Sahih al-Bukhari 1246 (Book 23, Hadith 46)
and Ibn `Abbas were also present. I sat in between them (or said, I sat beside one of them. Then a man
came and sat beside me.) `Abdullah bin `Umar said to `Amr bin `Uthman, “Will you not prohibit
crying as Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has said, ‘The dead person is tortured by the crying of his relatives.?” Ibn
`Abbas said, “`Umar used to say so.” Then he added narrating, “I accompanied `Umar on a journey
from Mecca till we reached Al-Baida. There he saw some travelers in the shade of a Samura (A kind
of forest tree). He said (to me), “Go and see who those travelers are.” So I went and saw that one of
them was Suhaib. I told this to `Umar who then asked me to call him. So I went back to Suhaib and
said to him, “Depart and follow the chief of the faithful believers.” Later, when `Umar was stabbed,
Suhaib came in weeping and saying, “O my brother, O my friend!” (on this `Umar said to him, “O
Suhaib! Are you weeping for me while the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The dead person is punished by some of the
weeping of his relatives?” Ibn `Abbas added, “When `Umar died I told all this to Aisha and she said,
‘May Allah be merciful to `Umar. By Allah, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) did not say that a believer is punished by
the weeping of his relatives. But he said, Allah increases the punishment of a non-believer because of
the weeping of his relatives.” Aisha further added, “The Qur’an is sufficient for you (to clear up this
point) as Allah has stated: ‘No burdened soul will bear another’s burden.’ ” (35.18). Ibn `Abbas then
said, “Only Allah makes one laugh or cry.” Ibn `Umar did not say anything after that.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1246 (Book 23, Hadith 46)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Bukhari is a foundational text of Sunni Islam, forming part of the Kutub al-Sittah, which are the six major hadith collections. These essential works include Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Compiled by Imam al-Bukhārī in the 9th century, his Sahih is renowned for its meticulous authentication process and is frequently cited as the most authentic hadith collection. Its comprehensive scope is evident in its structure of 97 books containing roughly 7,563 hadiths that guide Muslim life and jurisprudence.
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