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Riyad-us-Saliheen

Chapter 281: About the Forbiddance of Mourning the Deceased

Chapter Introduction

۲۸۱ باب تحريم النياحة على الميت

Translation: [ Death is the drink that every creature tastes. It is a gate through which every creature pass. It is only Allah Who is the Living.

Translation: Allah said:

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ آلِ عِمۡرَانَ (3:185)
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ
( سُورَةُ آلِ عِمۡرَانَ (3:185) )

Translation: " Every creature shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection you shall be paid your wages in full. Whoever is removed away from Fire and admitted into Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing) * " S: 3-185. And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ القَصَصِ (28:88)
وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ ۘ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ ۚ لَهُ الْحُكْمُ
( سُورَةُ القَصَصِ (28:88) )

Translation: " And invoke not any other god along with Allah: La Ilaha Illa Howa (None has the right to be worshipped but He). Everything will perish save His Face. His is the Decision, and to Him you (all) shall be returned * " S: 28-88. And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الرَّحۡمَٰن (55:27)
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
( سُورَةُ الرَّحۡمَٰن (55:27) )

Translation: " Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish * And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honor will remain forever

Translation: S: 55-26,27.

Translation: Believing in Preordainment is one of the articles of faith as stated by the Hadith that says:

Hadith 933: Hadith 933

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْخَطَّابِ زِيَادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْبَصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ ابْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ عَبْدٌ حَتَّى يُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ أَنَّ مَا أَصَابَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُخْطِنَهُ وَأَنَّ مَا أَخْطَأَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُصِيبَهُ قَالَ أبو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُبَادَةً وَجَابِرٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ ابْنِ عَمْرِو وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لَّا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثٍ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ مَيْمُونِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ ابْنُ مَيْمُونٍ مُنْكَرُ الْحَدِيثِ

Translation: Narrated Jaber ibn Abdullah; ' The Messenger of Allah said: “ A servant will not believe till he believes in Preordainment whether pleasing or displeasing and till he believes that what had befallen him was not to miss him and what had missed him was not to befall him. "

The Noble Koran states that we should believe that not calamity befalls a creature except that it had been foreordained for that creature before the creation of the heavens and the earth. This tenet put the human being at case as regards what he would suffer in this life. Allah said:

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الحَدِيدِ (57:22)
مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
( سُورَةُ الحَدِيدِ (57:22) )

Translation: " No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but is inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lawhol Mahfooth), before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allah جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ " S: 57-22.

Translation: Thus, if man is required not to rejoice or grieve for what befalls him, he is required not to rejoice or grieve for what befalls others. Rejoicing at others ' misfortunes disparages one's faith. It is a proof of deficiency and shakable belief.

Translation: If we are required to be patient at ' the probable incidents ' that befall us, we are required to be more patient at ' the inevitable incident i.e. death. "

عَن أنس بن مالك صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : دَخَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَبِي سَيْفِ الْقَيْنِ ، وَكَانَ ظَرًا لإبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ ، فَأَخَذَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَقَبْلَهُ وَشَمِّهُ ، ثُمَّ دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ ذلك ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ يَجُودُ بِنَفْسه ، فَجَعَلَتْ عَيْنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَشْرِفانِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمِنْ بْنُ عَوْفِ : وَأَنَّتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ : ( يَا ابْنَ عَوْفِ إِنَّهَا رَحْمَةً ) . ثُمّ أَتْبَعَهَا بِأُخْرَى ، فَقَالَ : إِن الْعَيْنَ تَدْمَعُ ، وَالٍقَلْبَ يَحْزِنُ ، وَلاَ نَقُولُ إِلَّا ما يَرْضي رَبَّنَا ، وَإِنَّا بِفِرَاقِكَ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ لَمَحْرُونُونَ . رواه البخاري

Translation: Narrated Anas ibn Malek; ' We went with Allah's Messenger to the blacksmith Abu-Sayf, and he was the husband of the wet nurse of Ibraheem (the son of the Prophet

Translation: .Allah's Messenger took Ibraheem, kissed him, smelled him and later we entered Abu-Sayf's house and at that time Ibraheem was in his last breaths, and the eyes of Allah's Messenger started shedding tears. Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf said; O Allah's Messenger! Even you are weeping! " He said: " O Ibn Awf! This is mercy. Then he wept more and said: " The eyes are shedding tears and the heart is grieved, and we will not say except what pleases our Lord, O Ibraheem! Indeed we are grieved by your separation. " (Bukhari).

