05-10-2007, 07:50 PM
Bismillah
Alhamdulelah I found a hadeeth inlcuded in a fatwa, I will post the hadeeth here and link to the fatwa since it is actually really crucial. BTW it is based on Ibn Taymeya.
It is reported in al-Saheeh that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “he is not one of us who strikes his cheeks, rends his garments and prays with the prayer of Jaahiliyyah.” And he said: “I have nothing to do with those who strike [their cheeks], shave [their heads] and rend [their garments].” And he said: “If the woman who wails does not repent before she dies, she will be raised up on the Day of Resurrection wearing trousers made of tar and a shirt of scabs.” In al-Musnad, it is reported from Faatimah bint al-Husayn, from her father al-Husayn, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There is no man who suffers a calamity, and when he remembers it, even if it is old, he says ‘Innaa Lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji’oon (Truly, to Allaah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return),’ but Allaah will give a reward equal to the reward He gave him on the day he suffered the calamity.”
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=40...&txt=grief
This is the link to the full fatwa.
You know what? Karabala I m really grateful to Allah for giving me this chance of talking to u one to one, I was always looking to such a chance. May Allah Allow us all to improve.