good deed} (20). Ahmad said: 'It is wailing.' The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) cursed the wailing woman and the woman who listens to her (21). Umm 'Atiyyah said: 'The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took a pledge from us at the time of the bay'ah (oath of allegiance) that we would not wail.' Agreed upon (22). And from Abu Musa, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) [disassociated himself from the one who raises her voice (saliqah), the one who shaves her head (haliqah), and the one who tears her garment (shaqqah) (23). The saliqah is the one who raises her voice. And from Ibn Mas'ud, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)] (24), said: 'He is not one of us who strikes the cheeks, tears the garments, and calls out with the call of the Jahiliyyah.' Agreed upon (25). And because that resembles complaining (26), seeking help, and discontent.
(20) Surah al-Mumtahanah 12. (21) Recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on wailing, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/172. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/65. (22) In copy M: "'alayhinna" (against them). It was recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on what is forbidden regarding wailing and weeping and the prohibition thereof, from the Book of Funerals, and in: Chapter on the interpretation of Surah al-Mumtahanah, from the Book of Exegesis, and in: Chapter on the pledge of women, from the Book of Judgments. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/106, 6/187, 9/99. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the severity regarding wailing, from the Book of Funerals. Sahih Muslim 2/645, 646. It was also recorded by al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on the pledge of women, from the Book of Allegiance. Al-Mujtaba 7/134. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 5/84, 85, 6/408. (23) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on what is forbidden regarding shaving [the head] during a calamity, from the Book of Funerals. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/103. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the prohibition of striking the cheeks... etc., from the Book of Faith. Sahih Muslim 1/100, 101. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on wailing, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/173. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on tearing the garments, from the Book of Funerals. Al-Mujtaba 4/18. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what was narrated regarding the prohibition of striking the cheeks and tearing the garments, from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/505. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 4/396, 397, 404, 416. (24) Omitted from M. (25) In the original manuscript: "'alayha" (upon it). It was recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on 'He is not one of us who tears the garments', Chapter on 'He is not one of us who strikes the cheeks', and Chapter on what is forbidden regarding calling out with woe and the call of Jahiliyyah during a calamity, from the Book of Funerals, and in: Chapter on what is forbidden regarding the call of Jahiliyyah, from the Book of Virtues. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/103, 104, 4/223. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the prohibition of striking the cheeks..., from the Book of Faith. Sahih Muslim 1/99. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what was narrated regarding the prohibition of striking the cheeks..., from the Chapters of Funerals. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/220. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on the call of Jahiliyyah, Chapter on striking the cheeks, and Chapter on tearing the garments, from the Book of Funerals. Al-Mujtaba 4/17, 18. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what was narrated regarding the prohibition of striking the cheeks..., from the Book of Funerals. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/505. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/386, 432, 442, 456. (26) In copy M: "al-zulm" (injustice).
