Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 14.0

What was narrated concerning the prohibition of making public death announcements

باب مَا جَاءَ فِي النَّهْىِ عَنِ النَّعْىِ

1 hadiths

Sunan Ibn Majah, 1476da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by 'Amr bin Rafa'i al-Advi. Client Of 'Umarfrom'Abdullah bin MubarakfromBilal bin Yahya al-Bsy

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ يَحْيَى، قَالَ كَانَ حُذَيْفَةُ إِذَا مَاتَ لَهُ الْمَيِّتُ قَالَ لاَ تُؤْذِنُوا بِهِ أَحَدًا إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَعْيًا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِأُذُنَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّعْىِ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated that Bilal bin Yahya said:

“If one of the members of his family died, Hudhaifah would say: ‘Do not inform anyone of it, for I am afraid that that would be a public death announcement. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with these two ears of mine forbidding making public death announcements.’”