Sunan an-Nasai

Hadith 2070

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Placing Palm Stalks On The Grave

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Darussalam · Volume 3

21. The Book OfFunerals

Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation

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الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 106

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2070. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ passed by one of the gardens of Makkah or Al-Madînah and heard the sound of two men being tormented in their graves. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "They are being punished but they are not being punished for anything that was difficult to avoid." Then he said: "Indeed, one of them used not to take care to avoid getting urine on his body or clothes, and the other used to walk around spreading gossip." Then he called for a palm stalk which he broke in two and placed a piece of it on each grave. It was said to him: "O Messenger of Allâh, why did you do that?" He said: "May it be reduced for them so long as this does not dry out" or: "until this dries out." (Sahîh)

Arabic text

٢٠٦٨ - أَخْبَرَنَا ‌مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ ‌مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ ‌مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنِ ‌ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: «مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِحَائِطٍ مِنْ حِيطَانِ مَكَّةَ أَوِ الْمَدِينَةِ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ إِنْسَانَيْنِ يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي قُبُورِهِمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يُعَذَّبَانِ وَمَا يُعَذَّبَانِ فِي كَبِيرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ: بَلَى كَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا لَا يَسْتَبْرِئُ مِنْ بَوْلِهِ وَكَانَ الْآخَرُ يَمْشِي بِالنَّمِيمَةِ. ثُمَّ دَعَا بِجَرِيدَةٍ فَكَسَرَهَا كِسْرَتَيْنِ فَوَضَعَ عَلَى كُلِّ قَبْرٍ مِنْهُمَا كِسْرَةً، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يُخَفَّفَ عَنْهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَيْبَسَا، أَوْ إِلَى أَنْ يَيْبَسَا».

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"That was difficult to avoid": it denotes that for them it was not difficult to avoid, while committing it will be a tremendous burden upon them.