Hadith 54

Riyad as-Salihin

Book 17: The Book of the Prohibited actions

Chapter 267

Prohibition of Abusing the Deceased without a valid Legal reason approved by Shari'ah

باب تحريم سب الأموات بغير حق ومصلحة شرعية

Riyad as-Salihin 1564
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏ ‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏
"‏لا تسبوا الأموات فإنهم قد أفضوا إلى ما قدموا‏"
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not abuse the dead, because they have attained that which they had forwarded (i.e., their deeds, good or bad)."[Al-Bukhari].