21/15. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1852 — No Helping to Mourn in Islam
Wailing over the Dead
Hadith About No Helping to Mourn in Islam
Sunan an-Nasai : 1852
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1852
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَخَذَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ حِينَ بَايَعَهُنَّ أَنْ لاَ يَنُحْنَ فَقُلْنَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ نِسَاءً أَسْعَدْنَنَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَفَنُسْعِدُهُنَّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ إِسْعَادَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ " .
Anas Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah accepted the women's oath of allegiance, he accepted their pledge that they would not wail (over the death). They said: "O Messenger of Allah, there are women who helped us to mourn during the Jahiliyyah should we help them to mourn?" The Messenger of Allah said: "There is no helping to mourn in Islam."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1852In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 35English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1853
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1852
This hadith about no helping to mourn in Islam comes from Anas. When the Messenger of Allah accepted the women's oath of allegiance, he took from them a pledge that they would not wail over death. The women mentioned that some women had helped them mourn during the Jahiliyyah and asked whether they should help those women in return. The Prophet answered: “There is no helping to mourn in Islam.” The wording directly rejects that old practice of joining others in wailing as a social return. The hadith is often searched through terms like wailing in Islam hadith, women's pledge not to wail, and no mourning help in Islam.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet included not wailing in the women's pledge.
- Old mourning customs from Jahiliyyah were not kept in Islam.
- Returning the favor of wailing was clearly rejected in this text.
- Mourning should follow Islamic guidance, not social pressure.
