[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mourned Ja'far, Zayd bin Harithah, and Abdullah bin Rawahah before their news arrived. He mourned them as tears rolled down his eyes.  

نَعَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَعْفَرًا وَزَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ وَعَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ رَوَاحَةَ نَعَاهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِئَ خَبَرُهُمْ نَعَاهُمْ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited the grave of his mother and cried, causing those around him to also cry. Then he said, "I sought permission from my Lord to visit her grave, and He granted me permission. I also sought permission from Him to seek forgiveness for her, but He did not grant me permission. So, visit the graves, as they remind you of death."  

زَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَبْرَ أُمِّهِ فَبَكَى وَأَبْكَى مَنْ حَوْلَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَهَا فَأَذِنَ لِي وَاسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهَا فَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لِي فَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ فَإِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُ الْمَوْتَ  

[Machine] Salama said, "Do not say that, O Abu Abdullah, for I bear witness on the authority of Abu Huraira that I heard him say: 'I accompanied the Prophet ﷺ once at a funeral procession along with Umar ibn Khattab and there were women crying. Umar restrained them and scolded them. The Prophet ﷺ said to Umar, 'Leave them, O Umar, for the eye weeps, the heart feels sorrow, and the tongue speaks out of habit.' They asked Umar, 'Did you hear him say this?' He replied, 'Yes.' Ibn Umar then said, 'By Allah, the Messenger of Allah knows better, for he said it twice.'"  

سَلَمَةُ لَا تَقُلْ ذَلِكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَأَشْهَدُ عَلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ لَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مُرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِجِنَازَةٍ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ وَمَعَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ وَنِسَاءٌ يَبْكِينَ عَلَيْهَا فَزَبَرَهُنَّ عُمَرُ وَانْتَهَرَهُنَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ دَعْهُنَّ يَا عُمَرُ فَإِنَّ الْعَيْنَ دَامِعَةٌ وَالنَّفْسَ مُصَابَةٌ وَالْعَهْدَ حَدِيثٌ قَالُوا أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ يَقُولُ هَذَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَاللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

[Machine] "Allah, ﷺ , said: 'Beware of the whisperings of Satan, for they may come from the eye or the heart, which is from mercy. But if they come from the tongue or the hand, then they are from Satan.' He said: 'And Fatimah began crying at the edge of Ruqayyah's grave, so the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , wiped the tears from her face with his hand or he said with his garment.' And this, although not very strong, is his statement, ﷺ , in the verified hadith from him: 'Verily, Allah does not punish with tears from the eye or sadness in the heart, but He punishes with this.' And he pointed to his tongue or his hand, indicating its meaning. And success is with Allah."  

اللهِ ﷺ مَهْ يَا عُمَرُ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِيَّاكُنَّ وَنَعِيقَ الشَّيْطَانِ فَإِنَّهُ مَهْمَا يَكُنْ مِنَ الْعَيْنِ وَالْقَلْبِ فَمِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَمَا يَكُونُ مِنَ اللِّسَانِ وَالْيَدِ فَمِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ قَالَ وَجَعَلَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ؓ تَبْكِي عَلَى شَفِيرِ قَبْرِ رُقَيَّةَ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ الدُّمُوعَ عَنْ وَجْهِهَا بِالْيَدِ أَوْ قَالَ بِالثَّوْبِ وَهَذَا وَإِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ قَوِيٍّ فَقَوْلُهُ ﷺ فِي الْحَدِيثِ الثَّابِتِ عَنْهُ إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يُعَذِّبُ بِدَمْعِ الْعَيْنِ وَلَا بِحُزْنِ الْقَلْبِ وَلَكِنْ يُعَذِّبُ بِهَذَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى لِسَانِهِ أَوْ يَرْحَمُ يَدُلُّ عَلَى مَعْنَاهُ وَيَشْهَدُ لَهُ بِالصِّحَّةِ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ  

[Machine] To shed tears on Abu Suleiman as long as it is not a dire situation or distress.  

أَنْ يَهْرِقْنَ دُمُوعَهُنَّ عَلَى أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ نَقْعًا أَوْ لَقْلَقَةً  

[Machine] "From Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: my father called upon Allah and he answered him, and from that matter was,"  

عَنْ ثَابِتٍ يَا أَبَتَاهُ أَجَابَ رَبًّا دَعَاهُ وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ الْوَجْهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: "Verily, the deceased is punished with the cries of mourning over him in his grave." This narration is authentically reported in the hadith of Shu'bah.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ يُعَذَّبُ بِالنِّيَاحَةِ عَلَيْهِ فِي قَبْرِهِ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ هَكَذَا  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "The deceased is punished because of the crying and wailing done over him in his grave."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فِي قَبْرِهِ  

The dead is punished because of the lamentation of the living. (Using translation from Muslim 930)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحِيِّ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Verily, the deceased is punished by the weeping of his family over him.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ  

[Machine] Umar was stabbed, and Suhaib said, "Oh my brother!" Umar then said to him, "Oh Suhaib, did you not know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Verily, the dead person is punished by the weeping of the living'?"  

طُعِنَ عُمَرُ ؓ جَعَلَ صُهَيْبٌ يَقُولُ وَا أَخَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ يَا صُهَيْبُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحِيِّ  

O Hafsa, did you not hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying:" One who is lamented would be punished"? Suhaib also lamented over him. 'Umar told him also: O Suhaib, didn't you know that one who is lamented is punished? (Using translation from Muslim 927g)   

سَمِعْتِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْمُعَوَّلُ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذَّبُ وَعَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِ صُهَيْبٌ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا صُهَيْبُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ الْمُعَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذَّبُ  

[Machine] "What is this mourning in Islam?" They said, "A man from the Ansar called Qaradhatu bin Kaab has died, so we are lamenting for him." Al-Mughira said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever lies about me deliberately, let him occupy his seat in Hellfire. And I also heard the Prophet of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever is mourned over, he will be punished for what is mourned over him."  

مَا هَذَا النَّوْحُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ؟ قَالُوا تُوُفِّيَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ قَرَظَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَنِيحَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ كَذِبًا عَلَيَّ لَيْسَ كَكَذِبٍ عَلَى أَحَدٍ فَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُعَذَّبُ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever intentionally lies about me, then he should prepare his place in the Fire. And I heard him saying, "Whoever mourns excessively for him, then he will be punished for his excessive mourning."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ مَنْ نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُعَذَّبُ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Verily, the deceased is punished by the weeping of the living."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحِيِّ  

[Machine] He did not understand anything, but he passed by the funeral of a Jewish man, and his family was mourning him. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "They are crying over him, and indeed he is being punished."

Note: The translation is a literal meaning of the passage and may not convey the full context or nuanced interpretation.  

شَيْئًا فَلَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ إِنَّمَا مُرَّ بِجِنَازَةِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَجَعَلَ أَهْلُهُ يَبْكُونَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَبْكُونَهُ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُعَذَّبُ  

[Machine] "Do not cry for them, for the crying of the living is a punishment for the dead." And he said about Umrah, "So I asked Aisha about that, and she said, 'May Allah have mercy on him, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ only said that to a Jewish woman and her people as they were crying over her, and indeed, she was being punished in her grave."  

لَهُمْ لَا تَبْكُوا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ بُكَاءَ الْحِيِّ عَذَابٌ لِلْمَيِّتِ وَقَالَ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ فَسَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ يَرْحَمُهُ اللهُ إِنَّمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِيَهُودِيَّةٍ وَأَهْلُهَا يَبْكُونَ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنَّهَا لَتُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهَا  

[Machine] Indeed, he did not lie but rather he made a mistake or forgot. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a Jewish woman while her family was crying over her. He said, "Indeed, they cry over her, but she is being punished in her grave." 7175 Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, Abu Abdullah Al-Shaybani narrated to me, and my father and Muhammad ibn Shadhan said: Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated from Malik ibn Anas, and he mentioned it with his chain of narrators except that he said: Ummarah bint Abdul Rahman informed him, and she said, "Aisha said, 'May Allah forgive Abu Abdur Rahman.' And she said, 'He cried over her.'"  

ؓ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكْذِبْ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَخْطَأَ أَوْ نَسِيَ إِنَّمَا مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى يَهُودِيَّةٍ وَهِيَ يَبْكِي عَلَيْهَا أَهْلُهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنَّهَا لَتُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهَا 7175 أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شَاذَانَ قَالَا ثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ فَذَكَرَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ وَقَالَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَقَالَ يَبْكِي عَلَيْهَا  

One of the daughters of ʿUthman died at Mecca. We went to attend her funeral procession. Ibn ʿUmar and Ibn ʿAbbas were also present. I sat in between them (or said, I sat beside one of them. Then a man came and sat beside me.) ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar said to ʿAmr bin ʿUthman, "Will you not prohibit crying as Messenger of Allah ﷺ has said, 'The dead person is tortured by the crying of his relatives.?" Ibn ʿAbbas said, "ʿUmar used to say so." Then he added narrating, "I accompanied ʿUmar on a journey from Mecca till we reached Al-Baida. There he saw some travelers in the shade of a Samura (A kind of forest tree). He said (to me), "Go and see who those travelers are." So I went and saw that one of them was Suhaib. I told this to ʿUmar who then asked me to call him. So I went back to Suhaib and said to him, "Depart and follow the chief of the faithful believers." Later, when ʿUmar was stabbed, Suhaib came in weeping and saying, "O my brother, O my friend!" (on this ʿUmar said to him, "O Suhaib! Are you weeping for me while the Prophet ﷺ said, "The dead person is punished by some of the weeping of his relatives?" Ibn ʿAbbas added, "When ʿUmar died I told all this to Aisha and she said, 'May Allah be merciful to ʿUmar. By Allah, Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not say that a believer is punished by the weeping of his relatives. But he said, Allah increases the punishment of a non-believer because of the weeping of his relatives." Aisha further added, "The Qur'an is sufficient for you (to clear up this point) as Allah has stated: 'No burdened soul will bear another's burden.' " (35.18). Ibn ʿAbbas then said, "Only Allah makes one laugh or cry." Ibn ʿUmar did not say anything after that. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1286)   

