Hadith 1564

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّقَاشِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُخَيْمِرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " نَهَى أَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَى الْقَبْرِ " .
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade building structures over graves.
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الجنائز / 1564
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
Building upon the grave is absolutely prohibited.
The greater the construction,
the greater will be the violation of this blessed instruction, and accordingly, those who build will incur more sin.
If the deceased, during his lifetime, liked this act,
and he wished that his grave be solidly constructed
or that a structure be built over it, then he too will bear an equal amount of sin.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1564