11/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 933a — Lamentation on the Day of Judgment
The deceased is tormented because of his family's crying for him
Hadith About Being Lamented Over on Judgment Day
Sahih Muslim : 933a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 933a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّائِيِّ، وَمُحَمَّدِ، بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَرَظَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ فَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُعَذَّبُ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
Ali b. Rabi'a Narrated from:
The first one who was lamented upon in Kufa was Qaraza b. Ka'b. Mughira b. Shu'ba said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: He who is lamented upon would be punished because of the lamentation for him on the Day of judgment.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 933aIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 35USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2030
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 933a
This hadith about lamentation on the Day of Judgment is reported from Mughira b. Shuba. Ali b. Rabia mentions that the first person lamented over in Kufa was Qaraza b. Kab. Mughira then said that he heard the Messenger of Allah say that whoever is lamented upon would be punished because of the lamentation for him on the Day of Judgment. The wording is serious and direct, so the explanation should stay close to it. It warns against the practice of niyahah, or loud mourning and wailing. The report does not describe every detail of how this punishment happens, so we should not add extra claims. Its practical message is to avoid funeral customs that turn grief into forbidden lamentation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wailing for the dead is treated as a serious matter in this narration.
- Funeral grief should not be turned into formal lamentation.
- The wording points to accountability on the Day of Judgment without giving extra details.
