Sahih Muslim Book - 11, Hadith - 2137

حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الصَّدَفِىُّ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ الْعَامِرِىُّ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الأَنْصَارِىِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ اشْتَكَى سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ شَكْوَى لَهُ فَأَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَعُودُهُ مَعَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَسَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَدَهُ فِى غَشِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ « أَقَدْ قَضَى ». قَالُوا لاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَبَكَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْقَوْمُ بُكَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بَكَوْا فَقَالَ « أَلاَ تَسْمَعُونَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُعَذِّبُ بِدَمْعِ الْعَيْنِ وَلاَ بِحُزْنِ الْقَلْبِ وَلَكِنْ يُعَذِّبُ بِهَذَا - وَأَشَارَ إِلَى لِسَانِهِ - أَوْ يَرْحَمُ ».

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said: "Sa'd bin 'Ubadah fell sick and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) came to visit him with 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf, Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas and 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud. When he entered upon him, he found him unconscious and he said: 'Has he died?' They said: 'No, O Messenger of Allah.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) wept, and when the people saw the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) weeping, they also wept. He said: 'Have you not heard? Allah does not punish for the tears of the eye or the grief of the heart, rather He punishes for this' - and he pointed to his tongue - 'or shows mercy (because of it)."'