لِعُثْمَانَ ؓ بِمَكَّةَ وَجِئْنَا لِنَشْهَدَهَا قَالَ وَحَضَرَهَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَإِنِّي لَجَالِسٌ بَيْنَهُمَا أَوْ قَالَ جَلَسْتُ إِلَى أَحَدِهِمَا ثُمَّ جَاءَ الْآخَرُ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِي فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ أَلَا تَنْهَى النِّسَاءَ عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَدْ كَانَ عُمَرُ ؓ يَقُولُ بَعْضَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ حَدَّثَ قَالَ صَدَرْتُ مَعَ عُمَرَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ حَتَّى كُنَّا بِالْبَيْدَاءِ إِذَا هُوَ بِرَكْبٍ تَحْتَ ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ وَانْظُرْ إِلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّكْبِ قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ صُهَيْبٌ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ قَالَ ادْعُهُ لِي فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى صُهَيْبٍ فَقُلْتُ ارْتَحِلْ فَالْحَقْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَمَّا أُصِيبَ عُمَرُ دَخَلَ صُهَيْبٌ ؓ يَبْكِي يَقُولُ وَا أَخَاهُ وَا صَاحِبَاهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ يَا صُهَيْبُ أَتَبْكِي عَلَيَّ وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبَعْضِ بُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ عُمَرُ ؓ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِعَائِشَةَ ؓ فَقَالَتْ رَحِمَ اللهُ عُمَرَ وَاللهِ مَا حَدَّثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ يُعَذِّبُ الْمُؤْمِنَ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ وَلَكِنْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ لَيَزِيدُ الْكَافِرَ عَذَابًا بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ حَسْبُكُمُ الْقُرْآنُ {وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى} [الأنعام 164] قَالَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَاللهُ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَى قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ فَوَاللهِ مَا قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ شَيْئًا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُبَارَكٍ وَحَدِيثُ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ بِمَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , is more likely to be preserved through the indication of the Book, then the Sunnah. If it is said, "Where is the indication of the Book?" It is said, "In the saying of Allah, 'No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another' [Surah Al-An'am: 164], and His saying, 'And that man can have nothing but what he strives for' [Surah An-Najm: 39], and His saying, 'So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, and whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it' [Surah Az-Zalzalah: 8], and His saying, 'So that every soul may be recompensed for what it earned' [Surah Taha: 15]." If it is said, "Where is the indication of the Sunnah?" It is said, "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said to a man about his son, 'Is he your son?' The man replied, 'Yes.' The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'Know that verily, he does not bring loss to you, nor does he bring profit to you. Rather, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , knows just as Allah knows, that the sin of every person is upon him alone, as he did it for himself, not for anyone else and not for him.' Ash-Shafi'i and 'Umarah were the most diligent in preserving from 'Aisha, more than from Ibn Abi Mulaykah, and her hadith is most likely to be preserved. If the hadith is according to what Ibn Abi Mulaykah narrated and not according to what he narrated from the Prophet, ﷺ , then it is correct, for the disbeliever is punished more severely than him. If he is punished without it, then it increases in his punishment, but not more than what the disbeliever deserves, and what is added to it is due to his response, not due to the sin of someone else when they weep for him. If it is said that weeping increases punishment for him, then it is said that it increases due to what he has earned through his deeds, and their weeping is a cause for obedience, so just as he is rewarded for what is a cause for obedience, it is possible for him to be punished for what is a cause for sinning. And success is from Allah.  

رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَشْبَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَحْفُوظًا عَنْهُ ﷺ بِدَلَالَةِ الْكِتَابِ ثُمَّ السُّنَّةِ فَإِنْ قِيلَ وَأَيْنَ دَلَالَةُ الْكِتَابِ قِيلَ فِي قَوْلِ اللهِ ﷻ {لَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى} [الأنعام 164] وَقَوْلِهِ {وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَى} [النجم 39] وَقَوْلِهِ {فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ} [الزلزلة 8] وَقَوْلِهِ {لِتُجْزَى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا تَسْعَى} [طه 15] فَإِنْ قِيلَ فَأَيْنَ دَلَالَةُ السُّنَّةِ؟ قِيلَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِرَجُلٍ هَذَا ابْنُكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَا يَجْنِي عَلَيْكَ وَلَا تَجْنِي عَلَيْهِ فَأَعْلَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِثْلَ مَا أَعْلَمَ اللهُ ﷻ مِنْ أَنَّ جِنَايَةَ كُلِّ امْرِئٍ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا عَمَلُهُ لَهُ لَا لِغَيْرِهِ وَلَا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَعُمْرَةُ أَحْفَظُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ مِنَ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ وَحَدِيثُهَا أَشْبَهُ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَحْفُوظًا فَإِنْ كَانَ الْحَدِيثُ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ مِنْ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنَّهَا لَتُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهَا فَهُوَ وَاضِحٌ لَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى تَفْسِيرٍ لِأَنَّهَا تُعَذَّبُ بِالْكُفْرِ وَهَؤُلَاءِ يَبْكُونَ وَلَا يَدْرُونَ مَا هِيَ فِيهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ الْحَدِيثُ كَمَا رَوَى ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ فَهُوَ صَحِيحٌ لِأَنَّ عَلَى الْكَافِرِ عَذَابًا أَعْلَى مِنْهُ فَإِنْ عُذِّبَ بِدُونِهِ فَزِيدَ فِي عَذَابِهِ فِيمَا اسْتَوْجَبَ وَمَا نِيلَ مِنْ كَافِرٍ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَدْنَى مِنْ أَعْلَى مِنْهُ وَمَا زِيدَ عَلَيْهِ مَنَ الْعَذَابِ فَبِاسْتِيجَابِهِ لَا بِذَنْبِ غَيْرِهِ فِي بُكَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ قِيلَ يَزِيدُهُ عَذَابًا بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ قِيلَ يَزِيدُ بِمَا اسْتَوْجَبَ بِعَمَلِهِ وَيَكُونُ بُكَاؤُهُمْ سَبَبًا لَا أَنَّهُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَائِهِمْ عَلَيْهِ وَفِيمَا بَلَغَنِي عَنْ أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُزَنِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُوصُونَ بِالْبُكَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ بِالنِّيَاحَةِ أَوْ بِهِمَا وَذَلِكَ مَعْصِيَةٌ فَمَنْ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَعَمِلَتْ بِأَمْرِهِ كَانَتْ لَهُ ذَنْبًا كَمَا لَوْ أَمَرَ بِطَاعَةٍ فَعَمِلَتْ بَعْدَهُ كَانَتْ لَهُ طَاعَةٌ فَكَمَا يُؤْجَرُ بِمَا هُوَ سَبَبٌ لَهُ مِنَ الطَّاعَةِ فَكَذَلِكَ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُعَذَّبَ بِمَا هُوَ سَبَبٌ لَهُ مِنَ الْمَعْصِيَةِ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ  

