Sunan an-Nasa'i 1968

Chapter: Offering the funeral prayer in the Masjid

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1968

أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ، أَنَّ عَبَّادَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى سُهَيْلِ ابْنِ بَيْضَاءَ إِلاَّ فِي جَوْفِ الْمَسْجِدِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from 'Abdul-Wahid bin Hamzah that 'Abbad bin 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair told him that 'Aishah said:

"the Messenger of Allah did not offer the funeral prayer for Suhail bin Baida anywhere but inside the Masjid."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 1968, 1967), Muslim (No. 973a, 973b), Abu Dawud (No. 3189), Ibn Majah (No. 1518), Malik (No. 544) and Ahmad (No. 23358, 23359, 23865, 24189, 25044).

Classical commentary

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

( مَا صَلَّى رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى سُهَيْل بْن الْبَيْضَاء إِلَّا فِي جَوْف الْمَسْجِد ) قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ بَنُو بَيْضَاء ثَلَاثَة سَهْل وَسُهَيْل وَصَفْوَان وَأُمّهمْ الْبَيْضَاء اِسْمهَا رَعْد , وَالْبَيْضَاء وَصْف وَأَبُوهُمْ وَهْب اِبْن رَبِيعَة الْقُرَشِيّ الْفِهْرِيّ , وَكَانَ سُهَيْل قَدِيم الْإِسْلَام هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْحَبَشَة ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى مَكَّة ثُمَّ هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَة وَشَهِدَ بَدْرًا وَغَيْرهَا تُوُفِّيَ سَنَة تِسْع مِنْ الْهِجْرَة.…

Scholars’ grades

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

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1968
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 1968
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 1968

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 973a

How soon the people have forgotten that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered not the funeral prayer of Suhail b al-Baida' but in a mosque.

مَا أَسْرَعَ مَا نَسِيَ النَّاسُ مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى سُهَيْلِ ابْنِ الْبَيْضَاءِ إِلاَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sahih Muslim 973b

How hastily the people criticise that about which they know little. They criticise us for carrying the bier in the mosque. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered not the funeral prayer of Suhail b. Baida' but in the innermost part of the mosque.

مَا أَسْرَعَ النَّاسَ إِلَى أَنْ يَعِيبُوا مَا لاَ عِلْمَ لَهُمْ بِهِ ‏.‏ عَابُوا عَلَيْنَا أَنْ يُمَرَّ بِجَنَازَةٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى سُهَيْلِ ابْنِ بَيْضَاءَ إِلاَّ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3189

I swear by Allah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed over Suhail b. al-Baida' in the mosque.

وَاللَّهِ مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى سُهَيْلِ ابْنِ الْبَيْضَاءِ إِلاَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1967

"The Messenger of Allah did not ofer gthe funeral prayer for shail bin Baida anywhere but in the Masjid."

مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى سُهَيْلِ ابْنِ بَيْضَاءَ إِلاَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1518

“By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not offer the funeral prayer for Suhail bin Baida’ anywhere but in the mosque.”

مَا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَلَى سُهَيْلِ ابْنِ بَيْضَاءَ إِلاَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muwatta Malik 544

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered that the body of Sad ibn Abi Waqqas be brought past her in the mosque so that she could make dua for him. Some people disapproved…

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهَا أَمَرَتْ أَنْ يُمَرَّ عَلَيْهَا بِسَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فِي…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 23358