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RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 175 not punish the shedding of tears or the grief of the heart, but punishes or forgives the utterances of this; and he pointed to his tongue (Bokhari and. Muslim). 930. This hadith is part of No. 29. 931. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet came to his son Ibrahim when he was in extremity and his eyes began to run, whereupon Abdur Rahman ibn. Auf exclaimed: Messenger of Allah, even you? The Holy Prophet said: Ibn. Auf, this is but the tenderness of the heart. He wept again and said: The eye sheds tears and the heart is sorrowful, but we utter only that which should please our Lord. We are indeed grieved, Ibrahim, by thy parting (Bokhari). 153. . On Safeguarding Knowledge of the Condition of a Dead Body 932. Abi Rafi' Aslam, freedman of the Holy Prophet, relates that the. Holy Prophet said: He who washes a dead body and safeguards his knowledge of it is forgiven by Allah forty times (Hakim). 154. . On Participating in Funeral Prayers 933. This hadith is the same as No. 36. 934. This hadith is the same as No. 37. 935. Umm Atiyyah relates: We were forbidden to follow funerals but the prohibition was not harsh (Bokhari and Muslim). 155. . On the Desirability of large Participation in Funeral Prayers 936. Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet said: If as many as a hundred. Muslims should participate in the funeral service of a person who dies, all of them interceding for him, their intercession would be granted (Muslim). 937. . This hadith is the same as No. 433. 938. Marthad ibn Abdullah Yazni relates that when Malik ibn. Hubairah conducting a funeral service found a paucity of participants he would divide them into three rows, explaining that the Holy Prophet had said:. If three rows of suppliants pray for the deliverance of a deceased person he would be admitted to Paradise (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi).