Hadith 1658
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions · Prohibition of Bewailing the Deceased
Arabic
- وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :"ليس منا من ضرب الخدود، وشق الجيوب، ودعا بدعوى الجاهليه" ((متفق عليه)).
English translation
Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who (on befalling a calamity) slaps his cheeks, tears his clothes and follows the ways and traditions of the Days of Ignorance is none of us." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].