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Sunan Ibn Majah 1594 (Book 6, Hadith 162) #30946
Excessive Mourning for the Deceased

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ warned against excessive mourning for the deceased, as it causes them to be punished in the afterlife.

It was narrated from Asid bin Abu Asid, from Musa bin Abu Musa Ash’ari, from his father that the Prophet said: "The deceased is punished for the weeping of the living. If they say: 'O my strength, O he who clothed us, O my help, O my rock,’ and so on, he is rebuked and it is said: 'Were you really like that? Were you really like that?’" Asid said: "I said: 'Subhan-Allah! Allah says: "And no bearer of burdens shall another's burden (35:18)". He said: "Woe to you, I tell you that Abu Musa narrated to me from the Messenger of Allah , and you think that Abu Musa was telling lies about the Prophet ? Or do you think that I am telling lies about Abu Musa?"
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَسِيدٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏.‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ ـ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحَىِّ إِذَا قَالُوا وَاعَضُدَاهْ وَاكَاسِيَاهْ ‏.‏ وَانَاصِرَاهْ وَاجَبَلاَهْ وَنَحْوَ هَذَا - يُتَعْتَعُ وَيُقَالُ أَنْتَ كَذَلِكَ أَنْتَ كَذَلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَسِيدٌ فَقُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ ‏{وَلاَ تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى }‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَيْحَكَ أُحَدِّثُكَ أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ فَتَرَى أَنَّ أَبَا مُوسَى كَذَبَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ أَوْ تَرَى أَنِّي كَذَبْتُ عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى؟

TOPICS
death  *  grief  *  punishment  *  weeping  *  qala  *  subhanallah

QUICK LESSONS:
Remember Allah SWT during difficult times . Recite verses such as “And no bearer of burdens shall another's burden” . Trust what has been narrated by others regarding this matter since it comes directly from our beloved prophet (ﷺ) himself .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith warns against excessive mourning for those who have passed away. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us not to cry excessively or use phrases such as “O my strength” or “O he who clothed us” when someone dies because this will cause them punishment in their afterlife. Instead we should remember Allah SWT and recite verses such as “And no bearer of burdens shall another's burden” which reminds us not to take on more than we can handle. We should also remember not to doubt what has been narrated by others regarding this matter since it comes directly from our beloved prophet ﷺ himself.

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