Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1855

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّ الْمَيِّتَ لَيُعَذَّبُ بِبُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِعَائِشَةَ فَقَالَتْ وَهِلَ إِنَّمَا مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى قَبْرٍ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ صَاحِبَ الْقَبْرِ لَيُعَذَّبُ وَإِنَّ أَهْلَهُ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْهِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَتْ ‏‏{‏ وَلاَ تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى ‏}‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Adam narrated to us, from ‘Abdah, from Hisham, from his father, from Ibn ‘Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah said: ‘The deceased is indeed punished because of his family’s weeping for him.’ This was mentioned to ‘A’ishah, and she said: ‘He was mistaken. The Prophet only passed by a grave and said: “The occupant of this grave is being punished while his family are weeping for him.”’ Then she recited: ‘No bearer of burdens will bear another’s burden.’