What Is The Ruling On Crying And Mourning After A Dead Person?

What is the ruling on crying and mourning after a dead person?

Crying after a dead person is an expression of the feeling of compassion bestowed by Allah. The Prophet Muhammad (saw) also cried when his son Ibrahim died and shed tears when he was informed about one of his grandchildren who was about to die. When he was asked about the reason he said, “It is mercy which Allah has lodged in the hearts of His slaves, and Allah is merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others).” (Bukhari, Jana’iz, 43; Muslim, Jana’iz, 11, 12; Abu Dawud, Jana’iz, 28) But crying loudly and screaming after a person by tearing clothes is not permissible. The Prophet Muhammad (saw) said, “Those who tear his clothes, hit his face or cheeks, or do the practices of the Age of Ignorance when they face with calamity are not one of us.” (Abu Dawud, Jana’iz, 29) It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) cursed the woman who scratches her face and rends her garment and cries that she is doomed (i.e. because of the death of this person). (Ibn Majah, Jana’iz, 52).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA