Funerals

It was narrated from Salim that his father said:“A Bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, my father used to uphold the ties of kinship, and so and so forth, where is he?’ He said: ‘In the Fire.’...

It was narrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Hassan bin Thabit that his father said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visit graves.”

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visit graves.”

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed women who visit graves.”

It was narrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah said:“We were prevented from following the funeral, but that was not made binding on us.”

It was narrated that ‘Ali said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out and saw some women sitting, and he said: ‘What are you sitting here for?’ They said: ‘We are waiting for the funeral.’ He said: ‘Are you going to wash t...

It was narrated from Umm Salamah from the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding:“And that they will not disobey you in Ma’ruf (all that is good in Islam);” he said: “(It is about) wailing.”

Jarir, the freed slave of Mu’awiyah, said:“Mu’awiyah delivered a sermon in Hims, and in his sermon he mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade wailing.”

It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:‘Wailing is one of the affairs of the Days of Ignorance, and if the woman who wails dies without having repented, Allah will cut a garment of pi...

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Wailing over the dead is one of the affairs of the Days of Ignorance and if the woman who wails does not repent before she dies, she will be resurrect...

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade following a funeral that was accompanied by a wailing woman.”

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“He is not one of us who tears his garments, strikes his cheeks, and cries with the cry of the Days of Ignorance.’”

It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the woman who scratches her face and rends her garment and cries that she is doomed (i.e. because of the death of this person)

‘Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid and Abu Burdah said:“When Abu Musa fell sick, his wife Umm ‘Abdullah started to wail loudly. He woke up and said to her: ‘Do you not know that I am innocent of those whom the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ...

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) was attending a funeral. ‘Umar saw a woman and shouted at her, but the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Leave her alone, O ‘Umar, for the eye weeps and the heart is afflicted, and...

Usamah bin Zaid said:“The son of one of the daughters of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was dying. She sent for him, asking him to come to her, and he sent word to her, saying: ‘To Allah belongs what He has taken and to Him...

It was narrated that Asma’ bint Yazid said:“When Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), died, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wept. The one who was consoling him, either Abu Bakr or ‘Umar, said to him: ‘You are indee...

It was narrated from Hamnah bint Jahsh that it was said to her:“Your brother has been killed.” She said: “May Allah have mercy on him. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un (Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we s...

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by some women of ‘Abdul-Ashhal who were weeping for their slain on the Day of Uhud. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“But there is no one to weep for H...

It was narrated that Ibn Abi Awfa said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade eulogies.”