Sunan an-Nasa'i 1857

Chapter: Wailing over the Dead

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1857

أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ قَصَّهُ لَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِنَّمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَزِيدُ الْكَافِرَ عَذَابًا بِبَعْضِ بُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ ‏"

Ibn 'Abbas said:

"Aishah said: Rather the Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime increases the punishment of the disbeliever due to some of his family's weeping for him."'

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1857).

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

قَوْله ( إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَزِيدُ الْكَافِرَ ) فَحَمَلَتْ الْمَيِّتَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِ وَأَنْكَرَتْ الْإِطْلَاقَ وَقَدْ جَاءَ فِيهِ الزِّيَادَة كَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى زِدْنَاهُمْ عَذَابًا فَوْقَ الْعَذَابِ وَقَوْله فَلَنْ نَزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا لَكِنْ قَدْ يُقَال زِيَادَة الْعَذَاب بِعَمَلِ الْغَيْر أَيْضًا مُشْكِلَةٌ مُعَارَضَةٌ بِقَوْلِهِ وَلَا تَزِرُ إِلَخْ فَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُحْمَلَ الْبَاء فِي.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1857
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon	The hadith	No. 1857
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1857

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السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1972)اللَّهَ يَزِيدُ الْكَافِرَ عَذَابًا بِبَعْضِ بُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ
صحيح ابن حبان (3210)الْكَافِرَ لِيَزْدَادَ عَذَابًا بِبَعْضِ بُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1657

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The deceased is tortured in his grave for bewailing over him." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

عن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏‏"‏الميت يُعذب في قبره بما نِيح عليه ‏"‏‏. وَفِي روايةٍ:"مَا نِيحَ علَيْهِ"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb + 5 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1660

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "He who allows (others) to wail over his death, will be punished for it on the Day of Resurrection." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

"‏من نِيح عليه، فإنه يُعذب بما نِيح عليه يوم القيامة‏"

Narrated by Al-Mughīrah ibn Shu‘bah + 3 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1663

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited Sa'd bin 'Ubadah during his illness. He was accompanied by 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf, Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas and 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with them). When they entered his house, they found him unconscious. The Messenger of Allah asked, "Has he died?"…

وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال‏:‏ اشتكى سعد بن عبادة رضي الله عنه شكوى فأتاه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يعوده مع عبد الرحمن بن عوف، وسعد بن أبي وقاص، وعبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنهم، فلما دخل عليه، وجده في غشية…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 3 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1289

(the wife of the Prophet) Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) passed by (the grave of) a Jewess whose relatives were weeping over her. He said, "They are weeping over her and she is being tortured in her grave."

إِنَّهُمْ لَيَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا، وَإِنَّهَا لَتُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 5 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1848

"The deceased is punished due to the weeping of his family for him."

"‏ الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ ‏"

Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattāb + 4 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3978

It was mentioned before `Aisha that Ibn `Umar attributed the following statement to the Prophet (ﷺ) "The dead person is punished in the grave because of the crying and lamentation Of his family." On that, `Aisha said, "But Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'The dead person is punished for his crimes and…

"‏ إِنَّهُ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِخَطِيئَتِهِ وَذَنْبِهِ، وَإِنَّ أَهْلَهُ لَيَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهِ الآنَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ وَذَاكَ مِثْلُ قَوْلِهِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَامَ عَلَى الْقَلِيبِ وَفِيهِ قَتْلَى بَدْرٍ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 3 other versions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1857

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The deceased is tortured in his grave for bewailing over him." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "He who allows (others) to wail over his death, will be punished for it on the Day of Resurrection." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

(the wife of the Prophet) Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) passed by (the grave of) a Jewess whose relatives were weeping over her. He said, "They are weeping over her and she is being tortured in her grave."

"The deceased is punished due to the weeping of his family for him."

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The deceased is tortured in his grave for bewailing over him." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "He who allows (others) to wail over his death, will be punished for it on the Day of Resurrection." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

(the wife of the Prophet) Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) passed by (the grave of) a Jewess whose relatives were weeping over her. He said, "They are weeping over her and she is being tortured in her grave."

"The deceased is punished due to the weeping of his family for him."

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