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Sunan an-Nasai 4839 — A Mother's Sin Does Not Affect Her Child
Can Anyone Be Blamed For The sin Of Another?
Hadith About a Mother's Sin Not Affecting Her Child
Sunan an-Nasai : 4839
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4839
أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا يَزِيدُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ - عَنْ جَامِعِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، عَنْ طَارِقٍ الْمُحَارِبِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَؤُلاَءِ بَنُو ثَعْلَبَةَ الَّذِينَ قَتَلُوا فُلاَنًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ . فَخُذْ لَنَا بِثَأْرِنَا . فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ " لاَ تَجْنِي أُمٌّ عَلَى وَلَدٍ " . مَرَّتَيْنِ .
Tariq and Muharibi Narrated from:
A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, these are Banu Tha'labah who killed so and so during the Jahiliyyah: avenger us! He raised his arms until the whiteness of his armpits could be seen and said: "No mother's sin can affect her child," twice. (Sahih)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4839In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 134English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4843
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4839
This hadith reports that a man asked the Messenger of Allah to avenge a killing from the time of Jahiliyyah. The Prophet raised his arms until the whiteness of his armpits could be seen and said twice that no mother's sin can affect her child. The translation marks this report as Sahih. The core topic is personal accountability in Islam. This hadith about a mother's sin not affecting her child gives a strong answer against taking revenge from the wrong person. It teaches that the child is not to be treated as carrying the mother's sin in the wording of this report. Blame is not passed down like that.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet rejected revenge against someone for another person's sin.
- A mother's sin does not affect her child, as stated twice in the hadith.
- The report supports personal accountability instead of inherited blame.
