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Sahih al-Bukhari 1305 (Book 23, Hadith 63) #1255
Mourning Martyrs with Dignity

SUMMARY: The Prophet (pbuh) was saddened by the news of the martyrdom of three people and asked a man to stop the women from crying. When he failed, the Prophet (pbuh) asked him to put dust in their mouths.

Narrated Aisha: When the news of the martyrdom of Zaid bin Haritha, Ja'far and 'Abdullah bin Rawaha came, the Prophet sat down looking sad, and I was looking through the chink of the door. A man came and said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! The women of Ja'far," and then he mentioned their crying . The Prophet (pbuh) ordered him to stop them from crying. The man went and came back and said, "I tried to stop them but they disobeyed". The Prophet (pbuh) ordered him for the second time to forbid them. He went again and came back and said, "They did not listen to me, (or "us": the sub-narrator Muhammad bin Haushab is in doubt as to which is right)". ('Aisha added: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Put dust in their mouths". I said (to that man), "May Allah stick your nose in the dust (ie humiliate you)". By Allah, you could not (stop the women from crying) to fulfill the order, besides you did not relieve Allah's Apostle from fatigue".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَتْنِي عَمْرَةُ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ تَقُولُ لَمَّا جَاءَ قَتْلُ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ وَجَعْفَرٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ، جَلَسَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُعْرَفُ فِيهِ الْحُزْنُ، وَأَنَا أَطَّلِعُ مِنْ شَقِّ الْبَابِ، فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ نِسَاءَ جَعْفَرٍ وَذَكَرَ بُكَاءَهُنَّ فَأَمَرَهُ بِأَنْ يَنْهَاهُنَّ، فَذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ ثُمَّ أَتَى فَقَالَ قَدْ نَهَيْتُهُنَّ، وَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُنَّ لَمْ يُطِعْنَهُ، فَأَمَرَهُ الثَّانِيَةَ أَنْ يَنْهَاهُنَّ، فَذَهَبَ، ثُمَّ أَتَى، فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ غَلَبْنَنِي أَوْ غَلَبْنَنَا الشَّكُّ مِنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ ـ فَزَعَمَتْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ ‏ "‏ فَاحْثُ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِنَّ التُّرَابَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ أَرْغَمَ اللَّهُ أَنْفَكَ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَنْتَ بِفَاعِلٍ وَمَا تَرَكْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْعَنَاءِ‏.‏
TOPICS
martyrdom  *  grief  *  respect  *  dignity  *  shaheed  *  hazimah  *  wafirah

QUICK LESSONS:
Show respect for those who have passed away; Mourn with dignity; Accept Allah's will with patience & faith .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how we should mourn those who have passed away, particularly those who have been martyred. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was deeply saddened by the news of three people's martyrdoms and wanted to show respect for them by asking a man to stop women from crying out loud. When this man failed, he asked him to put dust in their mouths as a sign of respect for them and so that they would not be too loud in their grief. This teaches us that even though it is natural to feel sadness when someone passes away, we should still show respect for them and mourn with dignity instead of making too much noise or being overly emotional about it. We should also remember that Allah knows best what happens in our lives and accept His will with patience and faith.

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