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It was narrated that Ibn Shihab said: “Salim said: ‘I heard ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar say: ‘Umar said: The Messenger of Allah said: The deceased is punished due to his family’s weeping for him.”‘

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said: ‘When news of the death of Zaid bin Harithah, Ja’far bin Abi Talib and ‘Abdullah bin Rawahah was announced, the Messenger of Allah sat down and it could be seen that he was grieving. I was looking through a crack in the door, and a man came and said: ‘Ja’far’s womenfolk are weeping.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Go and prevent them.’ He went away, then he came back, and said: I told them not to do that, but they refused to stop; He said: Go and prevent them; He went away then he came back, and said: I told them not to do that, but they refused to stop. He said: ‘Throw dust in their mouths.’” Aishah said: “I said: ‘May Allah rub his nose in the dust, the one who is over there! You did not leave the Messenger of Allah alone but you were not going to do (what he told you to do).””

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.”

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Subaih said: “I heard Muhammad bin Sirin say: It was mentioned in the presence of ‘Imran bin Husain that the deceased is punished due to the weeping of the living.’ ‘Imran said: “The Messenger of Allah said it.”

It was narrated from Anas that Fatimah wept for the Messenger of Allah when he died. She said: “O my father, how close he is now to his Lord! O my father, we announce the news (of his death) to Jibril! O my father, Jannat Al-Firdawas is now his abode!”

It was narrated from Jabir that his father was killed on the day of Uhud. He saide: “I started to uncover his face, weeping. The people told me not to do that but the Messenger of Allah did not forbid me. My paternal aunt started to weep, and the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Do not weep, for angels kept on shading him with their wings until you lifted him up.”‘

It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Atik that ‘Atik bin Al-Harith who was the grandfather of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abdullah, his mother’s fathr told him that the Jabir bin “Atik told him that: the Prophet came to visit ‘Abdullah bin Thabit (when he was sick) and found him very close to death. He called out to him and he did not respond, so the Messenger of Allah said: “Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return,” and said: “We wanted you to live but we were overtaken by the decree of Allah, O Abu Ar-Rabi.” The women screamed and wept, and Ibn “Atik started telling them to quiet. The Messenger of Allah said: “Leave them; when the inevitable comes, no one should weep.” They said: “What is the inevitable, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Death.” His daughter said: “I had hoped that you would become a martyr, for you had prepared yourself for it.” The Messenger of Allah said: “Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has rewarded him according to his intention. What do you think martyrdom is?” They said: “Being killed for the sake of Allah.” The Messenger of Allah said: “Martyrdom is of seven types besides being killed for the sake of Allah. The one who dies of the plague is a martyr; the one who is crushed by a falling building is a martyr; the one who is crusheds by a falling building is a martyr; the one who dies of pleurisy is a martyr; the one who dies of pleurisy is a martyr; the one who is burned to death is a martyr, and the woman who dies in pregnancy is a martyr.”

It was narrated that Aishah said that: Abu Bakr came riding a horse from his home in As-Sunuh, then he dismounted and entered the Masjid. He did not speak to the people until he met ‘Aishah and the Messenger of Allah was covered with a Hibrah Burd. He uncovered his face, bent over him and kissed him, and wept. Then he said: “May my father be ransomed for you. By Allah! Allah will never cause you to die twice; the death that was decreed for you, you have died.”

Jabir said: “My father was brought on the day of Uhud and he had been mutilated. He was placed in front of the Messenger of Allah covered with a cloth. I wanted to uncover him but my people forbade m3e to do so. The Prophet ordered that he was lifted up, he heard the voice of a woman weeping. He said: ‘Who is this?’ They said: ‘This is the daughter of ‘Amr, or the sister of ‘Amr.’ He said: ‘Do not weep, or ‘She should not weep, for the angels kept on shading him with their wings until he was lifted up,””

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “When a young daughter of the Messenger of Allah was dying, the Messenger of Allah picked her up and held her to his chest, then he put his hand on her, and she died in front of the Messenger of Allah. Umm Ayman wept and the Messenger of Allah said ‘Oh Umm Ayman, do you weep while the Messenger of Allah is with you?’ She said: ‘Why shouldn’t I weep when the Messenger of Allah is weeping.” So the Messenger of Allah said “Verily, I am not weeping. Rather it is compassion.’ Then the Messenger of Allah said: ‘The believer is fine whatever the situation; even when his soul is being pulled from his body and he praises Allah, the Mighty and Sublime”‘