The Ruling on Crying over the Dead
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Q584: The questioner asks: Is it permissible to cry over the deceased, and to raise one’s voice and wail? And is there any evidence for the permissibility of crying?
Vol. 584: Raising one's voice is not permissible for a person to do in the context of announcing a death or wailing. This is one of the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and it indicates distress and dissatisfaction with the divine decree and destiny, as well as a lack of patience. As for crying, it is not within a person's power to prevent it, and it is permissible.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wept when he saw a child dying, his soul rattling in his chest, and he wept (peace and blessings be upon him). He also wept when his son Ibrahim died, and he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1303 .
Vol. 584: Raising one's voice is not permissible for a person to do in the context of announcing a death or wailing. This is one of the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and it indicates distress and dissatisfaction with the divine decree and destiny, as well as a lack of patience. As for crying, it is not within a person's power to prevent it, and it is permissible.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wept when he saw a child dying, his soul rattling in his chest, and he wept (peace and blessings be upon him). He also wept when his son Ibrahim died, and he said:
The eyes are shedding tears and the heart is grieved, and we will not say except what pleases our Lord, O Ibrahim ! Indeed we are grieved by your separation.
العين تدمع، والقلب يحزن، ولا نقول إلا ما يرضي الرب، وإنا بك يا إبراهيم لمحزونون
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