Hadith 3342

Chapter 9

باب 9

(9) باب الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ

(9) Chapter: The deceased is tormented because of his family's crying for him (FR)
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وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَنَّحَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحَىِّ " .

'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
The dead is punished because of the lamentation of the living. (FR)

Reference (FR): Sahih Muslim 930 (FR)

In-book reference (FR): Book 11, Hadith 30 (FR)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 4, Hadith 2025 (FR)