عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ الْأَسْدِيِّ قَالَ: مَاتَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ قَرَظَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَنِيحَ عَلَيْهِ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَرَظَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ) فَخَرَجَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَا بَالُ النَّوْحِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ، أَمَا إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((إِنَّ كَذِبًا عَلَيَّ لَيْسَ كَكَذِبٍ عَلَى أَحَدٍ، أَلَا وَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ))، أَلَا وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((مَنْ يُنَحْ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذَّبْ بِمَا نِيحَ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ))
Ali bin Rabi’ah Asadi says: A man from the Ansar named Qarzah bin Ka’b passed away and people began to wail over him. In one narration, it is stated that in Kufa, Qarzah bin Ka’b Ansari was the first person over whom wailing was done. Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah (may Allah be pleased with him) ascended the pulpit and, after praising and glorifying Allah Almighty, said: What place does wailing have in Islam? I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Lying about me is not like lying about an ordinary person. Beware! Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him prepare his abode in Hell. And I also heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever is wailed over, he will be punished because of the wailing done over him.