[Machine] Huzaifah, when there was a funeral in his family, nobody would announce it, and he would say, "I am afraid that it may become a eulogy. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbidding eulogies." This is narrated from Ibn Mas'ud, Ibn Umar, Abu Sa'eed, Alqamah, Ibn al-Musayyab, Rabi'ah ibn Khaytham, and Ibrahim al-Nakhai. It has also been reported to me from Malik ibn Anas that he said, "I do not like shouting about a man's death at the doors of the mosques. Even if he stands on the steps of the mosques and people know about his death, there is no harm in that." And it has been reported from Anas ibn Malik that the Prophet ﷺ eulogized Ja'far, Zaid, Ibn Rawaha, and from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ eulogized the Najashi. And from him regarding the death of a man who used to stand in the mosque and was buried at night, "Why didn't you inform me?" And in another narration, "What prevented you from informing me?"  

كَانَ حُذَيْفَةُ إِذَا كَانَتْ فِي أَهْلِهِ جِنَازَةٌ لَمْ يُؤْذِنْ بِهَا أَحَدًا وَيَقُولُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَعْيًا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَنْهَى عَنِ النَّعْيِ وَيُرْوَى فِي ذَلِكَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ وَابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ وَالرَّبِيعِ بْنِ خَيْثَمٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ وَبَلَغَنِي عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَا أُحِبُّ الصِّيَاحَ لِمَوْتِ الرَّجُلِ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْمَسَاجِدِ وَلَوْ وَقَفَ عَلَى حِلَقِ الْمَسَاجِدِ فَأَعْلَمَ النَّاسِ بِمَوْتِهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِهِ بَأْسٌ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَعَى جَعْفَرًا وَزَيْدًا وَابْنَ رَوَاحَةَ وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَعَى النَّجَاشِيَّ وَعَنْهُ فِي مَوْتِ الْإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَقُمُّ الْمَسْجِدَ وَدُفِنَ لَيْلًا أَفَلَا كُنْتُمْ آذَنْتُمُونِي وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ مَا مَنَعَكُمْ أَنْ تُعْلِمُونِي؟  

[Machine] The likeness of Raafidh (a person's name) is like one who will not leave until those around us in the villages are informed and they wake up and go out with his funeral procession.  

إِنَّ مِثْلَ رَافِعٍ لَا يُخْرَجُ بِهِ حَتَّى يُؤْذَنَ بِهِ مَنْ حَوْلِنَا مِنَ الْقُرَى فَأَصْبِحُوا وَاخْرُجُوا بِجِنَازَتِهِ  

[Machine] We used to inform the Prophet (PBUH) whenever one of us passed away, and he would come and seek forgiveness for the deceased until the burial was done. Sometimes he would sit along with us until the burial, and other times he would leave before that. It was burdensome for him, so some people suggested that we should not inform the Prophet (PBUH) until after the burial, so that he wouldn't have to go through the hardship. We followed their suggestion and informed him after the burial, and he would come and pray for the deceased. Sometimes he would leave immediately, and other times he would stay until the burial was done. We continued to do this until today.  

كُنَّا مَقْدِمَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ إِذَا حَضَرَ مِنَّا الْمَيِّتُ آذَنَّا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَحَضَرَهُ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا قُبِضَ انْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ حَتَّى يُدْفَنَ وَرُبَّمَا قَعَدَ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ حَتَّى يُدْفَنَ وَرُبَّمَا طَالَ حَبْسُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا خَشِينَا مَشَقَّةَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ لِبَعْضٍ لَوْ كُنَّا لَا نُؤْذِنُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِأَحَدٍ حَتَّى يُقْبَضَ فَإِذَا قُبِضَ آذَنَّاهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ فِي ذَلِكَ مَشَقَّةٌ وَلَا حَبْسٌ فَفَعَلْنَا ذَلِكَ فَكُنَّا نُؤْذِنُهُ بِالْمَيِّتِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ فَيَأْتِيَهُ وَيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَرُبَّمَا انْصَرَفَ وَرُبَّمَا مَكَثَ حَتَّى يُدْفَنَ الْمَيِّتُ فَكُنَّا عَلَى ذَلِكَ حِينًا ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لَوْ لَمْ نُشْخِصِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَحَمَلْنَا جِنَازَتَنَا إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ بَيْتِهِ لَكَانَ ذَلِكَ أَرْفَقَ بِهِ فَفَعَلْنَا فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الْأَمْرُ إِلَى الْيَوْمِ  

[Machine] The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to dislike raising their voices during funerals, in battles, and during remembrance.  

كَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَكْرَهُونَ رَفْعَ الصَّوْتِ عِنْدَ الْجَنَائِزِ وَعِنْدَ الْقِتَالِ وَعِنْدَ الذِّكْرِ  

أَنْ يُقَالَ فِي الْجِنَازَةِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لَهُ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكُمْ  

[Machine] I heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Prophet ﷺ passed by a funeral procession, and they spoke well of it, so he said, "It is deserved." Then he passed by another funeral procession, and they spoke ill of it, so he said, "It is deserved." Umar ibn Al-Khattab asked, "What is deserved, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "For the first one, you spoke well of him, so Paradise is deserved for him. And for the second one, you spoke ill of him, so Hellfire is deserved for him. And you are the witnesses of Allah on earth."  

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ مَرُّوا بِجِنَازَةٍ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ مَا وَجَبَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ هَذَا أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا فَوَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَهَذَا أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ شَرًّا فَوَجَبَتْ لَهُ النَّارُ وَأَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ  

[Machine] Passed by a funeral on the Prophet ﷺ , and he said, "Praise him." So they replied, "He was, as we knew, one who loved Allah and His Messenger and praised him well." He said, "Indeed, it is obligatory." He passed by another funeral and said, "Praise him." So they replied, "What a bad person he was in the religion of Allah!" He said, "You are witnesses for Allah on the earth."  

مُرَّ بِجِنَازَةٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَثْنُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا كَانَ فِيمَا عَلِمْنَا يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ قَالَ ثُمَّ مُرَّ عَلَيْهِ بِجِنَازَةٍ فَقَالَ أَثْنُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا بِئْسَ الْمَرْءُ كَانَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ فَقَالَ وَجَبَتْ أَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ  

I came to Madinah and found that sickness was occurring in it and death was widespread. I sat with 'Umar bin al-Khattab and a funeral passed by him. People spoke well of the deceased and ‘Umar said: It is guaranteed. Then another funeral passed by and people spoke well of the deceased and ‘Umar said: It is guaranteed. Then a third funeral passed by and people spoke badly of the deceased and ‘Umar said: It is guaranteed. Abul-Aswad said: What is guaranteed, O Ameer al-Mu'mineen? He said: I am saying what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿAny Muslim in whose favour four people testify, Allah will admit him to Paradise.ʿ We said: And three? He said: ʿAnd three.ʿ We said: And two? He said: ʿAnd two ʿ Then we did not ask him about one. (Using translation from Aḥmad 139)   

خَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَدْ وَقَعَ بِهَا مَرَضٌ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى عُمَرَ ؓ فَمَرَّتْ بِهِمْ جِنَازَةٌ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ وَجَبَتْ ثُمَّ مُرَّ بِالثَّالِثِ فَأُثْنِيَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا شَرًّا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَجَبَتْ فَقَالَ أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ فَقُلْتُ مَا وَجَبَتْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ شَهِدَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ بِخَيْرٍ أَدْخَلَهُ اللهُ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَثَلَاثَةٌ؟ قَالَ وَثَلَاثَةٌ قَالَ قُلْنَا وَاثْنَانِ؟ قَالَ وَاثْنَانِ قَالَ لَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ عَنِ الْوَاحِدِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not curse the deceased, for they have already gone ahead to what they have put forward."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَسُبُّوا الْأَمْوَاتَ فَإِنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَفْضَوْا إِلَى مَا قَدَّمُوا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Do not harm a Muslim by insulting a disbeliever."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تُؤْذُوا مُسْلِمًا بِشَتْمِ كَافِرٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Remember the good qualities of your deceased and refrain from mentioning their faults." The scholar (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "It has been narrated in a hadith from Ma'mar on the authority of Thabit, who reported from Anas, that he said: A funeral procession passed by the Prophet ﷺ and he said, "Speak well of him." So they spoke well of him. Another procession passed by and he said, "Speak ill of him." So they spoke ill of him. There is evidence in this hadith that they only praised one funeral and criticized the other when the Prophet ﷺ commanded them to praise them. And there is evidence that it is permissible to mention what is known about a person when there is a need for it, such as asking a judge or something similar to that. It is as if those who spoke ill of him were proclaiming his evil and the Prophet ﷺ wanted to deter people like him from their evil deeds and from indulging in idle talk. So he said, "What did he say? Allah knows best."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اذْكُرُوا مَحَاسِنَ مَوْتَاكُمْ وَكُفُّوا عَنْ مَسَاوِئِهِمْ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ قَدْ رُوِّينَا فِي حَدِيثِ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مُرَّ بِجِنَازَةٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَثْنُوا عَلَيْهِ فَأَثْنَوْا خَيْرًا وَمُرَّ بِأُخْرَى فَقَالَ أَثْنُوا عَلَيْهِ فَأَثْنَوْا شَرًّا وَفِيهِ دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى أَنَّهُمْ إِنَّمَا أَثْنَوْا عَلَى الْجِنَازَتَيْنِ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا بِالْخَيْرِ وَعَلَى الْأُخْرَى بِالشَّرِّ عِنْدَ أَمْرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِالثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِمَا وَفِيهِ دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى جَوَازِ ذِكْرِ الْمَرْءِ بِمَا يَعْلَمُهُ مِنْهُ إِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْحَاجَةُ إِلَيْهِ نَحْوَ سُؤَالِ الْقَاضِي الْمُزَكِّي وَمَا أَشْبَهَ ذَلِكَ وَكَأَنَّ الَّذِي أَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهِ شَرًّا كَانَ مُعْلِنًا بَشَرِّهِ فَأَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ زَجْرَ أَمْثَالِهِ عَنْ شُرُورِهِمْ وَعَنْ إِطَالَةِ الْأَلْسِنَةِ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَقَالَ مَا قَالَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] Al-Ala is a woman from among their women who pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . She informed him that Uthman ibn Mazh'un had passed away. She said that he had participated in the arrow of the Sakina when the Ansar were voting in favor of the Muhajireen. Umm Al-Ala said that Uthman bin Mazh'un stayed with them and complained of illness, so they nursed him. When he died, they covered him with his clothes. The Prophet ﷺ entered and Umm Al-Ala said to him, "May Allah have mercy on you, O Abu Al-Sa'ib. I bear witness that Allah has honored you." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And how do you know that Allah has honored him?" Umm Al-Ala said, "I don't know, O father of Sa'ib. By Allah, I bear witness that I will never praise anyone again." This saddened her, so she went to sleep and had a dream in which she saw Uthman's eyes flowing. She came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him about it. He said, "That is his own doing."  

