Graves القبور

Hadith on Graves: Visiting the dead softens the heart

Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I had prohibited you from visiting the graves, but it occurred to me that now you may

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Umar on Idolatry: The Caliph hides the grave of Prophet Daniel

Anas reported: When they liberated Tustar, they found a man with a long nose in a coffin. The people were seeking victory and seeking rain through him. Abu Musa wrote

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Hadith on Shirk: Effacing graven images, leveling high graves

Abu al-Hayyaj reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib said to me, “Shall I not send you upon the mission with which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him,

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Hadith on Qubur: Forbidden to build, sit, or pray over graves

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited building over graves, sitting upon them, or praying over them. Source: Musnad Abī Ya’lá 1020

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Hadith on Salat: Ritual prayer forbidden at graveyards

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibited praying amongst the graves. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 1698 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَنَسِ

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Hadith on Trials: Seek refuge from tribulations, torment of grave

Zayd ibn Thabit reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, this nation will be put to trial in their graves. Were it not that you would

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Hadith on Taqwa: Godfearing pious are closest to the Prophet

Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched him to Yemen, he went out with him to instruct Mu’adh as he was

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Hadith on Shirk: Origins of idolatry in grave worship, graven images

Aisha reported: Umm Habibah and Umm Salamah mentioned a church they saw in Abyssinia that had graven images in it. They mentioned it to the Prophet, peace and blessings be

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Hadith on Graves: Supplication for visiting graveyards

Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to teach them as they went to visit the graves, saying to their inhabitants, “Peace be upon

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Hadith on Funerals: Supplicating benefits believers in grave

Uthman ibn Affan reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when he finished burying the deceased, he would stand over them and say, “Seek forgiveness for your brothers

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Hadith on Nawafil: Perform Sunan prayers in your home

Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Perform your voluntary prayers in your houses, and do not take your houses as graves.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī

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Hadith on Death: Angels receive the souls of righteous or wicked

Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, when the believer is ready to depart the world and is facing the Hereafter, angels from

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Hadith on Funerals: Glorify and exalt Allah upon burial of deceased

Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: We went out with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on the day Sa’d ibn Mu’adh passed away. When the Prophet prayer

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Hadith on Hereafter: Deceased in grave shown their fate at Judgment

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, when one of you dies, he is shown his place morning and evening. If he

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Hadith on Hifz: Tremendous rewards for memorizing Quran

Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the Quran will meet its companion on the Day of Resurrection, when his grave is cleaved

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Hadith on Qubur: Great rewards or punishments in the grave

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the believer in his grave is within a green meadow. His grave welcomes him with

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Hadith on Death: Munkar and Nakir questions souls in the grave

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the deceased is buried in his grave, two black and blue angels come to him.

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