What is Jami` at-Tirmidhi 981 about?

This hadith from Jami` at-Tirmidhi (Book of The Book on Jana''iz (Funerals)), narrated by Aishah narrated:, states: ""I was not envious of anyone whose death was easy after I saw the severity the death of the Messenger of Allah.""

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This hadith is graded Da'if. The grade indicates the level of authenticity based on the chain of narration and content analysis.

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This hadith is from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, which contains 4,053 hadiths across 49 books. It is hadith number 981 in the Book of The Book on Jana''iz (Funerals).

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi #981

The Book on Jana''iz (Funerals)

Da'if

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُبَشِّرُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْحَلَبِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا أَغْبِطُ أَحَدًا بِهَوْنِ مَوْتٍ بَعْدَ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ مِنْ شِدَّةِ مَوْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا زُرْعَةَ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ فَقَالَ هُوَ ابْنُ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ اللَّجْلاَجِ ‏.‏ وَإِنَّمَا عَرَّفَهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ ‏.‏

"I was not envious of anyone whose death was easy after I saw the severity the death of the Messenger of Allah."

Narrated by Aishah narrated:

Context

Aishah narrated her reflections on the severity of the death of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, expressing that she could not envy anyone who experienced an easy death after witnessing his passing. This statement underscores the profound impact of the Prophet's ﷺ death on his companions and the emotional weight it carried for those who loved him.

Modern Application

In today's context, this hadith reminds individuals to appreciate the fragility of life and the inevitability of death. It encourages reflection on the legacy of loved ones and the importance of cherishing relationships while they last.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Human Mortality because it addresses the profound emotional experience surrounding death and the reflections it prompts.

Human Mortality

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وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَىٰٓ أَحَدٍۢ مِّنْهُم مَّاتَ أَبَدًۭا وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَىٰ قَبْرِهِۦٓ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَمَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

And do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.

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There is not upon the weak or upon the ill or upon those who do not find anything to spend any discomfort when they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger. There is not upon the doers of good any cause [for blame]. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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And you do not resent us except because we believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You]."

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This hadith is #981 from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, in the Book of The Book on Jana''iz (Funerals). It is graded Da'if and narrated by Aishah narrated:.

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