أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ يَعْنِي الطَّائِيَّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَبْرٍ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَی مَيِّتٍ فَبَکَی النِّسَائُ فَقَالَ جَبْرٌ أَتَبْکِينَ مَا دَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسًا قَالَ دَعْهُنَّ يَبْکِينَ مَا دَامَ بَيْنَهُنَّ فَإِذَا وَجَبَ فَلَا تَبْکِيَنَّ بَاکِيَةٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3203
It was narrated from Jabr that he entered with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم upon someone who was dying, and the women were weeping. Jabr said: “Are you weeping when the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم is sitting here?” He said: “Let them weep so long as he is among them, but if he dies no one should weep for him.”(Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020