Hadith 26

Sahih Muslim

Book 11: The Book of Prayer - Funerals

Chapter 9

The deceased is tormented because of his family's crying for him

باب الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ ‏

Sahih Muslim 927g
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، لَمَّا طُعِنَ عَوَّلَتْ عَلَيْهِ حَفْصَةُ فَقَالَ يَا حَفْصَةُ أَمَا سَمِعْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ الْمُعَوَّلُ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذَّبُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَعَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِ صُهَيْبٌ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا صُهَيْبُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ ‏"‏ أَنَّ الْمُعَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذَّبُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
Anas reported that when 'Umar b. Khattab was wounded Hafsa lamented for him. Upon this he said:

O Hafsa, did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying:" One who is lamented would be punished"? Suhaib also lamented over him. 'Umar told him also: O Suhaib, didn't you know that one who is lamented is punished?

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

'Umar ibn al-Khattab

عمر بن الخطاب بن نفيل

355 narrations

companion
2

Anas bin Malik

أنس بن مالك بن النضر

2,476 narrations

follower
3

Thabit bin Aslam Albanani

ثابت بن أسلم البناني

444 narrations

successor
4

Hammad bin Salama

حماد بن سلمة

340 narrations

3rd Generation
5

'Affan bin Muslim

عفان بن مسلم بن عبد الله الصفار

136 narrations

3rd Generation
6

'Amr bin Muhammad bin Bukayr

عمرو بن محمد بن بكير الناقد

244 narrations