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Sahih al-Bukhari 1278

We were forbidden to accompany funeral processions but not strictly.

Umm Ammarah Nasaybahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
6names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أُمِّ الْهُذَيْلِ، عَنْ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ رضى الله عنها

قَالَتْ نُهِينَا عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ، وَلَمْ يُعْزَمْ عَلَيْنَا

We were forbidden to accompany funeral processions but not strictly.

উম্মু আতিয়্যাহ্ (রাযি.) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, জানাযার পশ্চাদানুগমণ করতে আমাদের নিষেধ করা হয়েছে, তবে আমাদের উপর কড়াকড়ি আরোপ করা হয়নি। (৩১৩)

ہم سے قبیصہ بن عقبہ نے بیان کیا ‘ انہوں نے کہا کہ ہم سے سفیان ثوری نے بیان کیا ‘ ان سے خالد حذاء نے ‘ ان سے ام ہذیل حفصہ بنت سیرین نے ‘ ان سے ام عطیہ رضی اللہ عنہا نے بیان کیا کہ ہمیں ( عورتوں کو ) جنازے کے ساتھ چلنے سے منع کیا گیا مگر تاکید سے منع نہیں ہوا۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Qabishah bin 'Uqbah] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Sufyan] dari [Khalid Al Hadza'] dari [Ummu AL Hudzail] dari [Ummu 'Athiyyah radliallahu 'anha] berkata: "Kami dilarang mengantar jenazah namun Beliau tidak menekankan hal tersebut kepada kami

Ümmü Atiyye r.anha şöyle demiştir: "Cenazeleri takip etmemiz yasaklandı. Ancak bu konuda bize ısrarda bulunulmadı (şiddet gösterilmedi)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1278, Book 23, Funerals (Al-Janaa'iz), Hadith 39. 1 min read

What it means

’Umm ‘Atiyyah al-Ansāriyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) reports that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited women from walking with funeral processions. This was due to concerns about potential temptation for them and through them and their limited patience. However, she (may Allah be pleased with her) also mentioned that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not emphasize this prohibition as strongly as he did with other forbidden matters.

What it teaches

  • Women are prohibited from following funeral processions—this is a general ruling that applies to following the deceased to where the body is prepared and prayed over, and the cemetery where burial occurs.
  • The reason for the prohibition is that women often cannot endure such sorrowful scenes and emotionally intense situations, as they might exhibit distress and anxiety contrary to the required patience.
  • The default ruling of prohibition is that it signifies strict forbiddance. However, ’Umm ‘Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) understood from contextual evidence that the Prophet's prohibition against women following funeral processions was not absolute or emphatic. Nonetheless, there are other Hadīths that indicate stronger restrictions on attending funerals than what this particular Hadīth suggests.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Qabisah ibn UqbahTold us, Third generation, died 213 AH
  3. 3Sufyan ath-ThawriTold us, Third generation, died 159 AH
  4. 4Khalid al-HadhdhaFrom, Successor, died 141 AH
  5. 5Hafsah bint SirinFrom, Successor, died 100 AH
  6. 6Umm Ammarah NasaybahFrom, Companion, died 70 AH

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