Hadith 33

Riyad as-Salihin

Book 6: The Book of Visiting the Sick

Chapter 153

The Ruling of crying and wailing over a Dead Person

باب جواز البكاء علي الميت بغير ندب ولا نياحة

Riyad as-Salihin 926
وعن أسامة بن زيد رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم رفع إليه ابن ابنته وهو في الموت، ففاض عينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال له سعد‏:‏ ما هذا يا رسول الله‏؟‏‏!‏ قال‏:‏ ‏ ‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏
"‏هذه رحمة جعلها الله تعالي في قلوب عباده الرحماء‏"
Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

A grandson (child of the daughter) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was presented to him while the child was at his last breath. Tears began to flow from the eyes of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Sa'd said to him: "What is this, O Messenger of Allah?" He (ﷺ) said, "It is mercy which Allah has placed in the hearts of his salves. Allah bestows His Mercy on the merciful among His slaves."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].