21/44. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1909 — Voice of the Janazah
Hastening With The Janazah
Hadith About the Voice of the Janazah
Sunan an-Nasai : 1909
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1909
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا وُضِعَتِ الْجَنَازَةُ فَاحْتَمَلَهَا الرِّجَالُ عَلَى أَعْنَاقِهِمْ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ صَالِحَةً قَالَتْ قَدِّمُونِي قَدِّمُونِي وَإِنْ كَانَتْ غَيْرَ صَالِحَةٍ قَالَتْ يَا وَيْلَهَا إِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ بِهَا يَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهَا كُلُّ شَىْءٍ إِلاَّ الإِنْسَانَ وَلَوْ سَمِعَهَا الإِنْسَانُ لَصَعِقَ " .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'When the Janazah (prepared body) is placed (on the bier) and the men lift it onto their shoulders, if it was a righteous person it says: Take me quickly, take me quickly. And if it was not a righteous person it says: Woe to me! Where are you taking me! And everything hears its voice except man, and if man heard it he would faint.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1909In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 92English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1910
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1909
This hadith about the Janazah being carried gives a strong reminder about what happens when the prepared body is lifted onto men’s shoulders. Abu Saeed Al-Khudri narrated that if the person was righteous, it says to take it quickly. If it was not righteous, it says, woe to it, where are you taking it. The hadith also states that everything hears its voice except man, and if man heard it, he would faint. The wording focuses on the unseen voice of the Janazah and the difference between a righteous and non-righteous person. It also helps explain why searches for take me quickly hadith often connect to Janazah and burial.
What we learn from this hadith
- The righteous Janazah is described as wanting to be taken quickly.
- The non-righteous Janazah is described as fearful and distressed.
- The hadith says everything hears its voice except human beings.
- The narration reminds people that the funeral is not an empty routine.
