Hadith 259

Musnad Ahmad

Book 2: Musnad `Umar b. al-Khattab (ra) Sahih
Sahih
Musnad Ahmad 354
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، وَحَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهِ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ حَجَّاجٌ بِالنِّيَاحَةِ عَلَيْهِ‏.‏
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar, from his father, that the Prophet said:

`The deceased is tormented in his grave because of being wailed over.` Al-Hajjaj said: `...because of the wailing over him.`