Hadith on Graves: Do not sit on graves, do not pray to them

Abu Marthad reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not sit upon the graves and do not pray towards them.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 972

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَجْلِسُوا عَلَى الْقُبُورِ وَلَا تُصَلُّوا إِلَيْهَا

972 صحيح مسلم كتاب الجنائز باب النهي عن الجلوس على القبر والصلاة عليه

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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