Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1592
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَجَرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ الْمَرَاثِي .
Translation
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Hisham ibn Ammar narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Ibrahim al-Hijri, from Ibn Abi Awfa, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade elegies for the dead.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
‘المراثي’ refers to elegies composed or recited in mourning for the deceased; ‘elegies for the dead’ keeps the scope concise.