And we say: the reasoning mentioned also applies to her—indeed, it applies to her more strongly—for she is one person, whereas they are two. Moreover, there is a third with them: al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah. See his hadith in Rulings on Funerals (41/7). And there is a fourth: Imran ibn Husayn; Rulings on Funerals (40/6). Thus, declaring all of these mistaken on account of one individual is as far from correctness as can be.

But I say that there is no need to declare the Mother of the Believers, Aishah, mistaken. Rather, she reported what she heard from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and perhaps this was in connection with the death of one of the Jewish disbelievers or others. It should be understood that there is no contradiction between her hadith and that of the group, for the term “the deceased” in their wording plainly includes the disbeliever. And Allah knows best.

As for her citing the saying of Allah Most High, “No bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another,” this objection does not apply to every deceased person. Rather, it concerns the deceased who did not forbid his family from weeping over him, while knowing that this was their custom, and similar interpretations that are necessary to resolve the alleged contradiction. And Allah knows best. *

3512—“Indeed, Allah grants respite to the oppressor; then, when He seizes him, He does not let him escape.” He then recited:

“Such is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are wrongdoing. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe.”

Recorded by al-Bukhari (4686), Muslim (8/19), Ibn Hibban (7/307/5153), al-Tirmidhi (8/271), al-Nasai in al-Sunan al-Kubra (6/365/11245), Ibn Majah (4018), al-Bayhaqi (6/94), and al-Baghawi in Sharh al-Sunnah (14/358), all through the chain of Abu Burdah, from Abu Musa, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ... and he then mentioned it. *