English translation
1595. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "A Jewish woman had died, and the Prophet ﷺ heard them weeping for her. He said: 'Her family is weeping for her, and she is being punished in her grave.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 1595
What WasNarrated Concerning TheDeceased Being Punished ForThe Wailing Over Him
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الحديث: 1595 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 508
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Source no. 1595 · Volume 4 · Page 95
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1595 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ إِنَّمَا كَانَتْ يَهُودِيَّةٌ مَاتَتْ، فَسَمِعَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا، قَالَ: «فَإِنَّ أَهْلَهَا يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهَا، وَإِنَّهَا تُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهَا»
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The saying of 'Aishah ﷺ, means that the deceased does not get punishment for the bereaved family's crying, because one should not bear the punishment for other's sins. Allâh's Messenger ﷺ did not say it as a definite principle that the deceased gets punishment for one's crying, but he said it upon observing Jews crying for their female dead, what would it avail her? She is suffering from punishment for her sins, whether they cry for her or not, it will remain the same.