21/44. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1908 — The Bier of the Righteous
Hastening With The Janazah
Hadith About the Righteous Person on the Bier
Sunan an-Nasai : 1908
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1908
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِذَا وُضِعَ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ قَالَ قَدِّمُونِي قَدِّمُونِي وَإِذَا وُضِعَ الرَّجُلُ - يَعْنِي السُّوءَ - عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ قَالَ يَا وَيْلِي أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ بِي " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'When the righteous man is placed on his bier, he says: Take me quickly, take me quickly. And when the bad man is placed on his bier he said: Woe to me! Where are you taking me?'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1908In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 91English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1909
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1908
This hadith about the bier and the deceased presents a serious reminder. Abu Hurairah said he heard the Messenger of Allah say that when the righteous man is placed on his bier, he says to take him quickly. When the bad man is placed on his bier, he says, woe to me, where are you taking me. The hadith does not describe the full unseen details beyond these words. It gives a clear contrast between the righteous person and the bad person at the time of being carried. For readers searching for funeral bier hadith or righteous man says take me quickly, this narration points to the weight of one’s condition after death.
What we learn from this hadith
- The righteous person is described as wanting to be taken quickly.
- The bad person is described as fearful of where he is being taken.
- The hadith reminds the living to take the funeral scene seriously.
