Jami' at-Tirmidhi The Book on Jana''iz (Funerals)

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 986

Chapter: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Announce One's Death (An-Na'i)

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 986

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْقُدُّوسِ بْنُ بَكْرِ بْنِ خُنَيْسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ الْعَبْسِيُّ، عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَبْسِيِّ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ إِذَا مِتُّ فَلاَ تُؤْذِنُوا بِي أَحَدًا إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَعْيًا فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّعْىِ ‏

Bilal bin Yahya Al-Absiy narrated that:

Hudaifah (bin Al-Yaman) said: "When I do not announce about me to anyone, indeed I fear that it would be An-Na'i, and I heard the Messenger of Allah prohibiting from An-Na'i."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 986), Ibn Majah (No. 1476) and Ahmad (No. 22358).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْقُدُّوسِ بْنُ بَكْرِ بْنِ خُنَيْسٍ ) بِضَمِّ الْخَاءِ الْمُعْجَمَةِ وَفَتْحِ النُّونِ مُصَغَّرًا. قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ : لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ ( أَخْبَرَنَا حَبِيبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ ) بِضَمِّ السِّينِ وَفَتْحِ اللَّامِ مُصَغَّرًا. قَالَ الشَّيْخُ مُحَمَّدُ طَاهِرٍ فِي كِتَابِهِ الْمُغْنِي : سُلَيْمٌ كُلُّهُ بِالضَّمِّ إِلَّا سَلِيمَ بْنَ حِبَّانَ بِفَتْحِهَا ( الْعَبْسِيُّ ) بِفَتْحِ الْعَيْنِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ وَسُكُونِ الْمُوَحَّدَةِ. قَالَ الْحَافِظُ فِي تَهْذِيبِ التَّهْذِيبِ : أَخْرَجَا يَعْنِي التِّرْمِذِيَّ وَابْنَ مَاجَهْ لَهُ حَدِيثًا وَاحِدًا فِي الْجَنَائِزِ وَحَسَّنَهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَذَكَرَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ فِي الثِّقَاتِ ( عَنْ بِلَالِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَب…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 986
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 986
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 986
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 986

Other versions

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 1476

“If one of the members of his family died, Hudhaifah would say: ‘Do not inform anyone of it, for I am afraid that that would be a public death announcement. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with these two ears of mine forbidding making public death announcements.’”

يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّعْىِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Hudhayfah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 22358

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ الْعَبْسِيُّ عَنْ بِلَالٍ الْعَبْسِيِّ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا مَاتَ لَهُ مَيِّتٌ قَالَ لَا تُؤْذِنُوا بِهِ أَحَدًا إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ…

Narrated by Hudhayfah Arabic only

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 556

Hudhaifah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to prohibit the announcement of anyone’s death. Related by Ahmad and At-Tirmidhi, who rendered it Hasan.

وَعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-كَانَ يَنْهَى عَنِ اَلنَّعْيِ } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَحَسَّنَهُ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- حسن.‏ رواه أحمد (5/385 و 406)‏، والترمذي…

Narrated by Hudhayfah

Also reported by… (2)

السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (6635)يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّعْيِ
تهذيب الكمال للمزي (384)“ يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّعْيِ “

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Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 985

(from the Prophet) similar (to no. 984), but he did not narrate it in Marfu form, and he did not mention in it: "An-Na'i is announcing of one's death."

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْعَدَنِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 1 other version

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 1592

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eulogies.”

ـ عَنِ الْمَرَاثِي ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18351

حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَجَرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الشَّجَرَةِ فَمَاتَتْ ابْنَةٌ لَهُ وَكَانَ يَتْبَعُ جِنَازَتَهَا عَلَى…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 18602

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ أَخْبَرَنَا الْهَجَرِيُّ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ فِي جِنَازَةِ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى وَهُوَ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ لَهُ حَوَّاءَ يَعْنِي سَوْدَاءَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ النِّسَاءُ يَقُلْنَ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 22183

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الْعَبْسِيِّ عَنْ بِلَالِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَبْسِيِّ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ النَّعْيِ

Narrated by Hudhayfah Arabic only

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 986

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“If one of the members of his family died, Hudhaifah would say: ‘Do not inform anyone of it, for I am afraid that that would be a public death announcement. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with these two ears of mine forbidding making public death announcements.’”

Hudhaifah (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to prohibit the announcement of anyone’s death. Related by Ahmad and At-Tirmidhi, who rendered it Hasan.

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(from the Prophet) similar (to no. 984), but he did not narrate it in Marfu form, and he did not mention in it: "An-Na'i is announcing of one's death."

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eulogies.”

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