Hadith 5078

Chapter 14

باب 14

(14) باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ، عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ

(14) Chapter: Prohibition of weeping for the dead
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أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ " .

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar, from 'Umar, that the Prophet said:
"The deceased is punished due to the weeping of his family for him."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1848

In-book reference: Book 21, Hadith 31

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1849