Sunan Abu Dawud Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz)

Sunan Abu Dawud 3227

Chapter: Building Structures Over Graves

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 3227

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ ‏"

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Allah's curse to be on the Jews, they made the graves of their Prophets mosques.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3227), Al-Bukhari (No. 437), Muslim (No. 530a, 530b), An-Nasa’i (No. 2047), Malik (No. 1617) and Ahmad (No. 7492, 7497, 7501, 8433, 8781, 9473, 10297, 10298).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَاتَلَ اللَّه الْيَهُود ) : زَادَ الْمُسْلِم " وَالنَّصَارَى " وَمَعْنَى قَاتَلَ قَتَلَ , وَقِيلَ لَعَنَ , فَإِنَّهُ وَرَدَ بِلَفْظِ اللَّعْن ( اِتَّخَذُوا ) : جُمْلَة مُسْتَأْنَفَة عَلَى سَبِيل الْبَيَان لِمُوجِبِ الْمُقَاتَلَة , كَأَنَّهُ قِيلَ مَا سَبَب مُقَاتَلَتهمْ فَأُجِيبَ بِقَوْلِهِ اِتَّخَذُوا ( مَسَاجِد ) : أَيْ قِبْلَة لِلصَّلَاةِ يُصَلُّونَ إِلَيْهَا أَوْ بَنَوْا مَسَاجِد عَلَيْهَا يُصَلُّونَ فِيهَا وَإِلَى الثَّانِي يَمِيل كَلَام الْمُصَنِّف حَيْثُ ذَكَرَهُ فِي بَاب الْبِنَاء عَلَى الْقَبْر , وَلَعَلَّ وَجْه الْكَرَاهَة أَنَّهُ قَدْ يُفْضِي إِلَى عِبَادَة نَفْس الْقَبْر اِنْتَهَى. وَتَقَدَّمَ بَعْض الْبَيَان فِي بَاب تَسْوِيَة الْقَبْر , قَالَهُ فِي فَتْح الْوَدُود. قَالَ الْ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 3227
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Bukhari (437) Sahih Muslim (530)	The hadith	No. 3227
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3227

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 437

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "May Allah's curse be on the Jews for they built the places of worship at the graves of their Prophets."

قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 530a

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Let Allah destroy the Jews for they have taken the graves of their apostles as places of worship.

قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 530b

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Let there be curse of Allah upon the Jews and the Christians for they have taken the graves of their apostles as places of worship.

لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 2047

"May Allah curse the Jews and Christians who took the graves of their prophets as Masjids." (Sahih) Chpater 107. It Is Disliked to Walk Between Grave Wearing Sibtiyah Sandals

"‏ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 1617

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail ibn Abi Hakim that he heard Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz say, "One of the last things that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said was, 'May Allah fight the jews and the christians. They took the graves of their Prophets as places of…

"‏ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ لاَ يَبْقَيَنَّ دِينَانِ بِأَرْضِ الْعَرَبِ ‏"

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 7492