48/25. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5105 — Riba, Tattooing, and Wailing
Women Who Have Tattoos Done, and Mention of the Differences Reported from 'Abdullah bin Murrah And Ash-Sha'bi About This
Hadith About Riba, Tattooing, and Mourning Limits
Sunan an-Nasai : 5105
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5105
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ خَلِيفَةَ - عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم آكِلَ الرِّبَا وَمُوكِلَهُ وَشَاهِدَهُ وَكَاتِبَهُ وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُوتَشِمَةَ وَنَهَى عَنِ النَّوْحِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَعَنَ صَاحِبَ .
Ash-Sha'bi Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] cursed the one who consumes Riba, the one who pays it, the one who witnesses it and the one who writes it down; the woman who does tattoos and the woman who has that done; and forbade wailing (in mourning), but he did not say that its doer is cursed.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5105In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 66English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5108
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5105
This hadith about Riba reports that the Messenger of Allah cursed the one who consumes Riba, the one who pays it, the one who witnesses it, and the one who writes it down. It also mentions the woman who does tattoos and the woman who has tattoos done. Then the narration says that he forbade wailing in mourning, but it did not say that the person who wails is cursed in this wording. This careful detail matters. It teaches us to keep the wording of a hadith precise. The text gives a direct warning about Riba and tattooing, and a clear prohibition of wailing, without adding more than the narrator stated.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith names four roles connected to Riba: consumer, payer, witness, and writer.
- Both tattooing and having tattoos done are included in the warning.
- Wailing in mourning is forbidden in this report.
- The wording should be kept precise: the report does not say the wailer is cursed here.
