Taken from the book “Rights of Parents and Children” by Shaykh Jāwēd Iqbāl Sīālkōṭī
عن أم سلمة قالت:
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لما مات أبو سلمة. قلت: غريبٌ وفي أرضِ غُربةٍ، لأبكينَّهُ بكاءً يُتحدثُ عنه، فكنتُ قد تهيأتُ للبكاءِ عليه، إذ أقبلتِ امرأةٌ منَ الصعيدِ، تُريدُ أن تُسعِدَني، فاستقبلها رسولُ اللهِ ﷺ فقال:
أتريدين أن تُدخِلي الشيطانَ بيتًا أخرجَهُ اللهُ منهُ مرتينِ؟
فكففتُ عنِ البكاءِ فلم أبكِ
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Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها narrated:
“When Abū Salamah (my former husband) passed away, I said: ‘He died as a stranger in a foreign land. I will cry over him in such a way that people will speak about it.’
So, I had prepared myself to weep over him. At that moment, a woman from the highlands of Madinah approached, intending to assist me in wailing.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and addressed that woman:
‘Do you want to bring Shayṭān into a house from which Allah has expelled him — and you want to bring him in twice?’
After hearing this, I refrained from crying and did not weep.”
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Kitāb al-Janā’iz – Bāb al-Bukāʾ ʿala al-Mayt: 2134
✦ Wailing and organized mourning invite Shayṭān’s entry into a home.
✦ Even a righteous home, once cleansed of evil, can be defiled again through actions like niyāḥah (wailing).
✦ The Prophet ﷺ directly warned against facilitating such practices, equating them with reintroducing Shayṭān into a purified space.
✦ This ḥadīth also shows the strength of character and submission of the righteous companions like Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها, who immediately complied upon hearing the Prophet’s ﷺ rebuke.
✿ The Entry of Shayṭān into the Home Where Wailing Takes Place
❀ Ḥadīth:
عن أم سلمة قالت:
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لما مات أبو سلمة. قلت: غريبٌ وفي أرضِ غُربةٍ، لأبكينَّهُ بكاءً يُتحدثُ عنه، فكنتُ قد تهيأتُ للبكاءِ عليه، إذ أقبلتِ امرأةٌ منَ الصعيدِ، تُريدُ أن تُسعِدَني، فاستقبلها رسولُ اللهِ ﷺ فقال:
أتريدين أن تُدخِلي الشيطانَ بيتًا أخرجَهُ اللهُ منهُ مرتينِ؟
فكففتُ عنِ البكاءِ فلم أبكِ
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Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها narrated:
“When Abū Salamah (my former husband) passed away, I said: ‘He died as a stranger in a foreign land. I will cry over him in such a way that people will speak about it.’
So, I had prepared myself to weep over him. At that moment, a woman from the highlands of Madinah approached, intending to assist me in wailing.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and addressed that woman:
‘Do you want to bring Shayṭān into a house from which Allah has expelled him — and you want to bring him in twice?’
After hearing this, I refrained from crying and did not weep.”
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Kitāb al-Janā’iz – Bāb al-Bukāʾ ʿala al-Mayt: 2134✔ Summary:
✦ Wailing and organized mourning invite Shayṭān’s entry into a home.
✦ Even a righteous home, once cleansed of evil, can be defiled again through actions like niyāḥah (wailing).
✦ The Prophet ﷺ directly warned against facilitating such practices, equating them with reintroducing Shayṭān into a purified space.
✦ This ḥadīth also shows the strength of character and submission of the righteous companions like Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها, who immediately complied upon hearing the Prophet’s ﷺ rebuke.
