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Sahih Muslim 935a (Book 11, Hadith 39) #9309
Mourning in Islam

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's reaction to the news of his companions being killed and how he commanded someone to stop their mourning.

'A'isha reported that when the Messenger of Allah was told that Ibn Haritha, Ja'far b. Abu Talib and Abdullah b. Rawaha were killed, he sat down, showing signs of grief. She (further) said: I was looking (at him) through the crevice of the door. A man came to him and mentioned that Ja'far's women were lamenting. He (the Holy Prophet) commanded him to go and forbid them (to do so). So he went away but came back and told (him) that they did not obey (him). He commanded him a second time to go and forbid them (to do so). He again went but came back to him and said: I swear by God, Messenger of Allah, that they have overpowered us. She ('A'isha) said that she thought the Messenger of Allah had told (her) to throw dust in their mouths. Thereupon 'A'isha said: May Allah humble you! You did not do what Allah's Messenger ordered you, nor did you stop annoying Allah's Messenger .
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَتْنِي عَمْرَةُ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ عَائِشَةَ، تَقُولُ لَمَّا جَاءَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَتْلُ ابْنِ حَارِثَةَ وَجَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يُعْرَفُ فِيهِ الْحُزْنُ قَالَتْ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ مِنْ صَائِرِ الْبَابِ - شَقِّ الْبَابِ - فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ نِسَاءَ جَعْفَرٍ وَذَكَرَ بُكَاءَهُنَّ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ فَيَنْهَاهُنَّ فَذَهَبَ فَأَتَاهُ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُنَّ لَمْ يُطِعْنَهُ فَأَمَرَهُ الثَّانِيَةَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ فَيَنْهَاهُنَّ فَذَهَبَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ غَلَبْنَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَزَعَمَتْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ اذْهَبْ فَاحْثُ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِنَّ مِنَ التُّرَابِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ أَرْغَمَ اللَّهُ أَنْفَكَ وَاللَّهِ مَا تَفْعَلُ مَا أَمَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَمَا تَرَكْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْعَنَاءِ

TOPICS
mourning  *  companions  *  obedience  *  alhuzn  *  amarah  *  adhdhalaal  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey Allah's messenger , Show respect when hearing news about death .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the Prophet Muhammad's reaction when he was told that three of his companions, Ibn Haritha, Ja'far b. Abu Talib and Abdullah b. Rawaha were killed. He showed signs of grief and a man came to him mentioning that Ja'far's women were lamenting. The Prophet then commanded him to go and forbid them from doing so but they did not obey him. He then commanded him a second time but they still did not obey him, so 'A'isha thought that the Prophet wanted her to throw dust in their mouths as punishment for disobeying his orders. This hadith teaches us about mourning in Islam which is discouraged by Allah as it can lead people away from faith and piety if done excessively or with certain rituals such as wailing or tearing one’s clothes which are forbidden in Islam according to some scholars. It also teaches us about obedience towards Allah’s Messenger which is an important part of faith since obeying Allah means obeying His Messenger too, even if we don't understand why something has been ordered by Him at first glance because it could be for our own benefit even though we may not realize it at first sight due to our limited knowledge or understanding compared with His infinite wisdom and knowledge .

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