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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1850

Chapter: Prohibition of weeping for the dead

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1850

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سَيْفٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ قَالَ سَالِمٌ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ عُمَرُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ يُعَذَّبُ الْمَيِّتُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ ‏"

It was narrated that Ibn Shihab said:

"Salim said: 'I heard 'Abdullah bin 'Umar say: 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah said: The deceased is punished due to his family's weeping for him."'

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1850) and Ahmad (No. 240, 278).

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1850
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1850
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1850

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Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1965)يُعَذَّبُ الْمَيِّتُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (3214)يُعَذَّبُ الْمَيِّتِ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ

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