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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Funerals

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1964

Chapter: Not Offering The Funeral Prayer For The One Who Killed Himself.

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1964

Narrator:Jābir ibn Samurah

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، زُهَيْرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ، عَنِ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِمَشَاقِصَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ أَمَّا أَنَا فَلاَ أُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ ‏"

It was narrated from Jabir bin Samurah that:

a man killed himself with an arrowhead and the Messenger of Allah said: "As for me, I will not pray for him."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1964).

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

قَوْله ( بِمَشَاقِصَ ) جَمْعُ مِشْقَصٍ بِكَسْرِ مِيمِ وَفَتْحِ قَافٍ نَصْلُ السَّهْمِ إِذَا كَانَ طَوِيلًا غَيْرَ عَرِيضٍ ( أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَا أُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ ) قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ أَخَذَ بِظَاهِرِهِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا يُصَلَّى عَلَى قَاتِلِ نَفْسِهِ لِعِصْيَانِهِ وَهُوَ مَذْهَبُ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ وَأَجَابَ الْجُمْهُورُ بِأَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ بِنَفْسِهِ زَجْرًا لِلنَّاسِ عَنْ مِثْلِ فِعْلِهِ وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الصَّحَابَةُ وَهَذَا كَمَا تَرَكَ صَلَّى اللَّه تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَوَّل الْأَمْر الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى مَنْ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ زَجْرًا لَهُمْ عَنْ التَّسَاهُلِ فِي الِاسْتِدَانَةِ وَعَنْ إِهْمَالِ وَفَائِهَا وَأَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِالص…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1964
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 1964
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1964

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (903)رَجُلًا قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِمَشَاقِصَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَا أُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2077)رَجُلا قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِمَشَاقِصَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : أَمَّا أَنَا ، فَلا أُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ
  • تعظيم قدر الصلاة للمروزي (606)رَجُلا قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ بِمِشْقَصٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : أَمَّا أَنَا فَلا أُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ

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