حديث أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : أَرْسَلَتِ ابْنَةُ النَّبِيََََُُِّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْهِ ، إِنَّ ابْنًا لِي قُبِضَ فَأْتِنَا ، فَأَرْسَلَ يُقْرِئُ السَّلَاَمَ وَيَقُولُ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَا أَخَذَ وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى ، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ، فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ فَأَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ ، تُقْسِمُ عَلَيْهِ لَيَأْتِيَنَّهَا فَقَامَ وَمَعَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ، وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ ، وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ، وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ ، وَرِجَالٌ فَرُفِعَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّبِيُّ وَنَفْسُهُ تَتَقَعْقَعُ كَأَنَّهَا شَنٍ ، فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ : يَا رَسُولَ الله مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ : هَذِهِ رَحْمَةٌ جَعَلَهَا اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوب عباده ، وَإِنَّمَا يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الرُّحَمَاءَ أخرجه البخاري

Translation: Narrated Osamah ibn Zayd may Allah be pleased with them; The daughter of the Prophet ﷺ sent (a courier) to the Prophet requesting him to come as her child was dying (or was gasping). The Prophet returned the courier and told him to convey his greeting to her saying: " Whatever Allah takes is for Him and whatever He gives, is for Him, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world) and so she should be patient and hope for Allah's reward. " She again sent for him, swearing that he should come. The prophet got up, and so did Sa'ad ibn Obada, Mo'az ibn Jabal, Obayy ibn Ka'ab, Zayd ibn Thabit and some other men. The child was brought to Allah's Messenger ﷺ while his breath was disturbed in his chest (the sub-narrator thinks that Osamah added; ' As if it was a leather waterskin. " At that, the eyes of the Prophet started shedding tears. Sa'ad said; ‘ O Allah's Messenger! What is this? ' He replied: " It is the mercy that Allah has lodged in the hearts of his servants, and Allah is Merciful only to those of His servants who are merciful (to others). (Bukhari).

Translation: It should be clearly understood that the deceased is tortured for his family mourning on him if he had bequeathed them to do so before his death.

The following chapter sheds light on this subject. So, let us read what Imam Al-Nawawi compiled in the same concern.]

The Messenger of Allah said:

Hadith 934: Hadith 934

٩٣٤ - عَنِ المُغِيرَةِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ ) . عَنْهُ قَالَ : : سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيََََُُِّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : ( إِنََََّّّّْ كَذِبًا عَلَيَّ لَيْسَ كَكَذِبٍ عَلَى أَحَدٍ ، مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَي مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنْ النَّارِ ) . وَسَمِعْتُ النبي صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : ( ) مَنْ نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذِّبُ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ . رواه البخاري

Translation: 934. Narrated Al Mogheerah; ' I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying: " Attributing false sayings or deeds to me is not like. ascribing false sayings or deeds to anyone else. Whosoever tells a lie against me intentionally then surely let him occupy his seat in Hellfire. Al Mogheerah added that he heard the Prophet saying: " The deceased who is wailed over is tortured for that wailing. " (Bukhari).

Hadith 935: Hadith 935

٩٣٥ - حديث عَبْدِ اللَّهُ ) . بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ لَيْسَ مِنْا مِنْ ضَرَبَ الْخُدُودَ ، وَشَقِّ الْجُيُوبَ ، وَدَعا بدعوى الجاهلية أخرجه البخاري

Translation: 935. Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'oud; ' The Prophet said: " He who slaps (his / her) cheeks, tears (his) clothes and calls to or follows the ways and traditons of the days of ignorance is not one of us. " (Bukhari).

٩٣٦ - عَنْ أَبِي مُوسى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ ) . عَنْهُ : وَجِعَ وَجَعًا ، فَغُشِيَ عَلَيْهِ ، وَرَأْسُهُ فِي حَجْرٍ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ فبكت فَلَمْ يَستَطعْ أَن يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهَا شَيْئًا ، فَلَمَا أَفَاقَ قَالَ : : أَنَا
بَرِيءٌ مِمَّنْ بَرِى مِنْهُ رَسُوَلَاللهِ ، إِنَََََّّّّّْ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَرِيءَ مِنَ الصَّالِقَةِ ، والحالقة ، والشاقة . رواه البخاري

Translation: 936. Abu-Musa narrated that he got seriously ill, fainted, and ha could not reply his wife while he was lying with his head in her lap. When he came to his senses, he said; ' I am innocent of those, of whom Allah's Messenger was innocent, Allah's Messenger is innocent of the woman who cries aloud (or slaps her face) and who has (his / her) head. shaved and who tears off (his / her) clothes (on the falling of a calamity). " (Bukhari).

