Riyad as-Salihin, 1666
Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If anyone dies and the mourner gets up and says: 'Alas! For the mountain among men. Alas! For the chief ...' and such like, Allah will put two angels in charge of him who will beat on the breast and ask him (disapproving): 'Were you like that?' " <b>[At- Tirmidhi]</b>.
وعن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
ما من ميت يموت، فيقوم باكيهم، فيقول: واجبلاه، وأسيداه، أو نحو ذلك إلا وكل به ملكان يلهزانه: أهكذا كنت؟!
. رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن. «اللَّهْزُ»: الدَّفْعُ بِجُمْعِ اليَدِ فِي الصَّدْرِ.
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 17, Hadith 156
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) It is prohibited to wail over the death of someone and ascribe to him such attributes that did not really exist in him.<br>
2) The angels rebuke the dead person, if he has not previously instructed his relatives not to wail over him.