In Mishkat[^2] and Sunan Nasai[^3]...

In Mishkat[^2] and Sunan Nasai[^3], Abu Huraira states that when anyone from the family of the Holy Prophet (S) expired, women gathered and cried bitterly. One day, Umar prevented those women from crying and drove them out. The Holy Prophet (S) said: “O Umar!

Leave them, let them cry, because the eyes become full of tears in mourning and it also troubles their hearts and the calamity is also fresh.” Thus, we come to know that mourning is lawful and why it should not be, when it is entirely natural? Umar action shows his temperament, due to which he prevented the ladies from crying and drove them out. If such a thing had not been according to nature, why the Prophet allowed it?

We should know that weeping in trouble is not a sin according to the Holy Prophet (S). Waqidi’s Maghazi Futuh Sham[^4] shows that all those martyred in the Battle of Uhud were mourned by their women relatives, in a special gathering arranged by them. When the Holy Prophet (S) knew about it, he became angry and advised them against it. This shows that mourning for Imam Husayn (a.s.) is not allowed.

According to Tarikh Khamis[^5], Lady Fatima (s.a.) also sat near the grave of her father and wept and recited dirges; smelt the dust of grave and recited the following verse: “I am overtaken by such a misery. That if this trouble falls on the day, it would turn into a dark night.” ‘A’ysha also was crying and saying: “Ah! He is dead. He never ate barley bread to satiation. He sat on palm-leaf mat, instead of a throne.

He did not sleep at night for fear of hell.” Now people of justice should decide whether lamentation for the tragedy of Imam Husayn (a.s.) and Ahlul Bayt is lawful or not? In Mishkat, in the chapter of eulogy of Ahlul Bayt[^6], Salmi reports that Umme Salma says that she saw the Prophet in her dream and that his head and beard were covered with dust.

She asked: “O Messenger of Allah (S), what has happened to you?” The Prophet replied: “I had gone to the place of the martyrdom of Husayn (a.s.).” Another tradition of Mishkat related by Umme Fazl says: “One day, I came to the Prophet and gave his daughter’s son, Husayn (a.s.) in his arms. All of a sudden the Prophet’s eyes were filled with tears.