Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Some people will intercede for two or three persons, while some will intercede for only one."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rabi’ bin Mu’awwiz (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When people offer the funeral prayer for a deceased person and praise him, Allah Almighty says: I have enforced the testimony of My servants based on the good deeds which they know, and I have forgiven the bad deeds which they do not know."

Muhammad bin Ziyad Al-Hani says: When the people who possess the ruling of martyrdom were mentioned in the presence of Abu ‘Unbah Khawlani, those present mentioned people who died from abdominal illness, those who died from plague, and women who died during childbirth. But Abu ‘Unbah became angry and said: The noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated to us from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said:“The trustworthy people among the creation of Allah are the witnesses of Allah on earth, whether they are martyrs or those who die a natural death.”

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that people praised a funeral that passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“(Paradise) has become obligatory.”After that, people spoke ill of another funeral that passed by, and upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“(Hell) has become obligatory.”And then he said:“You are witnesses over one another.”

Sayyiduna Yazid bin Shajarah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out with a funeral. The people spoke good words about the deceased and praised him. At that moment, Jibreel (the trustworthy) came and said: "This man was not as the people are saying, but you are Allah’s witnesses on earth, so (in view of your testimony) Allah forgave even those sins of his which these people did not know about."

Abu Tamimah Hajimi narrates that a man from our tribe said: I searched for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) but was not successful, (eventually) I sat down. Suddenly, my gaze fell upon a group of people, among whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was also present, but I did not recognize him. A man was reconciling between them; when he finished, some people walked with him and said: O Messenger of Allah! Upon seeing this, I recognized the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeted him thus:“ «عليك السلام يا رسول الله، عليك السلام يا رسول الله، عليك السلام يا رسول الله» Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah... (said three times).”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Indeed, «عليكم السلام» is the greeting of the dead.”(The Prophet [peace and blessings be upon him] said this sentence three times.) When a Muslim greets his brother, he should say «السلام عليكم ورحمة الله» .”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), replying to my greeting, said:“ «وعليك ورحمة الله، وعليك ورحمة الله، وعليك ورحمة الله» And peace and Allah’s mercy be upon you... (said three times).”

Sayyiduna Mahmud bin Labid (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The day the son of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Ibrahim, passed away, there was a solar eclipse. The eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were filled with tears. The noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah! Even though you are the Messenger of Allah, are you also weeping? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am only a human being. Tears flow from the eyes, and the heart is full of humility and submission, but we will not say anything that would displease the Lord. O Ibrahim! By Allah! We are grieved because of your (separation)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lifted his daughter, who was in the throes of death. He took her in his lap and then held her to his chest, and in the meantime, she passed away. Umm Ayman (may Allah be pleased with her) began to wail and cry out. It was said to her, "Do you cry in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" She addressed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Do I not see you weeping?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "I am not weeping; this is merely a sign of mercy. A believer is in goodness in every situation; his breath is departing from his sides and he is praising Allah, the Exalted."

Abdullah bin Abu Malikah says: I was with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), and we were waiting for the funeral of Umm Aban bint Uthman bin Affan. Amr bin Uthman was also with him. Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) arrived, guided by a leader. I think his guide informed him about the gathering of Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He came forward and sat with me. Now I was between Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). A sound (of weeping) came from the house. Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The deceased is punished because of the weeping of his family over him."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: We were on a journey with the Commander of the Faithful, Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). When we reached the place of Baida, he saw a man under the shade of a tree and ordered me: Go and see who this man is. I went and saw that it was Suhaib. I returned and informed him that it was Suhaib. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Tell him to join us. I said: He has his wife and children with him. He said: Even if he has his wife and children, he should still join us. When we reached Madinah, after a few days, the Commander of the Faithful was attacked. Suhaib came and said: Oh my brother! Oh my companion! Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that the deceased is punished because of the weeping of his family over him?

(Hearing this) I went to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and presented before her the hadith narrated by Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: By Allah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not narrate any such hadith that the deceased is punished because of someone’s weeping. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah increases the punishment of the disbeliever because of the weeping of his family over him." Then Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: He is Allah who makes one laugh and cry (and no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another).

Whereas in the narration of Ayyub, which he narrated from Ibn Abu Malikah and he from Qasim, it is mentioned that when Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) came to know about the hadith of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), she said: The companions from whom you narrate hadith to me are neither liars nor were they ever rejected, but mistakes can occur in hearing.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the woman who scratches her face, tears her collar, and calls for destruction and ruin.