The ruling on wailing over the Deceased after his Death

Question :

Is it permissible to cry over the deceased if the crying contains wailing, slapping the cheeks and tearing the clothes? Does crying have an effect on the deceased?

Answer:

It is not permissible to lament, wail, tear the clothes and strike the cheeks or anything similar to that. This is due to what is confirmed in the Two Sahihs from Ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet said:
"Whoever strikes the cheeks, tears the garments and calls out with the call of pre-Islamic ignorance is not of us."

It is confirmed from the Messenger of Allâh that he cursed the woman who wails and the woman who listens to it. It is also authenticated from him that he said:
"Verily, the deceased is tormented in his grave due to the wailing that is done over him."

In another wording he said:
"Verily, the deceased is tormented in his grave due to the crying of his family over him."

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