Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Etiquette of Dealing with an Affliction

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Mourning and Condolence 4 Trials and Afflictions 2 Mercy 1

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hadith 93
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Wailing is an act from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): النِّياحَةُ عملُ الجاهِليَّةِ.
Tags Mourning and CondolenceTrials and Afflictions
hadith 94
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Among the hidden treasures of goodness are: concealing ones afflictions, ones illnesses and ones charity [from others].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مِن كُنُوزِ البِرِّ: كِتمانُ المَصائب والأمراضِ والصَّدَقةِ.
Tags Trials and Afflictions
hadith 95
Aaisha narrated, ‘When Ibrahim [the Prophets son] passed away, the Prophet (SAWA) cried such that tears rolled onto his beard, so people said to him, ‘O Prophet of Allah, you dissuade people from crying and here you are now crying?! to which he replied, ‘This is not crying, it is compassion, for he who does not have compassion [for others] will not be treated with compassion [by Allah].
عن عائشة: لَمّا ماتَ إبراهيمُ بَكَى النبيُّ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) حتّى جَرَت دُموعُهُ على لِحيَتِهِ، فقيلَ لَهُ: يا رسولَ اللّهِ، تَنهى عنِ البُكاءِ وأنتَ تَبكي ؟! فقالَ
ليسَ هذا بُكاءً، وإنّما هذهِ رَحمَةٌ، ومَن لا يَرحَمْ لا يُرحَمْ .
Tags Mourning and CondolenceMercy
hadith 96
Abu Hurayra narrated, ‘A man from the family of the Prophet (SAWA) had passed away and the women were gathered around crying for him when Aumar stood up and prohibited them from doing so, and told them to go away from there. The Prophet (SAWA) then said, ‘
Leave them O Aumar, for verily the eye feels teary [at the moment], the heart is afflicted and the pain of the incident is still fresh.
عن أبي هريرة: ماتَ مَيِّتٌ مِن آلِ رسولِ اللّهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) فاجتَمَعَ النِّساءُ يَبكِينَ علَيهِ فقامَ عمرُ يَنهاهُنَّ ويَطرُدُهُنَّ، فقالَ
رسولُ اللّهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): دَعهُنَّ يا عمرُ، فإنّ العَينَ دامِعةٌ والقَلبَ مُصابٌ والعَهدَ قريبٌ .
Tags Mourning and Condolence
hadith 97
Imam Ali (AS) narrated on the authority of the Prophet (SAWA), ‘Two voices are cursed and despised by Allah
howling when struck by an affliction, and singing when blessed with a bounty.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) عن رسولِ اللّهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): صَوتانِ مَلعونانِ يُبغِضُهُما اللّهُ: إعوالٌ عندَ مُصيبَةٍ، وصَوتٌ عندَ نِعمَةٍ ؛ يَعنِي النَّوحَ والغِناءَ .
Tags Mourning and Condolence