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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الجنائزThe Book of Prayer - Funerals
باب الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ:Chapter: The deceased is tormented because of his family's crying for him
وحَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ ، جميعا ، عَنْ حَمَّادٍ ، قَالَ خَلَفٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ قَوْلُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ : الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَتْ : رَحِمَ اللَّهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ سَمِعَ شَيْئًا فَلَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ ، إِنَّمَا مَرَّتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ ، وَهُمْ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : " أَنْتُمْ تَبْكُونَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيُعَذَّبُ " .
Hisham bin 'Urwa narrated on the authority of his father that the saying of Ibn 'Umar, viz." The dead would be punished because of the lamentation of his family over him" was mentioned to 'A'isha. Upon this she said: May Allah have mercy upon Abu 'Abdul Rahman (the kunya of Ibn 'Umar) that he heard something but could not retain it (well). (The fact is) that the bier of a Jew passed before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and (the members of his family) were waiting over him. Upon this he said: You are wailing and he is being punished.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Both meanings are possible here: that is, either due to the weeping of his family members, or due to his disbelief. In the second case, the meaning would be that while they are grieving over being separated from him, his soul is caught in punishment.
From this hadith, Imam Bukhari rahimahullah interpreted the following hadith of Umar radi Allahu anhu, that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam intended the deceased who is a disbeliever.
However, Umar radi Allahu anhu understood it in a general sense, and for this reason, he objected to Suhayb radi Allahu anhu.
(Wahidi)
Both meanings are possible here: that is, either due to the weeping of his family members, or due to his disbelief. In the second case, the meaning would be that while they are grieving over being separated from him, his soul is caught in punishment.
From this hadith, Imam Bukhari rahimahullah interpreted the following hadith of Umar radi Allahu anhu, that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam intended the deceased who is a disbeliever.
However, Umar radi Allahu anhu understood it in a general sense, and for this reason, he objected to Suhayb radi Allahu anhu.
(Wahidi)
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1289
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
The meaning of the statement of Hazrat Aisha radi Allahu anha is that the deceased is not punished due to the weeping of the survivors.
Because the punishment for one person's actions cannot be given to another.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not state this as a general law,
that the deceased is punished due to every mourner's weeping.
Rather, he said this upon seeing the Jews weeping over their dead, that what benefit does their weeping bring to him? He is already suffering the punishment for his sins.
Whether they weep or not, it is the same.
The opinion of Umm al-Mu'minin radi Allahu anha is correct in its own place, that what benefit does the deceased get from weeping and wailing? However, the meaning of the hadith appears more correct,
that he is also punished due to their weeping,
when he, during his lifetime, considered it good, encouraged it, or made a bequest for it. If this is not the case, then due to their weeping, wailing, and lamenting, he does feel regret,
that the occasion which was meant for taking a lesson,
even on that occasion, they are involved in sin.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has also indicated towards this. He says: (Chapter: The statement of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that the deceased is punished due to some of the weeping of his family over him... when lamentation is his (family's) custom...) (Sahih al-Bukhari, Funerals, Chapter: 32)
The statement of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that the deceased is punished due to some of the weeping of his family over him,
meaning, when weeping and wailing is a custom of his (family).
The meaning of the statement of Hazrat Aisha radi Allahu anha is that the deceased is not punished due to the weeping of the survivors.
Because the punishment for one person's actions cannot be given to another.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not state this as a general law,
that the deceased is punished due to every mourner's weeping.
Rather, he said this upon seeing the Jews weeping over their dead, that what benefit does their weeping bring to him? He is already suffering the punishment for his sins.
Whether they weep or not, it is the same.
The opinion of Umm al-Mu'minin radi Allahu anha is correct in its own place, that what benefit does the deceased get from weeping and wailing? However, the meaning of the hadith appears more correct,
that he is also punished due to their weeping,
when he, during his lifetime, considered it good, encouraged it, or made a bequest for it. If this is not the case, then due to their weeping, wailing, and lamenting, he does feel regret,
that the occasion which was meant for taking a lesson,
even on that occasion, they are involved in sin.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has also indicated towards this. He says: (Chapter: The statement of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that the deceased is punished due to some of the weeping of his family over him... when lamentation is his (family's) custom...) (Sahih al-Bukhari, Funerals, Chapter: 32)
The statement of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that the deceased is punished due to some of the weeping of his family over him,
meaning, when weeping and wailing is a custom of his (family).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1595
