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Riyad as-Salihin, 1757

Abu Marthad Kannaz bin Husain (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "Do not offer Salat (prayer) facing the graves and do not sit on them." <b>[Muslim]</b>.

عن أبي مرثد كناز بن الحصين رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول‏:‏ ‏

‏لا تصلوا إلى القبور، ولا تجلسوا عليها‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Book 17, Hadith 247
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) It is prohibited to pray facing the graves or sit on them.<br> 2) It is not permissible to extol the graves and turn them into places of worship, for this is a path to polytheism. It is also not permissible to insult and debase them, as Muslims enjoy inviolability while alive or dead. So, we should not go to extremes or fall into negligence. Indeed, the religion of Allah lies in the middle between two extremes, a truth between two falsehoods, and a guidance between two ways of misguidance.
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