Hadith 937: Hadith 937

۹۳۷ - عَنْ أَمْ عَطِيَّةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ ) . عَنْهَا قَالَ :تْ : أَخَذَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ عِندَ الْبَيْعَةِ أَنَّ لَا نَنُوحَ ، فَمَا وَفَتْ مِنْا امْرَأَةٌ غَيْرُ خَمْسٍ نِسْوَةِ : أُمّ سَلَيْمٍ ، وَأُمّ الْعَلَاءِ ، وَابْنَةُ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ امْرَأَةُ مُعَادٍ ، وَامْرَأَتَانِ أَوِ ابْنَةُ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ ، وَامْرَأَةً مُعَادٍ ، وَامْرَأَةٌ اخرى . رواه البخاري

Translation: 937. Narrated Umm Ateya may Allah be pleased with her; At the time of giving the pledge to the Prophet one of the conditions was that we would not wail, but it was not fulfilled. except by five women and they were Umm Solaym, Umm Al- Ala'a, the daughter of Abu-Sabrah, the wife of Mo'az, and two other women; or the daughter of Abu-Sabrah and the wife of Mo'az and another woman. " (Bukhari).

۹۳۸ - عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهُ ) . بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ : اشْتَكَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ شَكْوَى لَهُ ، فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُهُ ، مَعَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمِنْ بْنِ عَوْفٍ ، وَسَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَاصٍ ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَوَجَدَهُ فِي غاشية أهله ، فَقَالَ : ( قَدْ قَضى . قَالُوا لَاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، فَبَكَى النَّبِيِّ ، فَلَمَّا
رأى الْقَوْمُ بُكاءَ النّبي بكَوْا ، فَقَالَ : : أَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ ، إِنَّ اللَّهُ ) . لَا يُعَذِّبُ بِدَمْعِ الْعَيْنِ ، وَلَا بِحُزْنِ الْقَلْبِ ، وَلَكِنْ يُعَذِّبُ بِهِذَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى لِسَانِهِ أَوْ يَرْحَمُ ، وَإِنَّ المَيِّتَ يُعَذِّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِه عَلَيْهِ . رواه البخاري

Translation: 938. Abdullah ibn Omar may Allah be pleased with them; ' Sa'ad ibn Obada became sick and the Prophet along with Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf, Sa'ad ibn Abu-Waqqas and

Abdullah ibn Mas'oud عنهم اللَّهُ ) . رضی visited him to enquire

Translation: About his health. When the Prophet came to him, he found him surrounded by his household. The Prophet asked: " Has he died? " They said; ' No. Allah's Messenger! ' The Prophet wept and when the people saw Allah's Messenger weeping they all wept. He said: " Take note! Allah does not punish for shedding tears or for the grief in the heart but he punishes because of this or bestows His Mercy. He pointed to his tongue and added: " The deceased is punished for the wailing of his relatives over him. " (Bukhari).

Hadith 939: Hadith 939

٩٣٩ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمَارٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَسِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَسِيدٍ أَنَّ مُوسَى بْنَ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِي أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهُ ) . صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا مِنْ مَيِّتِ يَمُوتُ فَيَقُومُ بَاكِيهِ فَيَقُولُ وَاجَبَلَاهُ وَا سَيِّدَاهُ أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا وُكِّلَ بِهِ مَلْكَانِ يَلْهَرَانِهِ أَهَكَذَا كُنْتَ قَالَ أَبو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ

Translation: 939. Narrated Abu-Musa Al-Asha'ari; ' The Messenger of Allah said: " There is no dead whose wailer says; ' 0 master! O supporter! Except that two angels push him in the chest saying: " Have you been so? "

Hadith 940: Hadith 940

٩٤٠- حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَالْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهُ ) . صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعٌ أُمَّتِي مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَنْ يَدَعَهُنَّ النَّاسَ النِّيَاحَةُ وَالطَّعْنُ فِي الْأَحْسَابِ
وَالْعَدْوَى أَجْرَبَ بَعِيرٌ فَأَجْرَبَ مِائَةَ بَعِيرٍ مِنْ أَجْرَبَ الْبَعِيرَ الأَوَّلَ وَالْأَنَّوَاءُ مُطِرْنَا بِنَوْءِ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ : أَبو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ

Translation: 940. Narrated Abu-Huraira; ' The Messenger of Allah said: " Four affairs of the pre-Islam era customs that people will not give up; lament, dishonoring people's lin eage, believing in infection i.e. a camel caught mange and transmitted it to one hundred camels, the Messenger of Allah exclaimed: " Which camel has transmitted the disease to the former! ", and their (evil) saying; ' We were rained by such and such planet. 355

Hadith 941: Hadith 941

٩٤١ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرِ وَالٍلُّفْظُ لَهُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الْأَعَمٍّشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهُ ) . صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اثْنَتَانِ فِي النَّاسَ هُمَا بِهِمْ كَفْرٌ الطِّعْنَ فِي

Translation: 941. Narrated Abu-Huraira; ' The Messenger of Allah said: “ There are two traits prevailing among people and they would lead to unbelief; defaming others ' lineage and mourning on the dead. "