Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1909

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِذَا وُضِعَتِ الْجَنَازَةُ فَاحْتَمَلَهَا الرِّجَالُ عَلَى أَعْنَاقِهِمْ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ صَالِحَةً قَالَتْ قَدِّمُونِي قَدِّمُونِي وَإِنْ كَانَتْ غَيْرَ صَالِحَةٍ قَالَتْ يَا وَيْلَهَا إِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ بِهَا يَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهَا كُلُّ شَىْءٍ إِلاَّ الإِنْسَانَ وَلَوْ سَمِعَهَا الإِنْسَانُ لَصَعِقَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Qutaybah narrated to us, saying: Al-Layth narrated to us, from Sa‘id ibn Abi Sa‘id, from his father, who heard Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘When the bier is placed down and the men lift it onto their shoulders, if the deceased was righteous, it says: “Take me forward, take me forward!” But if the deceased was not righteous, it says: “Woe to it! Where are you taking it?” Everything hears its voice except the human being. If a human being were to hear it, he would collapse.’