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What WasNarrated Concerning TheProhibition Of Building OverGraves, Plastering OverThem And Writing On Them

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6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding Funerals

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الحديث: 1562 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 498

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1562. It was narrated that Jâbir said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forbade plastering over graves." (Sahih)

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1562 - حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: «نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ تَجْصِيصِ الْقُبُورِ»

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Only the grave's soil should be placed in the grave; putting extra soil, plastering, using baked bricks and building it up is prohibited. It is known from this Hadith that writing or inscribing the name and date of death of the deceased is also prohibited. Placing a stone or something else is a sufficient sign to recognise a grave.