Then the eyes of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) began to stream with tears. 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf said to him: "And you, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "O Ibn 'Awf, it is mercy." Then he followed it with another, saying: "The eye weeps, the heart grieves, and we say only what pleases our Lord, and we are indeed saddened by your departure, O Ibrahim." (Agreed upon) (9). Their hadith is interpreted as referring to raising one's voice, wailing (nadb), and the like, based on the evidence narrated by Jabir, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took his son, placed him in his lap, and wept. 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf said to him: "Do you weep? Did you not forbid weeping?" He said: "No, but I have forbidden two foolish and sinful sounds: a sound at the time of a calamity, accompanied by striking faces, tearing garments, and the shrieking of Satan." (10). Al-Tirmidhi said: This is a hasan hadith. This indicates that he did not forbid absolute weeping, but rather forbade it when characterized by these specific traits. 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "There is no harm if the women of the tribe of Banu al-Mughira weep for Abu Sulayman, as long as there is no throwing of dust (naq') or lamentation (laqlaha)." (11). Abu 'Ubayd said: (12) Al-laqlaha is raising the voice, and al-naq' is the dust placed upon the head.
Section: As for wailing (nadb), it is the enumeration of the deceased's virtues and what they experience upon his loss, through the use of vocative language;
(9) The first was recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on weeping in the presence of the sick, from the Book of Funerals. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/106. And Muslim, in: Chapter on weeping over the deceased, from the Book of Funerals. Sahih Muslim 2/636. The second was recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) "We are saddened by your departure," from the Book of Funerals. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/105. And Muslim, in: Chapter on his (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mercy toward young children and dependents..., from the Book of Virtues (al-Fada'il). Sahih Muslim 4/1808. It was also recorded in a summarized form by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on weeping over the deceased, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/172. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/194. (10) Recorded by al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the concession to weep over the deceased, from the Chapters on Funerals. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/226. (11) Recorded by al-Bukhari as a ta'liq (hanging report), in: Chapter on what is disliked of wailing over the deceased, from the Book of Funerals. Sahih al-Bukhari 3/102. It was connected (mawsul) by 'Abd al-Razzaq, in: Chapter on patience, weeping, and wailing, from the Book of Funerals. Al-Musannaf 3/558, 559. (12) In copy M: "Abu 'Abd". See also: Gharib al-Hadith 3/275, 276.