48/25. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5104 — Riba, Tattooing, Tahlil Marriage, and Zakah
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 Tahlil Marriage Warnings
Sunan an-Nasai : 5104
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5104
أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم آكِلَ الرِّبَا وَمُوكِلَهُ وَشَاهِدَهُ وَكَاتِبَهُ وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُوتَشِمَةَ قَالَ إِلاَّ مِنْ دَاءٍ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَالْحَالُّ وَالْمُحَلَّلُ لَهُ وَمَانِعُ الصَّدَقَةِ وَكَانَ يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّوْحِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَعَنَ .
Al-Harith 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 witnesses it; the woman who does tattoos and the woman who has that done"- he said: "Unless it is done as a remedy;" he said: "Yes"- "the man who married a woman in order to divorce her so that she may go back to her first husband and the man (the first husband) for whom that is done; and the one who withholds Sadaqah (Zakah). And he used to forbid wailing (in mourning), but he did not say 'cursed'"
[1] That is Ibn Awn asking the question and Ash-Sha'bî answering it, as is clear in the narration of it recorded by Imâm Aḥmad, No. 1120 (1:133).Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5104In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 65English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5107
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5104
This hadith about Riba lists several people who were cursed by the Messenger of Allah. It mentions the one who consumes Riba, pays it, witnesses it, and writes it down. It also mentions the woman who does tattoos and the woman who has tattoos done, with the wording noting an exception when it is done as a remedy. The narration also names the man who marries a woman only so she may return to her first husband, and the first husband for whom that is done. It also includes the one who withholds Zakah. Finally, it says the Prophet used to forbid wailing, but the narrator did not say “cursed” for wailing.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration includes several roles connected to Riba: consuming, paying, witnessing, and writing.
- Tattooing is mentioned, with the text noting an exception when done as a remedy.
- Tahlil marriage is named in the warning.
- The report separates the curse wording from the prohibition of wailing.
