Sunan an-Nasa'i•Hadith 1940•The Book of Funerals
Chapter
The Book of Funerals
كتاب الجنائز
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَالِكٌ بِسُوءٍ فَقَالَ " لاَ تَذْكُرُوا هَلْكَاكُمْ إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ " .
English Translation
It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"Something bad was said in the presence of the Prophet about a person who had died. He said: 'Do not say anything but good about your dead."'
Book
Sunan an-Nasa'i
Hadith No.
1940
Author
Imam Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i