عَنْ عُمَر بْنِ الخَطَّابِ رضي اللّه عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَال النبيُّ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم: «الميِّتُ يُعذَّبُ في قَبرِهِ بِما نِيح علَيْهِ.» وفي رواية: «ما نِيحَ علَيْهِ» متفقٌ عليه.
On the authority of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The deceased is punished in his grave on account of the wailing over him." In another narration: "for as long as he is wailed over." Agreed upon (al-Bukhari and Muslim).
الشرح · explanation
بما نيح: أي بسبب النياحة. ما نيح: أي مدّة النياحة، والنياحة البكاء مع ارتفاع الصوت وذكر صفات الميت وما شابه ذلك.
"On account of the wailing": that is, by reason of the wailing (niyahah). "For as long as he is wailed over": that is, for the duration of the wailing; and wailing is weeping accompanied by a raised voice, mentioning the qualities of the deceased, and the like.
الدروس · lessons
النهي عن النياحة على الميت، وأن الميت يناله شيء من العذاب في القبر بسبب نياحة أهله، وهذا محمولٌ على ما إذا أَوْصى به، فإنَّه يُعذَّبُ على إيصائه، وقيل: إنَّ المقصودَ بالعذابِ الألمُ.
The prohibition of wailing over the dead, and that the deceased receives some measure of punishment in the grave on account of his family's wailing. This is understood to apply to the case where he had enjoined it, for then he is punished for having enjoined it; and it has been said that what is meant by punishment here is pain.