The Book of Friday Prayer, the Two Festivals, the Prayer for Rain, the Eclipse Prayer, and Funerals-07a
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The reciter: Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, saying: I heard Qatadah narrating from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib from Ibn 'Umar from 'Umar from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Sahih Muslim 927b
The Shaykh : Wailing is more specific than crying, because crying may occur by natural instinct, without intention, and a person cannot prevent it. As for wailing, it occurs by choice; it is when a person raises his voice in crying until it resembles the cooing of a pigeon. This is more severe than the former because one intentionally seeks and desires the crying, and it indicates a type of dissatisfaction with the divine decree and destiny of Allah. Therefore, wailing is among the major sins. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the wailer and the listener, and said:Sahih Muslim 934
The dead is punished in the grave because of wailing on it.
الْمَيِّتُ يُعَذَّبُ فِي قَبْرِهِ بِمَا نِيحَ عَلَيْهِThe Shaykh : Wailing is more specific than crying, because crying may occur by natural instinct, without intention, and a person cannot prevent it. As for wailing, it occurs by choice; it is when a person raises his voice in crying until it resembles the cooing of a pigeon. This is more severe than the former because one intentionally seeks and desires the crying, and it indicates a type of dissatisfaction with the divine decree and destiny of Allah. Therefore, wailing is among the major sins. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the wailer and the listener, and said: