The Ruling on Crying and Wailing over the Dead
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Question:
The questioner Abu Ali asks: Shaykh, he says there is a question regarding crying over the dead, and is wailing permissible, O Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Crying is permissible, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wept when his son Ibrahim died, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 924 But wailing and raising the voice is a matter that is not permissible, because it is from despair. Yes.
The questioner Abu Ali asks: Shaykh, he says there is a question regarding crying over the dead, and is wailing permissible, O Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Crying is permissible, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wept when his son Ibrahim died, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him)
Allah does not punish for the tears that the eye sheds or the grief the heart feels, but He punishes for this (pointing to his tongue), or He may show mercy.
ان الله لا يعذب بدمع العين ولا بحزن القلب وانما يعذب بهذا او يرحم
Source
نور على الدرب 17-01-1439هـ ح1 — af.org.sa (8:44)
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