Graves in Islam

It is not permissible to make structures over the grave as per Islamic teachings. Q. How should the graves be in Islam? What should be done on visiting the graveyard? Answer. 1.No Solid (Pucca) Structure "Jabir said: ALLAH's Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade (made haraam) that the graves should be plastered or they be used as sitting places (for the people), or a building should be built over them." [Sahih Muslim 2:2116-8] The Messenger of ALLAH (may peace be upon him) made haraam making graves Solid (Pucca) or building structures over them. 2.Maximum height "Abu'l-Hayyaj al-Asadi told that 'Ali (bin Abu Talib) (Razi ALLAH Anhu) said to him: Should I not send you on the same mission as Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent me? Do not leave an image without obliterating it, or a high grave without leveling It. This Hadith has been reported by Habib with the same chain of transmitters and he said: (Do not leave) a picture without obliterating it." [Sahih Muslim 2:2115] Rasool ULLAH (may peace be upon him) sent Ali (Razi ALLAH Anhu) to level the graves. The maximum allowed height is one span as compared to the surrounding area as mentioned in other Hadiths. Today many Muslims go to excuses in making brilliant graves. All such graves, Durgahs, Rozas are clearly against these Hadiths of the Prophet (may peace be upon him). 3.Duaa for visiting the Graveyard Rasool ULLAH (may peace be upon him) mentioned the following Duaa for visiting the graveyard. "As Salaamu alaa Ahlid Diyaar minal Mumineena wal Muslimeen Yarhamullah al Mustaqdimeena minnaa wal Mustakhireen wa in-naa InshaAllahu bikum Laahiqoon " "Peace be upon the inhabitants of this city (graveyard) from among the Believers and the Muslims, and may Allah have mercy on those who have gone ahead of us, and those who come later on, and we shall, God willing, join you." [Sahih Muslim 2:2127] This is what is authentically proven from the Prophet (may peace be upon him). 4.Salaah (Prayer) Prohibited Rasool ULLAH (may peace be upon him) said "All of the earth is a Masjid (place for sajdah, prostration) except graveyards and toilets" [Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood 1:492] Rasool ULLAH (may peace be upon him) further said "Offer some of your prayers in your houses and do not make them graves." [Sahih Bukhari vol 2: no 280, Book of Tahajud chapter 36] 5.No other acts of Ibadah "Narrated `Aisha (Razi ALLAH Anha): When the Prophet (may peace be upon him) became ill, some of

his wives (Razi ALLAH Anhum) talked about a church which they had seen in Ethiopia and it was called Mariya. Um Salma (Razi ALLAH Anha) and Um Habiba (Razi ALLAH Anha) had been to Ethiopia, and both of them narrated its (the Church's) beauty and the pictures it contained. The Prophet (may peace be upon him) raised his head and said, "Those are the people who, whenever a pious man dies amongst them, make a place of worship at his grave and then they make those pictures in it. Those are the worst creatures in the Sight of ALLAH." [Sahih Bukhari vol 2: no 425, Book of Funerals chapter 69] "Narrated `Aisha (Razi ALLAH Anha) and `Abdullah bin `Abbas (Razi ALLAH Anhu): When the last moment of the life of ALLAH's Apostle (may peace be upon him) came he started putting his 'Khamisa' on his face and when he felt hot and short of breath he took it off his face and said, "May Allah curse the Jews and Christians for they built the places of worship at the graves of their Prophets." The Prophet was warning (Muslims) of what those had done." [Sahih Bukhari vol 1: no 427, Book of Salah chapter 55] Rasool ULLAH (may peace be upon him) said "Beware of those who preceded you and used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous men as places of worship, but you must not take graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that." [Sahih Muslim 1:1083] Rasool ULLAH (may peace be upon him) clearly made it haraam to his ummah to take graves as places of worship or put graves in the places of worship. Hence both building a mosque over a grave or putting a grave in a mosque both were made haraam by the Prophet (may peace be upon him). 6.No Reading of the Quran in the graveyards a )When Rasool ULLAH (may peace be upon him) was asked about what to do while visiting the graveyard he only told to read the Duaa mentioned above. He did not tell the Sahabas to read the Quran or certain Surahs of the Quran like Surah Fatiha, Surah Falaq, Surah Nas, Surah Yasin. If we start saying today "No! It is necessary to read the Fatiha there" Then the question that arises is "Why is it that our beloved Messenger Muhammed (may peace be upon him) never told us to do that?" Either he did not know about it (Nauzobillah!) or he knew about it but did not tell us about it! In that case it is as if we are alleging that he did not fulfill his duty of passing the message of ALLAH fully and completely (Nauzobillah)! b) Rasoolullah (may peace be upon him) said "Do not make your houses as graveyards. Satan runs away from the house in which Surah Baqara is recited." [Sahih Muslim 1:1707] He said read Surah Baqara in your homes. When you do that your homes will be "Unlike" graveyards where you should not read Surah Baqara. This Hadith also speaks about the reading of the Quran in the graveyards 7. Can we visit the Mazar, let us know the Hadith of our Prophet (may peace be upon him) regarding raised graves. It is mentioned in Sahih Muslim vol. 2 pp 459-60, No. 2116-2118 Jabir said : Allahs Messenger (may peace be upon him) forbade that the graves should be plastered or, they be used as sitting places (for the people), or a building should be built over them [also Sahih Muslim vol. 2 Hadith No. 2114 (also see 2115)] I heard the messenger of ALLAH (may peace be upon him) commanding (us) to level the grave. So if we cannot construct anything on the grave then how can Mazar exist, and when there is no existence of Mazar, where is the question of visiting it.

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