How do we reconcile his statement (peace be upon him): “The deceased is indeed punished for the weeping of his family over him,” with the fact that some of the Companions said it was about the Jews?
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The questioner : But he forgot or made a mistake: This means the difficulty in the hadith implies that it is specific.
The Shaykh : This story is authentic, and the narration of the three Companions is also authentic, so there is absolutely no contradiction between it and this hadith.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a Jewish woman whose son was weeping over her, and he said: “You are weeping over her, while she is being punished in her grave.”
إنما مر الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم بيهودية يبكي عليها ابنها فقال: إنكم لتبكون عليها وإنها لتعذب في قبورهمThe Shaykh : This story is authentic, and the narration of the three Companions is also authentic, so there is absolutely no contradiction between it and this hadith.