Chapter 33.0

Prohibition against sitting and praying on graves

باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْجُلُوسِ، عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَالصَّلاَةِ عَلَيْهِ ‏‏

4 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 971 asahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by Zuhayr bin HarbfromJarir bin 'Abdul Hameed al-RazifromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لأَنْ يَجْلِسَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى جَمْرَةٍ فَتُحْرِقَ ثِيَابَهُ فَتَخْلُصَ إِلَى جِلْدِهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ عَلَى قَبْرٍ ‏

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English translation

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

It is better that one of you should sit on live coals which would burn his clothing and come in contact with his skin than that he should sit on a grave.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sahih Muslim, 971 bsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamilfrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin Muhammad al-DaruradifromMuhammad bin 'Abdullah bin al-Zubair

Hadith text · Matn

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي الدَّرَاوَرْدِيَّ ح وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ عَمْرٌو، النَّاقِدُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ نَحْوَهُ.‏

English translation

A hadith like this has been narrated by Suhail with the same chain of transmitters.

Sahih Muslim, 972 asahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by 'Ali bin Hujr bin Iyas bin Maqatilfromal-Walid bin Muslim al-QuraishifromBsr bin 'UbaidullahfromWathla bin al-'Asqa'

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ تَجْلِسُوا عَلَى الْقُبُورِ وَلاَ تُصَلُّوا إِلَيْهَا ‏

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English translation

Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Do not sit on the graves and do not pray facing towards them.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ، بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sahih Muslim, 972 bsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Mubarakfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Yazid bin JabirfromBsr bin 'UbaidullahfromAbu Idrees al-KhulanifromWathla bin al-'Asqa'

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ تُصَلُّوا إِلَى الْقُبُورِ وَلاَ تَجْلِسُوا عَلَيْهَا‏

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English translation

Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Do not pray facing towards the graves, and do not sit on them.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ الْبَجَلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ، عَنْ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