Sahih Muslim, 972 b
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
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
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 11, Hadith 127
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 4, Hadith 2122 (deprecated numbering scheme)