10/25. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1006 — Aishah Corrects the Mourning Report
What Has Been Related About The Permission For Crying Over The Deceased
Hadith About Aishah’s Clarification on Mourning
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1006
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1006
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا، سَمِعَتْ عَائِشَةَ، وَذُكِرَ، لَهَا أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ الْحَىِّ عَلَيْهِ . فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ غَفَرَ 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 " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abdullah bin Abi Bakr Narrated from:
Abdullah bin Abi Bakr - and he is Ibn Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm - narrated from his father, that: Amrah Informed Him That She Heard Aishah, While It Was Being Mentioned To Her That Ibn Umar Had Said That The Deceased Would Be Punished For The Crying Of The Living (Over Him). So Aishah Said: 'May Allah Forgive Abu Abdur-Rahman. He Has Not Lied, But He Is Mistaken In The Understanding. Rather, The Messenger Of Allah Passed By A Jewish Woman Who Was Being Cried Over, So He Said: 'They Are Crying Over Her And She Is Being Punished In Her Grave.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1006In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 42English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1006
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1006
This hadith about Aishah’s clarification on mourning is very close to another report in this batch. Aishah heard that Ibn Umar said the deceased would be punished for the crying of the living over him. She said, “May Allah forgive Abu Abdur-Rahman,” then explained that he had not lied, but had forgotten or made a mistake. She said the Messenger of Allah passed by a Jewish woman who was being cried over and said that they were crying over her while she was being punished in her grave. The lesson is to be careful with hadith wording, especially when a statement came from a specific event.
What we learn from this hadith
- A mistake in understanding can be corrected with respect.
- Specific cases in hadith should not be ignored.
- Aishah linked the report to a Jewish woman being punished in her grave.
- Religious speech needs careful memory and careful meaning.
