65/60.3. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4892 — Pledge and the Prohibition of Bewailing
"O Prophet! When believing women come to you to give you the Bai'a (pledge)..." (V.60:12)
Hadith About Bewailing the Dead: The Women’s Pledge
Sahih Bukhari : 4892
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4892
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ بَايَعْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا {أَنْ لاَ يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا} وَنَهَانَا عَنِ النِّيَاحَةِ، فَقَبَضَتِ امْرَأَةٌ يَدَهَا فَقَالَتْ أَسْعَدَتْنِي فُلاَنَةُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجْزِيَهَا. فَمَا قَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَيْئًا فَانْطَلَقَتْ وَرَجَعَتْ فَبَايَعَهَا.
Umm 'Atiyyah Narrated from:
We took the oath of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he recited to us: 'They will not associate anything in worship with Allah,' and forbade us to bewail the dead. Thereupon a lady withdrew her hand (refrained from taking the oath of allegiance), and said, "But such-and-such lady lamented over one of my relatives, so I must reward (do the same over the dead relatives of) hers." The Prophet (ﷺ) did not object to that, so she went (there) and returned to the Prophet (ﷺ) so he accepted her pledge of allegiance.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4892In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 412USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 415
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4892
This hadith about bewailing the dead comes through Umm Atiya. She said they took the oath of allegiance to Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, and he recited to them that they would not associate anything in worship with Allah. He also forbade them from niyahah, meaning bewailing the dead. One woman pulled back her hand and explained that another woman had lamented for one of her relatives, so she wanted to repay that act. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not object to her at that moment. She went and then returned, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted her pledge. The report keeps together three points: tawhid, the pledge, and the warning against lamenting over the dead.
What we learn from this hadith
- The pledge included not associating anything with Allah.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade bewailing the dead in this report.
- One woman delayed her pledge because of a personal matter she mentioned.
- She returned, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted her pledge.
