i is announcing of one's death."

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْعَدَنِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ…

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