الْعَلَاءِ ؓ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ قَدْ بَايَعَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ مَظْعُونٍ ؓ طَارَ لَهُمْ فِي سَهْمِ السُّكْنَى حِينَ اقْتَرَعَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ فِي سُكْنَى الْمُهَاجِرِينَ قَالَتْ أُمُّ الْعَلَاءِ فَسَكَنَ عِنْدَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مَظْعُونٍ فَاشْتَكَى فَمَرَّضْنَاهُ حَتَّى إِذَا تُوُفِّيَ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ فِي ثِيَابِهِ دَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ أَبَا السَّائِبِ فَشَهَادَتِي عَلَيْكَ لَقَدْ أَكْرَمَكَ اللهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَمَا يُدْرِيكِ أَنَّ اللهَ أَكْرَمَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَمَّا عُثْمَانُ فَقَدْ جَاءَهُ الْيَقِينُ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو لَهُ الْخَيْرَ وَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي وَأَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ مَا يُفْعَلُ بِي قَالَتْ فَوَاللهِ لَا أُزَكِّي أَحَدًا أَبَدًا وَأَحْزَنَنِي ذَلِكَ فَنِمْتُ فَرَأَيْتُ لِعُثْمَانَ عَيْنًا تَجْرِي فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ ذَاكَ عَمَلُهُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited his mother's grave and wept and cause those around him to weep. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: I asked my Lord's permission to pray for forgiveness for her, but I was not allowed. I then asked His permission to visit her grave, and I was allowed. So visit graves, for they make one mindful of death. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3234)   

زَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَبْرَ أُمِّهِ فَبَكَى وَأَبْكَى مَنْ حَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي فِي أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهَا فَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لِي فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ فِي أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَهَا فَأَذِنَ لِي فَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ؛ فَإِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ  

[Machine] We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and we stopped at a place while we were close to a thousand riders. He stood up and prayed two units of prayer, then he came to us with tears in his eyes. 'Umar came to him and said, may my parents be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah. He said, "I sought permission from my Lord to seek forgiveness for my mother, but He did not grant me permission, so I cried and begged for her mercy from the Fire. And I used to prohibit you from visiting graves, but now visit them. I used to prohibit you from keeping the meat of the sacrificed animals for more than three days, but now eat it and keep what appears to be good to you. And I used to prohibit you from drinking from vessels, but now drink from any vessel you wish, and do not drink intoxicants."  

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلًا وَنَحْنُ مَعَهُ قَرِيبًا مِنْ أَلْفِ رَاكِبٍ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا وَعَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ ؓ فَفَدَاهُ بِالْأَبِ وَالْأُمِّ وَقَالَ لَهُ مَا لَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ إِنِّي اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي فِي اسْتِغْفَارِي لِأُمِّي فَلَمْ يَأْذَنْ لِي فَبَكَيْتُ لَهَا رَحْمَةً لَهَا مِنَ النَّارِ وَإِنِّي كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ فَزُورُوهَا وَكُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ لُحُومِ الْأَضَاحِيِّ أَنْ تُمْسِكُوهَا فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ فَكُلُوا وَأَمْسِكُوا مَا بَدَا لَكُمْ وَكُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنِ الشُّرْبِ فِي الْأَوْعِيَةِ فَاشْرَبُوا فِي أِيِّ وِعَاءٍ شِئْتُمْ وَلَا تَشْرَبُوا مُسْكِرًا  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I have forbidden you to visit graves, so visit them, for they contain lessons. And I have forbidden you from drinking alcohol, so abstain from it. And I have forbidden you from consuming intoxicants, so do not indulge in it. And I have forbidden you from eating the meat of sacrificial animals, so eat it and save some for later."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ فَزُورُوهَا فَإِنَّ فِيهَا عِبْرَةً وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنِ النَّبِيذِ أَلَا فَانْتَبِذُوا وَلَا أُحِلُّ مُسْكِرًا وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ لُحُومِ الْأَضَاحِيِّ فَكُلُوا وَادَّخِرُوا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, I had forbidden you from visiting graves, eating the meat of sacrificial animals after three days, and drinking from vessels made of wine. But now, visit the graves, for they remind you of the Hereafter and detach you from the worldly life. Eat the meat of sacrificial animals and keep what you wish, for I had only forbidden you from it because good was scarce, but Allah has made it plentiful for the people. Indeed, there is no vessel that renders anything forbidden, and indeed, every intoxicant is prohibited."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ وَأَكْلِ لُحُومِ الْأَضَاحِيِّ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعَنْ نَبِيذِ الْأَوْعِيَةِ أَلَا فَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ فَإِنَّهَا تُزَهِّدُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَتُذَكِّرُ الْآخِرَةَ وَكُلُوا لُحُومَ الْأَضَاحِيِّ وَابْقُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَإِنَّمَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ إِذِ الْخَيْرُ قَلِيلٌ فَوَسَّعَهُ اللهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ أَلَا إِنَّ وِعَاءً لَا يُحَرِّمُ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ كُلَّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade mention of the meat of sacrificial animals and vessels, and visiting graves. Then he mentioned his permission for it due to their length. He said, "I had forbidden you from visiting the graves, but then it became clear to me that they soften the heart, bring tears to the eyes, and remind one of the Hereafter. So, visit them, and do not utter harsh words."  

