The Ruling on Excessive Crying over the Deceased
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Question:
May Allah reward you, may Allah bless you. He says: What is the ruling on excessive crying over the deceased, whether it is from a woman or a man?
Answer:
Crying, mere crying, is not a sin for which one is held accountable.Sahih al-Bukhari 3017 But the issue is with the tongue: if one speaks words containing despair, or words containing discontent, or words containing wailing, then this is forbidden, and it is among the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Yes.
May Allah reward you, may Allah bless you. He says: What is the ruling on excessive crying over the deceased, whether it is from a woman or a man?
Answer:
Crying, mere crying, is not a sin for which one is held accountable.
Narrated `Ikrima: `Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn `Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' "
العين تدمع كما قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والقلب يحزن،
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (36:37)
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