1659 – Abu Burdah reported: Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī, may Allah be pleased with him, fell ill and lost consciousness while his head was in the lap of a woman from his household. She began to scream in a piercing wail, and he was unable to say anything to her. When he came round he said, “I absolve myself of anyone from whom the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, absolved himself. The Messenger of Allah is free of al-sāliqa (the woman who raises her voice in lament), al-hāliqah (the woman who shaves her head because of a calamity), and al-shāqqah (the woman who tears her garment).” Agreed upon.

1660 – Al-Mughīrah ibn Shuʿbah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, “Whoever is lamented over with wailing will be punished on the Day of Resurrection for that wailing.” Agreed upon.

1661 – Umm ʿAṭiyyah Nasībah bint al-Ḥārith, may Allah be pleased with her, said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, took from us, when he accepted our pledge, that we would not wail. Agreed upon.

1662 – Al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: ʿAbd