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ لُحُومَ الْأَضَاحِيِّ وَالْأَوْعِيَةَ وَزِيَارَةَ الْقُبُورِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ إِذْنَهُ فِيهَا بِطُولِهِ قَالَ وَكُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ ثُمَّ بَدَا لِي فَزُورُوهَا فَإِنَّهَا تُرِقُّ الْقَلْبَ وَتُدْمِعُ الْعَيْنَ وَتُذَكِّرُ الْآخِرَةَ فَزُورُوا وَلَا تَقُولُوا هُجْرًا وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I prohibit you from visiting graves, but now visit them and do not say anything that would be considered abandonment, except that there was a man named Rabi'ah who did not meet Abu Sa'id." Abu Zakariya ibn Abi Ishaq informed us on the authority of others who said that Abu al-Abbas narrated that Rabi'ah informed him that Al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, informed him that Malik mentioned it.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ فَزُورُوهَا وَلَا تَقُولُوا هُجْرًا إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مُرْسَلٌ رَبِيعَةُ لَمْ يُدْرِكْ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ 7199 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ فِي آخَرِينَ قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ أنبأ مَالِكٌ فَذَكَرَهُ  

[Machine] About following the funerals and it has not been determined for us.  

عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَلَمْ يُعْزَمْ عَلَيْنَا  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ went out for a funeral and saw women sitting. He asked, "What keeps you seated?" They replied, "The funeral." He said, "Do you carry the deceased?" They said, "No." He asked, "Do you guide the procession?" They said, "No." He asked, "Do you wash the deceased?" They said, "No." He then said, "Go back, for you are instruments of falsehood and not rewarded. In the narration of Ar-Rudhbari, it is mentioned that they are fabricators of lies." Thereupon, Abu Abdullah Al-Hafith informed us, saying: Abu Al-Abbas narrated to us, who heard from Yahya bin Abi Talib, who heard from Ishaq bin Mansur, who heard from Israel that he mentioned it with his chain of narrators that the Prophet ﷺ passed by some women and asked them, "Why are you waiting?" They replied, "We are waiting for the funeral." However, the mentioning of washing was not mentioned.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَرَجَ فِي جِنَازَةٍ فَرَأَى نِسْوَةً جُلُوسًا فَقَالَ مَا يُجْلِسُكُنَّ فَقُلْنَ الْجِنَازَةُ فَقَالَ أَتَحْمِلْنَ فِيمَنْ يَحْمِلُ؟ قُلْنَ لَا قَالَ أَفَتُدْلِينَ فِيمَنْ يُدْلِي قُلْنَ لَا قَالَ أَفَتَغْسِلْنَ فِيمَنْ يَغْسِلُ قُلْنَ لَا قَالَ فَارْجِعْنَ مَأْزُورَاتٍ غَيْرَ مَأْجُورَاتٍ وَفِي حَدِيثِ الرُّوذْبَارِيِّ مَوْزُورَاتٍ 7202 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَرَّ بِنِسْوَةٍ فَقَالَ مَا لَكُنَّ قُلْنَ نَنْتَظِرُ الْجِنَازَةَ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَتَحْثَيْنَ فِيمَنْ يَحْثُوا قُلْنَ لَا وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْغُسْلَ  

[Machine] "Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, he saw his daughter Fatimah and said to her, 'Where are you coming from, Fatimah?' She replied, 'I am coming from behind the funeral of this man.' He asked, 'Did you reach them while they were burying him?' She said, 'No, how could I reach them when I heard from you what I heard?' The Prophet, ﷺ , said, 'By the One in whose hand is my soul, if you had reached them while they were burying him, you would not have seen Paradise until your grandfather had seen it.'"  

اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ رَأَى فَاطِمَةَ ابْنَتَهُ ؓ فَقَالَ لَهَا مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلْتِ يَا فَاطِمَةُ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ جِنَازَةِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ قَالَ هَلْ بَلَغْتِ مَعَهُمُ الْكُدَى؟ فَقَالَتْ لَا وَكَيْفَ أَبْلُغُهَا وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مِنْكَ مَا سَمِعْتُ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ بَلَغْتِهَا مَعَهُمْ مَا رَأَيْتِ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يَرَاهَا جَدُّ أَبِيكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "May Allah curse the visitors of graves."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَعَنَ اللهُ زَوَّارَاتِ الْقُبُورِ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed women who visit graves.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1574)   

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ زَوَّارَاتِ الْقُبُورِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ cursed those who visit graves and build mosques and lights on them. The wording of the hadith is from Shu'ba, and in their narration it is "the visitors of graves and those who build mosques and lights on them".  

