Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1848
Prohibition of weeping for the dead
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ "
Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar, from 'Umar, that the Prophet said
"The deceased is punished due to the weeping of his family for him."