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Funerals · Chapter 7

Chapter on Weeping Over the Deceased

36 narrations · In source reading order

Hadith 2210

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Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'The believer is amazing. If he is given good, he praises Allah and is grateful, and if he is afflicted with a calamity, he praises Allah and is patient. The believer is rewarded in every matter, even in the morsel he raises to his wife's mouth.'"

[Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab Al-Iman]

Hadith 2211

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Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'Whoever consoles a bereaved person will receive a reward equal to theirs.'"
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  • Candidate: Sunan Ibn Majah 1602 (unverified) 93% confidence

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Hadith 2212

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Abu Barzah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'Whoever consoles a bereaved person will be clothed with a garment in Paradise.'"
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Hadith 2213

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Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: "When the news of the deaths of Harithah, Ja'far, and Ibn Rawahah reached the Prophet (ﷺ), he sat down, visibly sad. I was watching from a crack in the door. A man came and said, 'The women of Ja'far are weeping.' The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to stop them. He went but returned, saying they did not obey. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Stop them.' He went a third time and said, 'By Allah, they have overwhelmed us, O Messenger of Allah.' It is said that the Prophet (ﷺ) then said, 'Throw dust in their mouths.' I said, 'May Allah humiliate you! You neither obeyed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) nor spared him the trouble.'" 1
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  • Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 1299 (unverified) 97% confidence
  • Candidate: Sahih Muslim 935a (unverified) 94% confidence

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Commentary and footnotes (3)

Note 1

He sat down, visibly sad.

(1) The statement: "He sat down, visibly sad." Al-Baqali said: "There is no harm in sitting for condolences for three days in a house or mosque. The Prophet (ﷺ) sat when Ja'far and Zayd ibn Harithah were killed, and people came to console him. Offering condolences on the first day is best. Sitting in the mosque for three days for condolences is disliked, but in other places, it is permissible for men for three days, though avoiding it is better. It is disliked for the consoler to offer condolences a second time." This is mentioned in Al-Bahr Ar-Ra'iq. In Al-Alamgiriyyah, it is said: "There is no harm for the bereaved to sit in their house or mosque for three days, and people come to console them. However, sitting at the door of the house or spreading carpets and standing at crossroads, as done in non-Arab lands, is among the worst practices." This is mentioned in Az-Zahirah and Al-Binayah. Ali Al-Qari said: "The apparent meaning of the Hadith is that his sitting in the mosque was for condolences, but Ibn Al-Humam said: 'It is permissible to sit for a calamity for three days, though it is disliked in the mosque.' This may be understood as specific to him, to show its permissibility, or his sitting in the mosque was coincidental." In Radd Al-Muhtar, quoting Al-Imdad: "Many of our later scholars said: 'It is disliked to gather at the bereaved's house, and it is disliked for him to sit in his house until people come to console him. Rather, after the burial, people should disperse and attend to their affairs, and the bereaved should attend to his.'"

Note 1

قوله

(۱) قوله: جلس يعرف فيه الحزن: قال البقالي: ولا بأس بالجلوس للعزاء ثلاثة أيام في بيت أو مسجد، وقد جلس رسول الله ﷺ لما قتل جعفر وزيد بن حارثة، والناس يأتون ويُعزونه. والتعزية في اليوم الأول أفضل، والجلوس في المسجد ثلاثة أيام للتعزية مكروه، وفي غيره: جاءت الرخصة ثلاثة أيام للرجال، وتركه أحسن. ويكره للمعزي أن يُعزي ثانيا. قاله في البحر الرائق». وفي العالمگيرية»: ولا بأس لأهل المصيبة أن يجلسوا في البيت أو في مسجد ثلاثة أيام، والناس يأتونهم ويعزونهم. ويكره الجلوس على باب الدار، وما يصنع في بلاد العجم من فرش البسط والقيام على قوارع الطرق من أقبح القبائح. كذا في «الظهيرية» انتهى. وكذا في «البناية». وقال علي القاري: ظاهر الحديث أن جلوسه في المسجد كان للعزاء، لكن قال ابن الهمام: يجوز الجلوس للمصيبة ثلاثة أيام، وهو خلاف الأولى ويكره في المسجد. فلعله محمول على الاختصاص، أو لبيان الجواز، أو كان جلوسه في المسجد اتفاقيا انتهى. وفي رد المحتار» ناقلا عن الإمداد»: وقال كثير من متأخري أئمتنا: يكره الاجتماع عند صاحب البيت، ويكره له الجلوس في بيته حتى يأتي إليه من يعزي، بل إذا فرغ ورجع الناس من الدفن فليتفرقوا، ويشتغل الناس بأمورهم وصاحب البيت بأمره.

Note 1

ف: اس حدیث شریف میں مذکور ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم اتفاق سے مسجد میں تشریف فرما تھے، جب کہ حضرت جعفر وغیرہ رضی اللہ عنہم کی شہادت کی خبر آئی، اس لئے ردا المحتار میں مذکور ہے کہ اگر کوئی شخص کسی کے انتقال پر قصداً مسجد میں یا گھر میں بیٹھے تا کہ لوگ اس کی تعزیت کریں تو یہ مکروہ ہے، بلکہ لوگ جب دفن سے فارغ ہو جائیں تو صاحب میت کے گھر جمع نہ ہوں بلکہ اپنے اپنے گھروں کو چلے جائیں اور اپنے اپنے کاموں میں مشغول ہو جائیں اور میت کے ورثاء بھی اپنے گھر چلے جائیں اور اپنے کاموں میں مصروف ہو جائیں۔12

Hadith 2214

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Abdullah ibn Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "When the news of Ja'far's death came, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Prepare food for the family of Ja'far, for something has happened that has preoccupied them.'"
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  • Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 3132 (unverified) 99% confidence
  • Candidate: Sunan Ibn Majah 1610 (unverified) 99% confidence

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Hadith 2215

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Al-Bukhari mentioned in a suspended (Mu'allaq) narration: "When Al-Hasan ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) died, his wife set up a tent over his grave for a year, then removed it. They heard Salih say, 'Have they found what they lost?' Another replied, 'No, they have despaired and returned.'"
mentioned in a suspended (Mu'allaq) narration: "When Al-Hasan ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) died, his wife set up a tent over his grave for a year, then removed it.
Commentary and footnotes (1)

Note 1

(میت کو دفن کرنے کے بعد اہل میت کو اپنے اپنے کاموں میں مشغول ہوجانا چاہئے، حضرت حسن مثنیٰ کی بیوی ایسا نہ کرکے ایک سال تک قبر کے پاس بیٹھی رہیں تو اللہ تعالیٰ کو یہ پسند نہ آیا، چونکہ یہ خاندان نبوت سے تعلق رکھتی تھیں، اس لئے اللہ تعالیٰ نے ان کو متنبہ کردیا اور ہاتف غیبی کے ذریعہ ان کا یہ کام ناپسند ہونا ظاہر فرما دیا) ایک سال کے بعد جب انہوں نے ڈیرہ اٹھایا تو ایک ہاتف غیبی نے یہ ندا دی کہ حسن مثنیٰ کی بیوی ان کی قبر کے پاس ایک سال تک جو بیٹھی رہیں تو کیا حسن مثنیٰ پھر ان کو مل گئے؟ دوسرے ہاتف غیبی نے اس کا جواب اس طرح دیا (حسن مثنیٰ ان کو پھر ملے تو نہیں) ’’یہ خود تھک کر مایوس چلے گئیں‘‘۔