Hadith 38198

Chapter 15

باب 15

(15) باب النِّيَاحَةِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ

(15) Chapter: Wailing over the Dead
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهِ بِالنِّيَاحَةِ عَلَيْهِ " .

It was narrated that 'Umar said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'The deceased is punished in his grave due to the wailing over him."'

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1853

In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 36

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1854