Question 3: There are those who say, “If a hadith clashes with a verse of the Qur’an, it must be rejected, whatever its degree of authenticity.” As an illustration they cite the Prophet’s saying, “The deceased is certainly punished because of the crying of his family over him” 1, and they argue on the basis of ʿĀʾishah’s reply—may Allah be pleased with her—invoking the verse, “No bearer shall bear the burden of another” (Fatir 18). How, then, should we respond to such a claim?

Answer: Rejecting this hadith is part of the wider problem of dismissing the Sunnah in favor of the Qur’an, a tendency that signals a serious deviation.

As for this particular hadith—especially in light of those who rely on ʿĀʾishah’s report—our reply is two-fold:

First, from the perspective of hadith criticism, there is no legitimate way to discard it, for two reasons:

1. It is transmitted with an authentic chain from Ibn ʿUmar—may Allah be pleased with them both.

2. Ibn ʿUmar was not alone in narrating it. His father ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab also related it, and they themselves were not its only transmitters, for al-Mughīrah ibn Shuʿbah likewise reported it. These are the chains that presently come to mind, and they show that the narration has multiple routes