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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Jana''iz (Funerals)

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1052

Chapter: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Plaster Graves And Write On Them

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1052

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الأَسْوَدِ أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ

تُجَصَّصَ الْقُبُورُ وَأَنْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَيْهَا وَأَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَيْهَا وَأَنْ تُوطَأَ ‏

Jabir narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah prohibited plastering graves, writing on them, building over them, and treading on them."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1052).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( نَهَى أَنْ تُجَصَّصَ الْقُبُورُ ) بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُولِ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ : نَهَى عَنْ تَقْصِيصِ الْقُبُورِ بِالْقَافِ وَالصَّادَيْنِ الْمُهْمَلَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ بِمَعْنَى التَّجْصِيصِ وَالْقَصَّةُ هِيَ الْجِصُّ ( وَأَنْ يُكْتَبَ عَلَيْهَا ) بِالْبِنَاءِ لِلْمَفْعُولِ , قَالَ أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ السِّنْدِيُّ فِي شَرْحِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ : يَحْتَمِلُ النَّهْيَ عَنْ الْكِتَابَةِ مُطْلَقًا , كَكِتَابِ اِسْمِ صَاحِبِ الْقَبْرِ وَتَارِيخِ وَفَاتِهِ أَوْ كِتَابَةِ شَيْءٍ مِنْ الْقُرْآنِ وَأَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ لِلتَّبَرُّكِ , لِاحْتِمَالِ أَنْ يُوطَأَ أَوْ يَسْقُطَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ فَيَصِيرَ تَحْتَ الْأَرْجُلِ. قَالَ الْحَاكِمُ بَعْدَ تَخْرِيجِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فِ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1052
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 1052
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1052
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1052

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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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