What WasNarrated Concerning TheProhibition Of Walking OrSitting On Graves
Darussalam · Volume 2
6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding FuneralsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1567 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 499
Source no. 1567 · Volume 4 · Page 67
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صحيح، الإرواء (٦٣) ، الأحكام (٤٠٩)
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1567. It was narrated from 'Uqbah bin 'Âmir that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'If I were to walk on a live coal or a sword, or if I were to sew my shoes to my feet, that would be better for me than walking on the grave of a Muslim. And I see no difference between relieving myself in the midst of the graves or in the middle of the marketplace.'" (Da'if)
1567 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْيَزَنِيِّ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَأَنْ أَمْشِيَ عَلَى جَمْرَةٍ، أَوْ سَيْفٍ، أَوْ أَخْصِفَ نَعْلِي بِرِجْلِي، أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَمْشِيَ عَلَى قَبْرِ مُسْلِمٍ، وَمَا أُبَالِي أَوَسْطَ الْقُبُورِ قَضَيْتُ حَاجَتِي، أَوْ وَسْطَ السُّوقِ»
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Relieving oneself in the cemetery is a very bad deed. Some of the scholars understood the meaning as mentioned in the Hadith, and some said it means sitting over a grave as we sit at a high place, because it is insulting to the deceased. Another meaning of sitting at graves is dedicating oneself for attending the graves. Being a dedicated attendee of the graves is also forbidden according to other authentic proofs.