Darussalam · Volume 3
BOOK 20. THE BOOKOF FUNERALSSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3234 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 218
Source no. 3234 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح الأحكام (١٨٧ - ١٨٨)
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3234. It was narrated that Abū Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came to the grave of his mother and wept, and those who were around him also wept. Then the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: 'I asked my Lord, Exalted is He, for permission to pray for forgiveness for her, but He did not give me permission. Then I asked for permission to visit her grave, and He gave me permission. So visit graves, for they remind one of death.'" (Sahih)
3234 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَنْبَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيَسَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْرَ أُمِّهِ فَبَكَى، وَأَبْكَى مَنْ حَوْلَهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي تَعَالَى عَلَى أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهَا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي، فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَهَا فَأَذِنَ لِي، فَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ فَإِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُ بِالْمَوْتِ»
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A visit to the graves makes man remember the transient nature of the world and of the certainty of the Hereafter, and it also imparts tenderness to the heart.