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ زَائِرَاتِ الْقُبُورِ وَالْمُتَّخِذَاتِ عَلَيْهَا الْمَسَاجِدَ وَالسُّرُجَ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ وَفِي رِوَايَتِهِمَا زَوَّارَاتِ الْقُبُورِ وَالْمُتَّخِذِينَ عَلَيْهَا الْمَسَاجِدَ وَالسُّرُجَ  

[Machine] One day, a certain woman came from the graves, so I said to her, "O Mother of the Believers, where did you come from?" She said, "I came from the grave of my brother, Abdur-Rahman ibn Abu Bakr." So I said to her, "Wasn't it the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who forbade visiting graves?" She said, "Yes, he forbade it, then he later commanded for it to be visited. He specifically singled out Bistam ibn Muslim al-Basri for it." And Allah knows best.  

ؓ أَقْبَلَتْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْمَقَابِرِ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلْتِ؟ قَالَتْ مِنْ قَبْرِ أَخِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَلَيْسَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ؟ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ كَانَ نَهَى ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِزِيَارَتِهَا تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ بِسْطَامُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] The daughter of the Prophet ﷺ used to visit the grave of her uncle Hamzah every Friday. She would pray and cry at his grave. This was narrated by Sulayman ibn Dawud from his father, from Ja'far ibn Muhammad, from his father, without mentioning Ali ibn al-Hussein, from his father, concerning this matter. Although we have been told in a reliable hadith narrated by Anas ibn Malik that the Prophet ﷺ passed by a woman crying at a grave and said to her, "Fear Allah and be patient." There is no news that he prohibited women from going out to the graveyard. This strengthens what has been narrated from Aisha, except that the most authentic narration on this matter is the explicit hadith of Umm 'Atiyyah, supported by other reports. If they were to refrain from following the funeral processions and going out to the graves and visiting the graves, it would be better for their religion. And with Allah is all success.  

بِنْتَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ تَزُورُ قَبْرَ عَمِّهَا حَمْزَةَ كُلَّ جُمُعَةٍ فَتُصَلِّي وَتَبْكِي عِنْدَهُ كَذَا قَالَ وَقَدْ قِيلَ عَنْهُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ دُونَ ذِكْرِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ فِيهِ وَهُوَ مُنْقَطِعٌ وَقَدْ رُوِّيَنَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ الثَّابِتِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِامْرَأَةٍ عِنْدَ قَبْرٍ وَهِيَ تَبْكِي فَقَالَ لَهَا اتَّقِي اللهَ وَاصْبِرِي وَلَيْسَ فِي الْخَبَرِ أَنَّهُ نَهَاهَا عَنِ الْخُرُوجِ إِلَى الْمَقْبَرَةِ وَفِي ذَلِكَ تَقْوِيَةٌ لِمَا رُوِّينَا عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ إِلَّا أَنَّ أَصَحَّ مَا رُوِيَ فِي ذَلِكَ صَرِيحًا حَدِيثُ أُمِّ عَطِيَّةَ وَمَا يُوَافِقُهُ مِنَ الْأَخْبَارِ فَلَوْ تَنَزَّهْنَ عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَالْخُرُوجِ إِلَى الْمَقَابِرِ وَزِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ كَانَ أَبْرَأَ لِدِينِهِنَّ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ  

“Peace be upon you, abode of believing people. We will join you soon, if Allah wills.” Then he said: “Would that we could see our brothers.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?” He said: “You are my Companions. My brothers are those who will come after me. I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those of your nation who have not yet come?” He said: “If a man has a horse with a blaze on its forehead and white feet, don’t you think that he will recognize it among horses that are deep black in color?” They said: “Of course.” He said: “On the Day of Resurrection they will come with radiant faces, hands, and feet, because of the traces of ablution.” He said: “I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” Then he said: “Men will be driven away from my Cistern just as stray camels are driven away. And I will call to them: ‘Come here!’ But it will be said: ‘They changed after you were gone, and they kept turning on their heels.’ So I will say: “Be off with you!” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4306)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَى الْمَقْبَرَةَ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنَّا قَدْ رَأَيْنَا إِخْوَانَنَا قَالُوا أَوَ لَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانِي الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ قَالُوا كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ يَأْتِ بَعْدُ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَهُ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلُونَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْ خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَا يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ أَلَا لَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلَا هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ سُحْقًا سُحْقًا  

Peace be upon you, abode of a people who are believers. What you were promised would come to you tomorrow, you receiving it after some delay; and God willing we shall join you. O Allah, grant forgiveness to the inhabitants of Baqi' al-Gharqad. Qutaiba did not mention his words:" would come to you". (Using translation from Muslim 974a)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلَّمَا كَانَ لَيْلَتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَيَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَتَاكُمْ مَا تُوعَدُونَ غَدًا مُؤَجَّلُونَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأَهْلِ بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I said yes, so he mentioned the hadith regarding his going out to Al-Baqi' and his return. She asked, "How should I say, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Say: Peace be upon the inhabitants of the dwellings from the believers and the Muslims. May Allah have mercy on those who have gone ahead of us and those who come later, and indeed, we will join you, Allah willing."  

رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ بَلَى فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي خُرُوجِهِ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ وَرُجُوعِهِ قَالَتْ وَكَيْفَ أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ قُولِي السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَيَرْحَمُ اللهُ الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنَّا وَالْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach them when they entered the graves, and he would say to them, "Peace be upon you, O people of the dwellings, from the believers and the Muslims. Indeed, if Allah wills, we will join you. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ إِذَا دَخَلُوا الْمَقَابِرَ فَكَانَ قَائِلُهُمْ يَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ إِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ نَسْأَلُ اللهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