Sunday, February 28, 2010

Is physically sitting on a grave permissible?


From Abee Hurayrah (radiyAllaahu ‘anhu) who said: that Allaah’s Messenger (Sallalaahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "That one of you should sit upon hot coals, and thereby burn his clothes and then his skin, is better for him than sitting upon a grave." [Reported by Muslim, no. 971]

From ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir (radiyAllaahu ‘anhu) who said: that Allaah’s Messenger (Sallalaahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "For me to walk on coal or on a sword is more beloved to me than to walk upon the grave of a Muslim. And I would take more caution around a grave than when I relieve myself or in the middle of the market." [Narrated by Ibn Maajah: 1/499 with an authentic chain of narration. See al-Jaami’ as-Saheeh of ash-Shaykh Muqbil (rahimahullaahu ta’aalaa) 2/280]

2 comments:

aMuslimActivist said...

where does the ahadeeth say anything about visiting graves? they are just stating that physically sitting (and by extension, stepping) on a grave is not allowed. and here, the grave is the actual burial site where the body is buried, not the whole graveyard.

Wafaa said...

you're right, i worded the title incorrectly. i will rephrase it inshaAllah