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1558. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ died, they differed as to whether his grave should have a niche or a ditch in the ground, until they spoke and raised their voices concerning that. Then 'Umar said: 'Do not shout in the presence of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, living or dead,' or words to that effect. So they sent for both the one who made a niche and the one who dug graves without a niche, and the one who used to make a niche came and dug a grave with a niche for the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, then he ﷺ was buried." (Hasan)
[1] See no. 1628.
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It is known from the discussion of the Companions that both types of graves were correct in their view. The important issue for them was only about which type of grave should be chosen for Allāh's Messenger ﷺ.
When there are two aspects of a matter which are almost similar to each other in legality, in that case they should adopt such a method to solve the difference with mutual consent and both parties are satisfied.
It is from among the due respect to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ that one was not allowed to speak loud in his presence, and this rule is still in force even after his death. Therefore talking with a loud voice near the Prophet's grave and quarrelsome arguments must be avoided.
