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

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1056

Chapter: What has been related about it being disliked for women to visit the graves

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1056

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

لَعَنَ زَوَّارَاتِ الْقُبُورِ ‏

Abu Hurairah narrated:

"Indeed the Messenger of Allah cursed the women who visit the graves."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1056) and Ahmad (No. 8095, 8098).

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1056
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 1056
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1056
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 1056

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1770

Abu Huraira said God's messenger cursed women who visited graves. Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition. He added that some learned men consider this was before the Prophet gave licence to visit graves, and when he gave it both men and women…

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم لعن زوارات الْقُبُورِ. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيح وَقَالَ: قَدْ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (5)
  • إعلام العالم بعد رسوخه بناسخ الحديث ومنسوخه (152)لَعَنَ زَوَّارَاتِ الْقُبُورِ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (3512)لَعَنَ زَوَّارَاتِ الْقُبُورِ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (3513)لَعَنَ زَوَّارَاتِ الْقُبُورِ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (1871)لَعَنَ زَوَّارَاتِ الْقُبُورِ .
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (6533)لُعِنَ زَوَّارَاتُ الْقُبُورِ

On the same subject

Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 740

Ibn ‘Abbas said that God’s Messenger cursed women who visited graves, people who put mosques there and those who lit lamps there. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Nasa’i transmitted it.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَائِرَاتِ الْقُبُورِ وَالْمُتَّخِذِينَ عَلَيْهَا الْمَسَاجِدَ وَالسُّرُجَ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 7 other versions

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