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Riyad as-SalihinThe Book of the Prohibited actions

Riyad as-Salihin 1767

Chapter: Prohibition of Plastering and Building over the Graves

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1767

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

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].

Reported by Muslim (No. 970a, 970b). Cited in Riyad as-Salihin (No. 1767).

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 970b

A hadith like this has been transmitted on the authority of Jabir b. 'Abdullah.

وَحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 579

Jabir (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited whitening a grave with plaster, to sit on it or to build over it (such as a dome).’ Related by Muslim.

وَلِمُسْلِمٍ عَنْهُ: { نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أَنْ يُجَصَّصَ الْقَبْرُ, وَأَنْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ, وَأَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَيْهِ } 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه مسلم (970)‏.‏

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1697

Jabir said God’s messenger forbade that graves should be plastered with gypsum, that any erection should be built over them, and that people should sit on them. Muslim transmitted it.

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُجَصَّصَ الْقَبْرُ وَأَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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  • مسند عبد بن حميد (1082)أَنْ يُجَصَّصُ الْقَبْرُ ، وَأنْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ ، وَأنْ يُبْنَى عَلَيْهِ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (11526)نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُجَصَّصَ الْقَبْرُ , وَأَنْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ , وَأَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَيْهِ .

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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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