48/25. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5103 — Riba, Zakah, and Mourning Conduct
Women Who Have Tattoos Done, and Mention of the Differences Reported from 'Abdullah bin Murrah And Ash-Sha'bi About This
Hadith About Riba and Wailing in Mourning
Sunan an-Nasai : 5103
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5103
أَخْبَرَنِي زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حُصَيْنٌ، وَمُغِيرَةُ، وَابْنُ، عَوْنٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَعَنَ آكِلَ الرِّبَا وَمُوكِلَهُ وَكَاتِبَهُ وَمَانِعَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَكَانَ يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّوْحِ . أَرْسَلَهُ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ وَعَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ .
'Ali Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] cursed the one who consumes Riba, the one who pays it, the one who writes it down, and the one who withholds Sadaqah (Zakah). And he used to forbid wailing (in mourning for the dead).
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5103In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 64English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5106
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5103
This hadith about Riba reports that the Messenger of Allah cursed the one who consumes Riba, the one who pays it, and the one who writes it down. The narration also includes the one who withholds Sadaqah, explained in the translation as Zakah. After that, it says that he used to forbid wailing in mourning for the dead. The hadith connects two areas of life: money and grief. It teaches that dealings with Riba are not private technical matters, and that refusing the due charity is also serious. At the same time, sorrow at death should not turn into the kind of wailing that the Prophet forbade.
What we learn from this hadith
- The consumer, payer, and writer of Riba are all mentioned in the warning.
- Withholding Zakah is named as a serious wrong in the narration.
- The Prophet used to forbid wailing in mourning for the dead.
- Money matters and mourning conduct both need prophetic guidance.
