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Riyad as-Salihin, 1659

Abu Burdah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

(My father) Abu Musa got seriously ill and lost his consciousness. His head was in the lap of a woman of the family and she began to wail. When Abu Musa recovered his consciousness, he said: "I am innocent of those from whom Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is innocent. Verily, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) declared himself free of (the responsibility) for a woman who wails, shaves her head and tears up her clothes." <b>[Al- Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

وعن أبي بردة قال‏:‏ وجع أبو موسى، فغشي عليه، ورأسه في حجر امرأة من أهله، فأقبلت تصيح برنة فلم يستطع أن يرد عليها شيئًا، فلما أفاق ،قال ‏:‏ أنا بريء ممن برئ منه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم برئ من الصالقة، والحالقة، والشاقة‏.‏‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏

‏الصالقة‏

‏‏:‏ التي ترفع صوتها بالنياحة والندب‏.‏ ‏ والحالقة‏ ‏‏:‏ التي تحلق رأسها عند المصيبة‏ ‏ الشاقة ‏ ‏‏:‏التي تشق ثوبها‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Book 17, Hadith 149
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) Wailing, shaving the head, and tearing clothes upon the occurrence of afflictions fall under the wrong acts that we are required to criticize and forbid, as the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) disavowed those doing such things.<br> 2) One should follow the Prophet’s example, as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to do.
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