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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1935

Chapter: The Prohibition Of Saying Anything But Good About The Deceased

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1935

Narrator:Ā’ishah

أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَالِكٌ بِسُوءٍ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ تَذْكُرُوا هَلْكَاكُمْ إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ ‏"

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"Something bad was said in the presence of the Prophet about a person who had died. He said: 'Do not say anything but good about your dead."'

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1935).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( لَا تَذْكُرُوا هَلْكَاكُمْ إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ ) قِيلَ لَعَلَّهُ مَا نَهَى عَنْ الثَّنَاءِ بِالشَّرِّ فِيمَنْ قَالَ فِي حَقِّهِ وَجَبَتْ كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ لِخُصُوصِ النَّهْيِ عَنْ السَّبِّ بِغَيْرِ الْمُنَافِقِ وَالْكَافِرِ وَالْمُتَظَاهِرِ بِفِسْقٍ وَبِدْعَةٍ وَأَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَلَا يَحْرُمُ ذِكْرُهُمْ بِالشَّرِّ لِلتَّحْذِيرِ عَنْ طَرِيقِهِمْ وَالِاقْتِدَاءِ بِآثَارِهِمْ وَالتَّخَلُّقِ بِأَخْلَاقِهِمْ فَلَعَلَّ الَّذِي مَا نَهَى عَنْهُ فِيهِ كَانَ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1935
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1935
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1935

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2048)لا تَذْكُرُوا هَلْكَاكُمْ إِلا بِخَيْرٍ

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