Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1658
Prohibition of Bewailing the Deceased
Arabic hadith text
وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :"ليس منا من ضرب الخدود، وشق الجيوب، ودعا بدعوى الجاهليه" ((متفق عليه)).
Translation
Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who (on befalling a calamity) slaps his cheeks, tears his clothes and follows the ways and traditions of the Days of Ignorance is none of us."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].