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Sahih Muslim 936a

Chapter: Stern warning against wailing

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 936a

Narrator:’Umm ‘Atiyyah

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَتْ

أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَ الْبَيْعَةِ أَلاَّ نَنُوحَ فَمَا وَفَتْ مِنَّا امْرَأَةٌ إِلاَّ خَمْسٌ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ وَأُمُّ الْعَلاَءِ وَابْنَةُ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ امْرَأَةُ مُعَاذٍ أَوِ ابْنَةُ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ وَامْرَأَةُ مُعَاذٍ .‏

Umm 'Atiyya reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a promise from us along with the oath of Allegiance that we would not lament. But only five among us fulfilled the promise (and they are) Umm Sulaim, and Umm al-'Ala', and the daughter of Abu Sabra the wife of Mu'adh, or daughter of Abu Sabra and wife of Mu'adh.

Reported by Muslim (No. 936a) and Al-Bukhari (No. 1306, 7215).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْلهَا : ( أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَ الْبَيْعَة أَنْ لَا نَنُوح ) وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُخْرَى ( فِي الْبَيْعَة ) فِيهِ تَحْرِيم النَّوْح وَعَظِيم قُبْحه وَالِاهْتِمَام بِإِنْكَارِهِ وَالزَّجْر عَنْهُ لِأَنَّهُ مُهَيِّج لِلْحُزْنِ وَرَافِع لِلصَّبْرِ , وَفِيهِ مُخَالَفَة التَّسْلِيم لِلْقَضَاءِ وَالْإِذْعَان لِأَمْرِ اللَّه تَعَالَى. قَوْلهَا : ( فَمَا وَفَتْ مِنَّا اِمْرَأَة إِلَّا خَمْس ) قَالَ الْقَاضِي : مَعْنَاهُ لَمْ يَفِ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَ مَعَ أُمّ عَطِيَّة فِي الْوَقْت الَّذِي بَايَعَتْ فِيهِ مِنْ النِّسْوَة إِلَّا خَمْس لَا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتْرُك النِّيَاحَة مِنْ الْمُسْلِمَات غَيْر خَمْس.…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1306

At the time of giving the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) one of the conditions was that we would not wail, but it was not fulfilled except by five women and they are Um Sulaim, Um Al-`Ala', the daughter of Abi Sabra (the wife of Mu`adh), and two other women; or the daughter of Abi Sabra…

أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ الْبَيْعَةِ أَنْ لاَ نَنُوحَ، فَمَا وَفَتْ مِنَّا امْرَأَةٌ غَيْرَ خَمْسِ نِسْوَةٍ أُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ وَأُمِّ الْعَلاَءِ وَابْنَةِ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ امْرَأَةِ مُعَاذٍ…

Narrated by ’Umm ‘Atiyyah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7215

We gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he recited to me the verse (60.12). That they will not associate anything in worship with Allah (60.12). And he also prevented us from wailing and lamenting over the dead. A woman from us held her hand out and said, "Such-and-such a woman…

وَنَهَانَا عَنِ النِّيَاحَةِ، فَقَبَضَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَّا يَدَهَا فَقَالَتْ فُلاَنَةُ أَسْعَدَتْنِي وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجْزِيَهَا، فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ، فَمَا وَفَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلاَّ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ…

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (6569)لا تُشْرِكْنَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا ، وَنَهَانَا عَنِ النِّيَاحَةِ فَقَبَضَتِ امْرَأَةٌ يَدَهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فُلانَةً أَسْعَدَتْنِي وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجْزِيَهَا فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا فَذَهَبَتْ , ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ يَعْنِي فَبَايَعَهَا ، قَالَتْ : فَمَا وَفَّتْ مِنَّا امْرَأَة
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (6571)لا نَنُوحَ فَمَا وَفَّتْ مِنَّا امْرَأَةٌ إِلا خَمْسُ نِسْوَةٍ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ , وَأُمُّ الْعَلاءِ , وَابْنَةُ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ امْرَأَةُ مُعَاذٍ , أَوِ ابْنَةُ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ , وَامْرَأَةُ مُعَاذٍ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1895)أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ الْبَيْعَةِ : أَنْ لا نَنُوحَ ، فَمَا وَفَتْ مِنَّا امْرَأَةٌ إِلَّا خَمْسٌ : أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ ، وَأُمُّ الْعَلاءِ ، وَبِنْتُ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ ، وَامْرَأَةُ مُعَاذٍ ، وَامْرَأَةٌ أُخْرَى
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (20688)أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ الْبَيْعَةِ أَنْ لا نَنُوحَ

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 936b

Umm 'Atiyya reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took pledge from us (including this promise) that we would not lament. Only five amongst us fulfilled the promise, and one of them (who fulfilled the promise) was Umm Sulaim.

أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْبَيْعَةِ أَلاَّ تَنُحْنَ فَمَا وَفَتْ مِنَّا غَيْرُ خَمْسٍ مِنْهُنَّ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ ‏.‏

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