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Sunan Ibn MajahChapters Regarding Funerals

Sunan Ibn Majah 1564

Chapter: What was narrated concerning the prohibition of building over graves, plastering over them and writing on them

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1564

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقَاشِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُخَيْمِرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

نَهَى أَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَى الْقَبْرِ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade building structures over graves.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1564).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( أَنْ يُبْنَى ) يَحْتَمِل أَنَّ الْمُرَاد الْبِنَاء عَلَى نَفْس الْقَبْر لِيَرْتَفِع عَنْ أَنْ يَنَالهُ بِالْوَطْءِ كَمَا يَفْعَلهُ كَثِير مِنْ النَّاس وَالْبِنَاء حَوْله وَفِي الزَّوَائِد رِجَال إِسْنَاده صَحِيح وَرِجَاله ثِقَات وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1564
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 1564
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1564
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1564

Other versions

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (6224)نَهَى أَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَى الْقَبْرِ ، أَوْ يُزَادَ عَلَيْهِ ، أَوْ يُجَصَّصَ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (3242)يُبْنَى عَلَى الْقَبْرِ

On the same subject

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1767

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that the graves should be plastered (made into permanent structures), used as sitting places (for the people) or building over them. [Muslim].

عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يجصص القبر، وأن يقعد عليه، وأن يبنى عليه‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 4 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3226

'Uthman said: "or anything added to it." Sulaiman b. Musa said: "or anything written on it." Musaddad did not mention in his version the words "or anything added to it." Abu Dawud said: The word "and that" (wa an) remained hidden to me.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، وَعَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ أَبُو…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 2027

"The Messenger of Allah forbade building over graves, making them larger or plastering over them." (One of two narrators) Sulaiman bin Musa added: "Or writing on them."

‏ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَى الْقَبْرِ، أَوْ يُزَادَ عَلَيْهِ، أَوْ يُجَصَّصَ ‏.‏ زَادَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى ‏:‏ أَوْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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