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Al-Haafiz Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Every Muslim should mourn the killing of al-Husayn (may Allaah be pleased with him), for he is one of the leaders of the Muslims, one of the scholars of the Sahaabah, and the son of the daughter of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who was the best of his daughters. He was a devoted worshipper, and a courageous and generous man. But there is nothing good in what the Shi’ah do of expressing distress and grief, most of which may be done in order to show off. The best that can be said when remembering these and similar calamities is that which ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated from his grandfather the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who said: “There is no Muslim who is afflicted by a calamity and when he remembers it, even if it was in the dim and distant past, he says Inna Lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon (verily to Allaah we belong and unto Him is our return), but Allaah will give him a reward like that of the day when it befell him.” Narrated by Imam Ahmad and Ibn Majaah, end quote from al-Bidaayah wa’l-Nihaayah (8/221).

Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "He who slaps his cheeks, tears his clothes and follows the ways and traditions of the Days of Ignorance is not of us.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Abu Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger Of Allah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "I have no connection with one who shaves, shouts and tears his clothing in grief or affication." [Saheeh Muslim]

Asid bin Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A woman who had taken a pledge of allegiance at the hand of the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: "Among the matters in respect of which we gave the Messenger of Allah the pledge not to disobey him in any Ma`ruf [i.e., all that Islam ordains (V:60:12)] was that we should not slap our faces, bewail, tear our clothes up and tear out our hair (in grief).'' [Abu Dawud]

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Two things are signs of disbelief on the part of those who indulge in them: Slandering one's lineage and wailing over the dead.'' [Muslim]

Abu Burdah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: (My father) Abu Musa got seriously ill and lost his consciousness. His head was in the lap of a woman of the family and she began to wail. When Abu Musa recovered his consciousness, he said: "I am innocent of those from whom Messenger of Allah (PBUH) is innocent. Verily, the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) declared himself free of (the responsibility) for a woman who wails, shaves her head and tears up her clothes.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Umm `Atiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: At the time of giving the pledge of allegiance, the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) took from us an oath that we would not wail. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

An-Nu`man bin Bashir (May Allah be pleased with them) said: When `Abdullah bin Rawahah (May Allah be pleased with him) became unconscious, his sister began to weep and shout: "Alas! For the mountain among men. Alas! for such and such (mentioning his virtuous qualities).'' When he recovered his consciousness, he said: "I was asked (disapprovingly, by the angels) about everything you said concerning me whether I am as you said.'' [Al-Bukhari]

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Because of the killing of al-Husayn (may Allaah be pleased with him), shaytaan caused the people to introduce the innovation of mourning and wailing on the day of ‘Ashoora’, by slapping the cheeks, weeping, and reciting eulogies. And every innovation is a going astray. None of the four imams of the Muslims or any other (scholars) regarded either of these things as mustahabb. End quote from Minhaaj al-Sunnah (4/554)