The Meaning of "The Dead Person Is Punished for What Is Wailed Over Him" in the Hadith
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Question:
Regarding the hadith of 'Umar: "The dead person is punished for what is wailed over him," what is the most authentic statement regarding its meaning?
Answer:
It means that he is punished for what Allah knows. This is a matter of warning. These are matters of the unseen, and this is an exception to the statement of the Exalted and Majestic: [Surat al-Isra: 15]. Generally, when they know that the deceased does not approve of this, it affects them and restrains them to some extent.
Q: Who said that it applies to the one who knew that his family was wailing, but did not forbid them from it?
A: The hadith is general, and it is an exception to: [Surat al-Isra: 15].
Q: So it is said: Allah knows best about it?
A: Yes, regarding the punishment, Allah knows best about its nature.
Regarding the hadith of 'Umar: "The dead person is punished for what is wailed over him," what is the most authentic statement regarding its meaning?
Answer:
It means that he is punished for what Allah knows. This is a matter of warning. These are matters of the unseen, and this is an exception to the statement of the Exalted and Majestic:
and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىQ: Who said that it applies to the one who knew that his family was wailing, but did not forbid them from it?
A: The hadith is general, and it is an exception to:
and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىQ: So it is said: Allah knows best about it?
A: Yes, regarding the punishment, Allah knows best about its nature.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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