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Sunan an-Nasai 1854 — Imran's Firm Reply on Wailing
Wailing over the Dead
Hadith About Family Wailing and the Deceased
Sunan an-Nasai : 1854
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1854
أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَنْصُورٌ، - هُوَ ابْنُ زَاذَانَ - عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِنِيَاحَةِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ . فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلاً مَاتَ بِخُرَاسَانَ وَنَاحَ أَهْلُهُ عَلَيْهِ هَا هُنَا أَكَانَ يُعَذَّبُ بِنِيَاحَةِ أَهْلِهِ قَالَ صَدَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَذَبْتَ أَنْتَ .
'Imran bin Husain Narrated from:
The deceased is punished due to his family's wailing for him. A man said to him: "A man died in Khurasan and his family wailed for him here; will he be punished due to his family's wailing?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah spoke the truth and you are a liar."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1854In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 37English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1855
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1854
This hadith about family wailing and the deceased records a firm answer from Imran bin Husain. He stated that the deceased is punished due to his family's wailing for him. A man asked about a case where someone died in Khurasan while his family wailed somewhere else. Imran replied with strong words: “The Messenger of Allah spoke the truth and you are a liar.” The report shows Imran's refusal to push aside the Prophetic statement because of a difficult question. The hadith should be presented carefully, without adding explanations not stated in the text. It is most connected to searches like deceased punished due to wailing and Imran bin Husain hadith on mourning.
What we learn from this hadith
- Imran bin Husain treated the Prophetic statement as true and binding.
- The questioner tried to test the wording with a faraway case.
- The reply shows strong respect for what the Messenger of Allah said.
- The hadith warns against wailing by the family of the deceased.
