The Meaning of Umm Harithah’s Statement: “I Strived to Weep for Him”
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Question:
Umm Harithah’s statement: “I Strived to Weep for Him” (meaning for her son, Harithah), does this mean she wailed over him?
Answer:
No, it was weeping without wailing; she did not ask for wailing. That is why the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not rebuke her. Weeping does not harm; rather, Allah punishes with the tongue, with loud crying.
Q: Al-Khattabi said: Does this indicate permissibility, or was the hadith before the prohibition?
The Shaykh: No, there is no harm. There is no blame in weeping, just as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and he pointed to his tongue. And when his son Ibrahim died, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 1303.
Umm Harithah’s statement: “I Strived to Weep for Him” (meaning for her son, Harithah), does this mean she wailed over him?
Answer:
No, it was weeping without wailing; she did not ask for wailing. That is why the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not rebuke her. Weeping does not harm; rather, Allah punishes with the tongue, with loud crying.
Q: Al-Khattabi said: Does this indicate permissibility, or was the hadith before the prohibition?
The Shaykh: No, there is no harm. There is no blame in weeping, just as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, Allah does not punish for the sadness of the heart or the tears of the eye, but He punishes with this, or He shows mercy
إن الله لا يعذّب بحزن القلب ولا بدمع العين وإنما يعذّب بهذا أو يرحمThe 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 بفراقك يا إبراهيم لمحزونون
Source
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