Riyad as-Salihin, 1665
Asid bin Abu Usaid reported:
A woman who had taken a pledge of allegiance at the hand of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Among the matters in respect of which we gave the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) the pledge not to disobey him in any Ma'ruf <b>[i.e., all that Islam ordains (V:60:12)]</b> was that we should not slap our faces, bewail, tear our clothes up and tear out our hair (in grief)." <b>[Abu Dawud]</b>.
وعن أسيد بن أبي أسيد التابعي عن امرأة من المبايعات قالت: كان فيما أخذ علينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، في المعروف الذي أخذ علينا أن لا نعصيه فيه: أن لا نخمش وجهًا، ولا ندعو ويلا، ولا نشق جيبًا، وأن لا ننشر شعرًا". ((رواه أبو داود بإسناد حسن ))
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 17, Hadith 155
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) Scratching faces, bewailing, and disheveling hair at the time of disasters are prohibited, for these are acts of the pre-Islamic period of ignorance which are forbidden under the Shariah.<br>
2) It describes the nature of the pledge of allegiance that took place during the Prophet’s lifetime. He took the pledge from the believers that they should abandon all prohibitions and engage in good deeds to the best of their ability.