Prophet said the deceased may be punished by relatives' wailing if it is their custom.
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Hadith 652
Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (Sayyidah Zainab, may Allah be pleased with her) sent a man to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying that my son is in the throes of death, but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not come. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent back (this) message (saying): "Convey my greetings and say: (What should I do by coming?) Whatever Allah has given and whatever He has taken, all belongs to Him, and everything with Him has an appointed term, so you should be patient and hope for reward." Again, she sent a man to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and made him swear that he must come, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood up, and with him were Sa'd bin 'Ubadah, Mu'adh bin Jabal, Ubayy bin Ka'b, Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with them), and some other companions (may Allah be pleased with them). (When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, arrived there) the child was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and (at that time it was his last moments) his soul was fluttering (Abu 'Uthman, the narrator, says) I think (Sayyiduna Usama, may Allah be pleased with him) said that he was fluttering as if it were a waterskin (being shaken). Then the eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) began to flow with tears, so Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "This is mercy which Allah has placed in the hearts of His servants, and Allah shows mercy only to those of His servants who are merciful."
Hadith Referenceمختصر صحيح بخاري / 652
Hadith 653
Narrated Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): We were accompanying the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) at the funeral of his daughter (Sayyidah Umm Kulthum, may Allah be pleased with her), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was sitting by the grave. He (Anas) said: I saw that the eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) were shedding tears. Then Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: (When the grave was prepared), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Is there anyone among you who did not have intercourse last night?" So Abu Talhah said: I am (that person). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You go down (into the grave)." So he went down into her grave.
Hadith Referenceمختصر صحيح بخاري / 653
Hadith 654
Ameer-ul-Mu'mineen Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The deceased is punished because of the weeping of his relatives over him." After the martyrdom of Ameer-ul-Mu'mineen Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), this matter reached Umm-ul-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), so she said: "May Allah have mercy on Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). By Allah! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not say that a believer is punished because of the weeping of his relatives, rather the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'Allah increases the punishment of a disbeliever because of the weeping of his relatives.'" And after this she said: "The Qur'an (this verse) is sufficient for you: 'No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.' (Surah Al-An'am: 164)" __QUR_N__ __XREF_N__ __REF_N__
Hadith Referenceمختصر صحيح بخاري / 654
Hadith 655
Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by the grave of a Jewish woman, whose relatives were weeping over her death. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These people are weeping for her, while she is being punished in her grave."