11/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 932c — Aisha Corrects the Living's Wailing Report
The deceased is tormented because of his family's crying for him
Aisha's Correction on the Living Wailing Over the Dead
Sahih Muslim : 932c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 932c
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ، أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا، سَمِعَتْ عَائِشَةَ، وَذُكِرَ، لَهَا أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحَىِّ . فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكْذِبْ وَلَكِنَّهُ نَسِيَ أَوْ أَخْطَأَ إِنَّمَا مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى يَهُودِيَّةٍ يُبْكَى عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ " إِنَّهُمْ لَيَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا وَإِنَّهَا لَتُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهَا " .
Amra daughter of Abd al-Rahman Narrated from:
Amra daughter of 'Abd al Rahman narrated that she heard (from) 'A'isha and made a mention to her about 'Abdullah b. 'Umar as saying: The dead is punished because of the lamentation of the living. Upon this 'A'isha said: May Allah have mercy upon the father of 'Abd al-Rahman (Ibn 'Umar). He did not tell a lie, but he forgot or made a mistake. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) happened to pass by a (dead) Jewess who was being lamented. Upon this he said: They weep over her and she is being punished in the grave.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 932cIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 34USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2029
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 932c
This hadith about the living wailing over the dead is narrated from Amra daughter of Abd al Rahman, who heard Aisha. When Aisha was told that Abdullah b. Umar said the dead is punished because of the lamentation of the living, she responded with balance. She asked Allah to forgive him and said he did not lie, but he forgot or made a mistake. She then explained the setting: the Messenger of Allah passed by a dead Jewish woman who was being lamented over, and he said that they were weeping over her while she was being punished in her grave. This narration is useful for understanding how respectful correction works in hadith knowledge and how funeral wailing should be understood carefully.
What we learn from this hadith
- A mistake in narration can be corrected without accusing the narrator of lying.
- Aisha tied the report to a specific incident involving a Jewish woman.
- Wailing over the dead is shown as an action that should be avoided.
