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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجنازةChapters on Funeral Prayer
بَابُ النَّهْيِ عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَازَةِ بِنَارٍ أَوْ صِيَاحٍ أَوْ نِسَاءٍChapter on the prohibition of following the funeral with fire, wailing, or women
Hadith 3213
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((لَا تُتْبَعُ الْجَنَازَةُ بِنَارٍ وَلَا صَوْتٍ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There should be no fire or sound with the funeral procession.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … By "voice" is meant wailing, shrieking and crying, and disliked and innovative acts such as specific dhikr (remembrance) in a loud voice. Among us, some people repeat the phrase of the "kalimah shahadah" (testimony of faith) while shouldering the bier; this phrase is both non-Sunnah and meaningless. Qais bin ‘Abad says: "The Companions of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to dislike raising the voice at funerals." (Sunan al-Bayhaqi: 4/74)
