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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1842

Chapter: Covering the Deceased

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 1842

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا، يَقُولُ جِيءَ بِأَبِي يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَقَدْ مُثِّلَ بِهِ فَوُضِعَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ سُجِّيَ بِثَوْبٍ فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَكْشِفَ عَنْهُ فَنَهَانِي قَوْمِي فَأَمَرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرُفِعَ فَلَمَّا رُفِعَ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ بَاكِيَةٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا هَذِهِ بِنْتُ عَمْرٍو أَوْ أُخْتُ عَمْرٍو ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏

"‏ فَلاَ تَبْكِي - أَوْ فَلِمَ تَبْكِي - مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى رُفِعَ ‏"

Jabir said:

"My father was brought on the day of Uhud and he had been mutilated. He was placed in front of the Messenger of Allah covered with a cloth. I wanted to uncover him but my people forbade m3e to do so. The Prophet ordered that he was lifted up, he heard the voice of a woman weeping. He said: 'Who is this?' They said: 'This is the daughter of 'Amr, or the sister of 'Amr.' He said: 'Do not weep, or 'She should not weep, for the angels kept on shading him with their wings until he was lifted up,""

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1842), Al-Bukhari (No. 1293) and Muslim (No. 2471a).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( وَقَدْ مُثِّلَ ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول مُخَفَّفًا أَوْ مُشَدَّدًا عَلَى أَنَّ التَّشْدِيد لِلْمُبَالَغَةِ وَهِيَ أَنْسَبُ بِالْمَقَامِ أَيْ فُعِلَ بِهِ مَا يُغَيِّر الصُّورَة ( سُجِّيَ ) بِتَشْدِيدِ الْجِيم أَيْ غُطِّيَ ( صَوْت بَاكِيَة ) أَيْ اِمْرَأَة بَاكِيَة ( فَلَا تَبْكِي ) نَفْيٌ بِمَعْنَى النَّهْيِ ( أَوْ فَلِمَ تَبْكِي ) هُوَ شَكٌّ مِنْ الرَّاوِي هَلْ نَهْيٌ أَوْ اِسْتِفْهَامٌ وَالْمُرَاد أَنَّ هَذَا الْجَلِيل الْقَدْر الَّذِي تُظِلّهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُبْكَى عَلَيْهِ بَلْ يُفْرَحُ لَهُ بِمَا صَارَ إِلَيْهِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1842
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 1842
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1842

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1293

On the day of the Battle of Uhud, my father was brought and he had been mutilated (in battle) and was placed in front of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and a sheet was over him. I went intending to uncover my father but my people forbade me; again I wanted to uncover him but my people forbade me. Allah's…

فَلِمَ تَبْكِي أَوْ لاَ تَبْكِي فَمَا زَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى رُفِعَ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2471a

The dead body of my father was brought and he was covered (with cloth) and it had been mutilated. I made an attempt to lift the cloth, but my people prohibited me to do so. I again made an attempt to lift the cloth, but my people prohibited me. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) lifted it or he…

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ جِيءَ بِأَبِي مُسَجًّى وَقَدْ مُثِلَ بِهِ - قَالَ - فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَرْفَعَ الثَّوْبَ فَنَهَانِي قَوْمِي ثُمَّ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَرْفَعَ الثَّوْبَ فَنَهَانِي قَوْمِي فَرَفَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7928)لا تَبْكِيهِ ، مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلائِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى رُفِعَ
  • الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (4413)مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلائِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى رَفَعْتُمُوهُ
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (3969)دَعُوهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلائِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى رُفِعَ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1244

When my father was martyred, I lifted the sheet from his face and wept and the people forbade me to do so but the Prophet (ﷺ) did not forbid me. Then my aunt Fatima began weeping and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is all the same whether you weep or not. The angels were shading him continuously with…

تَبْكِينَ أَوْ لاَ تَبْكِينَ، مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى رَفَعْتُمُوهُ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 4 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2816

My father's mutilated body was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and was placed in front of him. I went to uncover his face but my companions forbade me. Then mourning cries of a lady were heard, and it was said that she was either the daughter or the sister of `Amr. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Why is she…

لِمَ تَبْكِي أَوْ لاَ تَبْكِي، مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ لِصَدَقَةَ أَفِيهِ حَتَّى رُفِعَ قَالَ رُبَّمَا قَالَهُ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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