It is pertinent to mention that based on the aforementioned...

It is pertinent to mention that based on the aforementioned verses and the practices of the noble Prophet of Allah, it is obvious to establish that mourning or weeping for a deed is a permissible practice in Islam. NOTE: However, the Hadiths used to present weeping over the dead are the Hadith reported by ‘Umar Ibn Khaṭṭab and Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar: ‘Abdullah b. ‘Umar reported that Hafsa wept for ‘Umar (when he was about to die). He (‘Umar) said: Be quiet, my daughter.

Don’t you know that the Messenger of Allah (PBUHH) had said:” The deceased is punished because his family weeps over the death”? [8] This Hadith, without any doubt, contradicts the verses of the Qur’an such as “No bearer of burdens shall bear another’s burden” and the noble practice (Sunnah) of the Holy Prophet and his companions.

Similarly, if we are to accept the correctness of the Hadith, it was said on behalf of a dead Jew: “You are crying over him and he is going to be punished,” not a Muslim, as recorded in some relevant Sunni references.

It was documented thus: “ The hadith is as narrated by Muslim in his Sahih with its chain of transmission on the authority of Aisha as follows: On the authority of Hisham ibn Urwa and from his father, he said: It was mentioned in the presence of Aisha the statement of Ibn Umar that the dead shall be tortured by the crying of his family over him, so she said: May God have mercy on Abu Abd al-Rahman, he heard something and did not memorize it.

Dead of a Jew was carried in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, and they were crying over him, so he said: “You are crying while he is being punished [9] .” Mourning Imam Husain (PBUH) After establishing the fact that mourning for loved ones is not in any way contradictory to the Qur’an, the Sunnah of the Prophet of Islam (PBUHH) and even the Sunnah of the Prophet’s companions, it is necessary to establish that weeping or mourning Imam Husain (PBUH) is a Sunnah, not an innovation (i.e.

Bid’a). First : If Prophet Ya’qub could cry or mourn until he became blind for missing just a single son (out of twelve sons), then what can prevent a lover of (PBUHH) from mourning Imam Husain (PBUH) and his family members and companions? Second : If weeping or mourning over our deceased ones is allowed, then what can prevent someone who calls himself a Muslim from weeping or mourning Imam Husain?