21/15. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1855 — No Bearer Bears Another Burden
Wailing over the Dead
Hadith About Aishah and No Bearer of Burdens
Sunan an-Nasai : 1855
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1855
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ " . فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِعَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ وَهِلَ إِنَّمَا مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى قَبْرٍ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ صَاحِبَ الْقَبْرِ لَيُعَذَّبُ وَإِنَّ أَهْلَهُ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهِ " . ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ { وَلاَ تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى } .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'The deceased is punished due to his family's weeping over him; Mention of that was made to 'Aishah and she said: 'He is wrong; rather the Prophet passed by a grave and said: The occupant of this grave is being punished and his family are weeping for him. Then she recited: And no bearer of burdens shall bear another's burden.
[1] Fāṭir 35:18.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1855In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 38English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1856
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1855
This hadith about Aishah and no bearer of burdens gives an important report within the mourning discussion. Ibn Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah said the deceased is punished due to his family's weeping over him. When that was mentioned to Aishah, she said he was mistaken. She explained that the Prophet had passed by a grave and said that the occupant of the grave was being punished while his family were weeping for him. Then she recited: “And no bearer of burdens shall bear another's burden.” The text shows Aishah connecting the matter to careful hearing and Qur'anic meaning. It is useful for searches like no bearer of burdens hadith and Aishah correction weeping hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah gave a different understanding of the report.
- She linked the issue to a specific grave mentioned by the Prophet.
- She used the Qur'anic phrase about no bearer carrying another's burden.
- The hadith shows the need for careful hearing and careful wording.
