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كتاب الجنائز
Chapters Regarding Funerals
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ شَىْءٌ .
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade writing anything on graves.”
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- Hadith 1562
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade plastering over graves.”
- Hadith 1564
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade building structures over graves.
- Hadith 1561
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) marked the grave of ‘Uthman bin Maz’un with a rock.
- Hadith 1565
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer, then he came to the grave of the deceased and scattered three…
- Hadith 1560
“Dig the grave deep, make it spacious and prepare it well.”
- Hadith 1566
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If one of you were to sit on a live coal that burns him, that would be better for him than if he were to sit on a grave.”