21/15. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1851 — Do Not Wail Over Me
Wailing over the Dead
Hadith About Not Wailing Over the Dead
Sunan an-Nasai : 1851
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1851
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ قَيْسَ بْنَ عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ لاَ تَنُوحُوا عَلَىَّ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمْ يُنَحْ عَلَيْهِ . مُخْتَصَرٌ .
Qais bin 'Asim Narrated from:
Do not wail over me, for no one wailed over the Messenger of Allah. This is an abridgment.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1851In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 34English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1852
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1851
This hadith about not wailing over the dead is an abridged report from Qais bin Asim. He said: “Do not wail over me, for no one wailed over the Messenger of Allah.” The meaning is simple and direct. Qais did not want people to mourn him through wailing. He gave the reason by pointing to how the Messenger of Allah was not wailed over. The report connects funeral behavior to respect for Prophetic practice. Since the text is short, the explanation should stay short in meaning but clear in lesson. It is useful for search phrases such as do not wail over me hadith, wailing in Islam, and no wailing over the Prophet hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Qais bin Asim clearly asked that no one wail over him.
- He used the example of the Messenger of Allah as his reason.
- The report discourages wailing as a form of mourning.
- A person may advise family about proper conduct before death.
