21/13. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1845 — Jabir's Father and the Angels
Weeping for the Deceased
Hadith About Jabir's Father and the Angels
Sunan an-Nasai : 1845
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1845
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، قُتِلَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ - قَالَ - فَجَعَلْتُ أَكْشِفُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ، وَأَبْكِي، وَالنَّاسُ، يَنْهَوْنِي وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَنْهَانِي وَجَعَلَتْ عَمَّتِي تَبْكِيهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَبْكِيهِ مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا حَتَّى رَفَعْتُمُوهُ " .
Jabir Narrated from:
It was narrated from Jabir that his father was killed on the day of Uhud. He said: "I started to uncover his face, weeping. The people told me not to do that but the Messenger of Allah did not forbid me. My paternal aunt started to weep, and the Messenger of Allah said: 'Do not weep, for angels kept on shading him with their wings until you lifted him up."'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1845In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 28English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1846
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1845
This hadith about Jabir's father and the angels is very close in meaning to another report in this batch. Jabir said his father was killed on the day of Uhud. He began uncovering his face and weeping. The people told him not to do that, but the Messenger of Allah did not forbid Jabir. His paternal aunt also began to weep. The Prophet then said not to weep over him, and explained that the angels kept shading him with their wings until the people lifted him. The hadith clearly joins human grief with a special honor mentioned for Jabir's father. It is often searched as angels shading martyr hadith or Jabir father Uhud hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet did not stop Jabir from uncovering his father's face in this report.
- The family felt real grief after the death at Uhud.
- The angels shading him is mentioned as an honor in the hadith.
- The Prophet guided the grieving family with clear words.
