Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1000

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1000
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّانُ بْنُ تَمَّامٍ الأَسَدِيُّ، وَمَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّائِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ الأَسَدِيِّ، قَالَ مَاتَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ قَرَظَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَنِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَجَاءَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةُ فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ مَا بَالُ النَّوْحِ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ أَمَا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَنْ نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ عُذِّبَ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَعَلِيٍّ وَأَبِي مُوسَى وَقَيْسِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَجُنَادَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَأَنَسٍ وَأُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ وَسَمُرَةَ وَأَبِي مَالِكٍ الأَشْعَرِيِّ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏

Translation

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

Ahmad ibn Mani' narrated to us: Qurran ibn Tamam al-Asadi, Marwan ibn Mu'awiyah, and Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn 'Ubayd al-Ta'i, from 'Ali ibn Rabi'ah al-Asadi, who said: A man from the Ansar named Qarazah ibn Ka'b died, and wailing was performed over him. Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah came, ascended the pulpit, praised Allah and lauded Him, and said: "What is the matter with wailing in Islam? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Whoever is wailed over is punished for the wailing performed over him.'" There are reports on this topic from Umar, Ali, Abu Musa, Qays ibn 'Asim, Abu Hurairah, Junadah ibn Malik, Anas, Umm 'Atiyyah, Samurah, and Abu Malik al-Ash'ari. Abu Isa said: The hadith of al-Mughirah is a gharīb, hasan, sahih hadith.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • قَالَ مَاتَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ قَرَظَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَنِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَجَاءَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةُ فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ مَا بَالُ النَّوْحِ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ أَمَا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَنْ نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ عُذِّبَ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ ‏" ‏ ‏.

    The Arabic states a passive construction and does not specify here whether the deceased is held responsible for the mourners' wailing or suffers because of it.

    Should this wording remain literal, or should a translator note explain the interpretive question without resolving it?