Sahih Muslim Book 4, Hadith Number 2018.

Chapter : The dead body is punished for the lamentation of his family.

Ibn ‘Umar reported: When ‘Umar was wounded he fainted, and there was a loud lamentation over him. When he regained consciousness he said: Didn’t you know that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: “The dead is punished because of the weeping of the living”?

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