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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الجنائز عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Book on Jana\'iz (Funerals)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ النَّعْىِChapter: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Announce One's Death (An-Na'i)
Hadith 984
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الرَّازِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَكَّامُ بْنُ سَلْمٍ، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِيَّاكُمْ وَالنَّعْيَ فَإِنَّ النَّعْيَ مِنْ عَمَلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ " . قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : وَالنَّعْيُ أَذَانٌ بِالْمَيِّتِ . وَفِي الْبَاب ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ .
´Abdullah narrated that:` The Prophet said: "Beware of An-Na'i, for indeed announcing one's death is from the deeds of Jahliyyah."
Brief Explanation
1؎ : Informing others of someone's death is called «نعی». «نعی» is permissible; the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself informed about the death of Najashi. Similarly, he also informed the people about the deaths of Zayd bin Harithah, Ja'far bin Abi Talib, and Abdullah bin Rawahah radi Allahu anhum. Here, the «نعی» that is mentioned to be avoided refers to the «نعی» of the people of ignorance (ahl al-jahiliyyah). In the era of ignorance, when someone died, they would send a person who would go around the neighborhoods and markets announcing the death.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary:
1:
Informing others of someone's death is called "na'i" (announcement of death).
Na'i is permissible; even the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) himself informed about the death of Najashi.
Similarly, he conveyed the news of the deaths of Zayd ibn Harithah, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and Abdullah ibn Rawahah (radi Allahu anhum).
Here, the type of na'i that is being warned against refers to the na'i practiced by the people of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic ignorance).
In the era of Jahiliyyah, when someone died, they would send a person who would go around the neighborhoods and markets announcing the death.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Maymun Abu Hamzah al-A'war is a weak narrator.)
1:
Informing others of someone's death is called "na'i" (announcement of death).
Na'i is permissible; even the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) himself informed about the death of Najashi.
Similarly, he conveyed the news of the deaths of Zayd ibn Harithah, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and Abdullah ibn Rawahah (radi Allahu anhum).
Here, the type of na'i that is being warned against refers to the na'i practiced by the people of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic ignorance).
In the era of Jahiliyyah, when someone died, they would send a person who would go around the neighborhoods and markets announcing the death.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Maymun Abu Hamzah al-A'war is a weak narrator.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 984
