Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 1583

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ تُتْبَعَ جِنَازَةٌ مَعَهَا رَانَّةٌ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ahmad ibn Yusuf narrated to us; Ubaydullah narrated to us; Isra’il informed us, from Abu Yahya, from Mujahid, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade following a funeral procession accompanied by a wailing woman.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The report forbids following a funeral procession if a wailing woman accompanies it.