Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1938

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ سِتُّ خِصَالٍ يَعُودُهُ إِذَا مَرِضَ وَيَشْهَدُهُ إِذَا مَاتَ وَيُجِيبُهُ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا لَقِيَهُ وَيُشَمِّتُهُ إِذَا عَطَسَ وَيَنْصَحُ لَهُ إِذَا غَابَ أَوْ شَهِدَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Qutaybah narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Musa narrated to us, from Sa‘id ibn Abi Sa‘id, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘A believer owes another believer six duties: to visit him when he is ill; to attend him when he dies; to accept his invitation when he calls; to greet him with peace when they meet; to say “May Allah have mercy on you” when he sneezes; and to give him sincere counsel, whether he is absent or present.’

Translation notes
  • The phrase ويشمته إذا عطس refers to responding to a sneezer with a prayer for Allah’s mercy.

  • أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ سِتُّ خِصَالٍ يَعُودُهُ إِذَا مَرِضَ وَيَشْهَدُهُ إِذَا مَاتَ وَيُجِيبُهُ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا لَقِيَهُ وَيُشَمِّتُهُ إِذَا عَطَسَ وَيَنْصَحُ لَهُ إِذَا غَابَ أَوْ شَهِدَ ‏"‏ ‏.

    The English witness adds a hadith grading, ‘Hasan,’ that is not present in this Arabic source block.

    Should this grading be sourced separately rather than included as part of this translation?