6/54. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1595 — Weeping and Grave Punishment
What was narrated concerning the deceased being punished for the wailing over him
Hadith About Weeping and Grave Punishment
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1595
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1595
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ يَهُودِيَّةٌ مَاتَتْ. فَسَمِعَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ: " فَإِنَّ أَهْلَهَا يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنَّهَا تُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهَا " .
A'isha Narrated from:
A Jewish woman had died, and the Prophet (ﷺ) heard the weeping for her. He said: ‘Her family is weeping for her, and she is being punished in her grave.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1595In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 163English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1595
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1595
This hadith about weeping and grave punishment reports that a Jewish woman had died. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم heard her family weeping over her and said that her family was weeping for her while she was being punished in her grave. The wording is specific. It mentions this woman, her family’s weeping, and her punishment in the grave. The hadith should not be used to deny every natural tear, especially because other narrations in this same set show the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم weeping. The safe lesson here is that death is serious, the grave is real, and people should not rely on the emotions of others after death. A person needs faith and deeds before meeting Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith reminds us that the grave is a serious stage after death.
- Family weeping does not change the reality of a person’s condition after death.
- The narration should be kept to its stated wording and setting.
- A person should prepare for death before it arrives.
