Sayyidah Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) states that when this verse was revealed: "When the believing women come to you to pledge allegiance" [Surah al-Mumtahanah: 12] up to these words of Allah: "and that they will not disobey you", refraining from wailing was among the terms of this pledge. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Except for the family of so-and-so (grant me permission), for they supported me (by weeping in my grief) in the time of Jahiliyyah, so I must repay them in kind. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Except for the family of so-and-so (that is, you are permitted to go to them)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) states: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Three things are among (the deeds of) disbelief in Allah: tearing the collar (of one's garment), wailing over the dead, and slandering someone's lineage." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.