21/14. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1849 — A Prophetic Report on Weeping Over the Dead
Prohibition of weeping for the dead
Hadith About Weeping of the Living
Sunan an-Nasai : 1849
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1849
أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صُبَيْحٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ سِيرِينَ، يَقُولُ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحَىِّ فَقَالَ عِمْرَانُ قَالَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
'Abdullah bin Subaih Narrated from:
I heard Muhammad bin Sirin say: It was mentioned in the presence of 'Imran bin Husain that the deceased is punished due to the weeping of the living.' 'Imran said: "The Messenger of Allah said it."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1849In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1850
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1849
This hadith about the weeping of the living reports a brief exchange. Abdullah bin Subaih heard Muhammad bin Sirin say that it was mentioned before Imran bin Husain that the deceased is punished due to the weeping of the living. Imran responded by saying that the Messenger of Allah said it. The narration is short, but it matters because it confirms that Imran connected the statement to the Prophet. The core topic is mourning and the warning linked to weeping over the dead. Because the text is brief, it should not be stretched into details not stated here. It is best described with search terms like deceased punished due to weeping hadith and Imran bin Husain mourning hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Imran bin Husain affirmed the statement as a saying of the Messenger of Allah.
- The hadith warns about the weeping of the living over the deceased.
- Short hadith texts should be explained without adding details not present.
- The report shows how Companions preserved exact Prophetic wording.
