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him. When he approached his door, he stopped, and we saw awoman coming towards him. He (the narrator) said: I think herecognized her. When she went away, we came to know that shewas Fatimah. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said toher: What brought you out of your house, Fatimah? She replied:I came to the people of this house, Apostle of Allah, and Ishowed pity and expressed my condolences to them for theirdeceased relation. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)said: You might have gone to the graveyard with them. Shereplied: I seek refuge in Allah! I heard you referring to whatyou mentioned. He said: If you had gone to the graveyard...Hethen mentioned severe words about it. I then asked Rabi'ah (anarrator of this tradition) about al−kuda (stony land). Hereplied: I think it means the graves.Book 20, Number 3122:Narrated AbuSa'id al−Khudri: The Apostle of Allah(peace_be_upon_him) cursed the wailing woman and the woman wholistens to her.Book 20, Number 3124:Narrated AbuMusa: Yazid ibn Aws said: I entered upon AbuMusawhile he was at the point of death. His wife began to weep orwas going to weep. AbuMusa said to her: Did you not hear whatthe Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said? She said: Yes.The narrator said: She then kept silence. When AbuMusa died,Yazid said: I met the woman and asked her: What did AbuMusamean when he said to you: Did you not hear what the Apostle ofAllah (peace_be_upon_him) and the you kept silence? Shereplied: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: He whoshaves (his head), shouts and tears his clothing does notbelong to us.Book 20, Number 3125:Narrated A woman who took oath of allegiance: Usayd ibnAbuUsayd, reported on the authority of a woman who took oathof allegiance (to the Prophet): One of the oaths which theApostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) received from us about