21/15. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1856 — Aishah on Weeping and Punishment
Wailing over the Dead
Hadith About Aishah Correcting the Weeping Report
Sunan an-Nasai : 1856
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1856
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا، سَمِعَتْ عَائِشَةَ، وَذُكِرَ، لَهَا أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحَىِّ عَلَيْهِ . قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكْذِبْ وَلَكِنْ نَسِيَ أَوْ أَخْطَأَ إِنَّمَا مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى يَهُودِيَّةٍ يُبْكَى عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ " إِنَّهُمْ لَيَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنَّهَا لَتُعَذَّبُ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
When she was told that Ibn 'Umar said that the deceased is punished due to the weeping of the living for him, 'Aishah said: "May Allah forgive Abu 'Abdur-Rahman; he is not lying, but he has forgotten or made a mistake. The Messenger of Allah passed by a (deceased) Jewish woman for whom people were weeping and he said: 'They are weeping for her and she is being punished."'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1856In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 39English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1857
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1856
This hadith about Aishah correcting the weeping report gives a soft but clear response. When Aishah was told that Abdullah bin Umar said the deceased is punished because the living weep over him, she said: “May Allah forgive Abu Abdur-Rahman.” She did not call him a liar. Instead, she said he had forgotten or made a mistake. She then explained that the Messenger of Allah passed by a Jewish woman for whom people were weeping and said that they were weeping for her while she was being punished. The focus is careful narration and correct understanding. It fits searches like Aishah Ibn Umar weeping hadith and Jewish woman punished hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah corrected the report without accusing Ibn Umar of lying.
- She explained the wording through the case of a Jewish woman.
- The hadith teaches care when repeating reports about death and punishment.
- A mistake in hearing can change how a narration is understood.
