Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1820

What is Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1820?

Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1820 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 21: The Book of Funerals. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan an-Nasai
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 1820
Narrator in the source
It was narrated from Abu Ubaid the freed slave of 'Abdur-Rahman bin Awf that he heard Abu Huraidah رضی الله عنہ say
Displayed grading
Sahih

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّبَيْدِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ إِمَّا مُحْسِنًا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَعِيشَ يَزْدَادُ خَيْرًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِمَّا مُسِيئًا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَسْتَعْتِبَ .

'None of you should wish for death. Either he is a doer of good, so if he lives he will do more good or he is a doer of evil but perhaps he will give up his evil ways. '

It was narrated from Abu Ubaid the freed slave of 'Abdur-Rahman bin Awf that he heard Abu Huraidah رضی الله عنہ say

Source information

Collection: Sunan an-Nasai. Compiler: Imam an-Nasai. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 1820.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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