Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith 427

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Is it permissible to dig the graves of pagans of the Period of Ignorance, and to use that place as a mosque?

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Darussalam · Volume 1

8 - THE BOOK OF AṢ-ṢALĀT(The Prayer)

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الحديث: 427 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 93

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427. Narrated 'Aishah رضي الله عنها (Umm Ḥabība and Umm Salama رضي الله عنهما) mentioned about a church they had seen in Ethiopia in which there were pictures. They told the Prophet about it, on which he ﷺ said, "If any religious man dies amongst those people they would build a place of worship at his grave and make these pictures in it. They will be the worst creature with Allāh on the Day of Resurrection."

Arabic text

427 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ المُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ المُؤْمِنِينَ، أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ، وَأُمَّ سَلَمَةَ ذَكَرَتَا كَنِيسَةً رَأَيْنَهَا بِالحَبَشَةِ فِيهَا تَصَاوِيرُ، فَذَكَرَتَا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ أُولَئِكَ إِذَا كَانَ فِيهِمُ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ فَمَاتَ، بَنَوْا عَلَى قَبْرِهِ مَسْجِدًا، وَصَوَّرُوا فِيهِ تِلْكَ الصُّوَرَ، فَأُولَئِكَ شِرَارُ الخَلْقِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ»

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