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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1878

Chapter: Announcement of Death

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1878

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

نَعَى زَيْدًا وَجَعْفَرًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِيءَ خَبَرُهُمْ فَنَعَاهُمْ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Anas:

that the Messenger of Allah announced the news of the death of Zaid and Ja'far before news of them came. He announced their death and his eyes were overflowing with tears.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1878) and Al-Bukhari (No. 3630).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( نَعَى زَيْدًا إِلَخْ ) أَيْ أَخْبَرَ بِمَوْتِهِمْ وَفِيهِ أَنَّ الْإِخْبَار بِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ جَائِزٌ وَاَلَّذِي مِنْ النَّهْي عَنْ النَّعْي لَيْسَ الْمُرَاد بِهِ هَذَا وَإِنَّمَا الْمُرَاد نَعْيُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْمُشْتَمِل عَلَى ذِكْرِ الْمَفَاخِرِ وَغَيْرهَا ( تَذْرِفَانِ ) بِكَسْرِ الرَّاءِ أَيْ تَسِيلَانِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1878
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari The hadith No. 1878
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1878

Other versions

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (1993)نَعَى زَيْدًا ، وَجَعْفَرًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِيءَ خَبَرُهُمْ ، نَعَاهُمْ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ
  • دلائل النبوة لقوام السنة (89)نَعَى جَعْفَرًا وَزَيْدًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِئَ خَبَرُهُمْ ، نَعَاهُمْ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَذْرُفَانِ

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4262

The Prophet (ﷺ) had informed the people of the martyrdom of Zaid, Ja`far and Ibn Rawaha before the news of their death reached. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Zaid took the flag (as the commander of the army) and was martyred, then Ja`far took it and was martyred, and then Ibn Rawaha took it and was…

نَعَى زَيْدًا وَجَعْفَرًا وَابْنَ رَوَاحَةَ لِلنَّاسِ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ خَبَرُهُمْ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ زَيْدٌ فَأُصِيبَ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ جَعْفَرٌ فَأُصِيبَ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ ابْنُ رَوَاحَةَ فَأُصِيبَ ـ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 2 other versions

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