المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الجنائز
Book of Funerals
بَابُ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ وَالْأَدَبِ فِي ذَلِكَ
Visiting graves and its etiquette
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قَالَ الْحَارِثُ : حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : إِنِّي نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ ثَلَاثٍ وَقَدْ أَذِنْتُ لَكُمْ فِيهِنَّ ، نَهَيْتُكُمْ أَنْ تَنْبِذُوا فَانْبِذُوا ، وَكُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ ، وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ أَنْ تَدَّخِرُوا لَحْمَ الْأَضَاحِيِّ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثٍ ، فَكُلُوا وَادَّخِرُوا ، وَنَهَيْتُكُمْ أَنْ تَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ ، فَزُورُوهَا ، وَلَا تَقُولُوا هُجْرًا .
It is narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya bin Habban that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I had forbidden you from three things, and now I have permitted them to you: I had forbidden you from preparing nabidh (in certain vessels), so now prepare nabidh, and (remember that) every intoxicant is unlawful; and I had forbidden you from storing the meat of the sacrificial animals for more than three days, so now eat it yourselves and also store it (for later); and I had forbidden you from visiting the graves, so now visit them, but do not utter any improper or vain words (there)."
Imam al-Harith bin Abi Usamah recorded this hadith in his Musnad (Bughyat al-Bahith: 835).
Imam al-Harith bin Abi Usamah recorded this hadith in his Musnad (Bughyat al-Bahith: 835).
وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ حُصَيْنٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا فَرْقَدٌ السَّبَخِيُّ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ : بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِالْأَبْطُحِ إِذْ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مُسْتَبْشِرًا إِلَى الْمَقَابِرِ ، فَجَلَسَ عِنْدَ قَبْرٍ مِنْهَا ، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ إِلَيْنَا كَئِيبًا ، فَقُلْنَا : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، لَقَدْ قُمْتَ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا قَبْلُ مُسْتَبْشِرًا ، وَرَجَعْتَ وَأَنْتَ كَئِيبٌ ؟ قَالَ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَ أُمِّي فَأَذِنَ لِي ، أَوْ قَالَ : فَرَخَّصَ لِي ، فَذَهَبْتُ لِأَشْفَعَ لَهَا فَمُنِعْتُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at al-Batha when suddenly he (peace and blessings be upon him) rose in a state of joy and gladness and went towards the graveyard, and sat down by one of the graves there. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) came back to us, he was extremely sad and grieved. We said: "O Messenger of Allah, you just rose from us cheerful, but now that you have returned, sadness has come over you?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I asked my Lord's permission to visit my mother's grave, and He granted me permission," or he said: "So I was granted leave; then I went to intercede for her, but I was prevented from it."
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded this narration in his Musnad; however, its chain contains Amr bin Husayn the judge, who is matruk al-hadith (abandoned in hadith), and Farqad al-Sabakhi is also weak in memory; on this basis this narration is weak in its chain.
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded this narration in his Musnad; however, its chain contains Amr bin Husayn the judge, who is matruk al-hadith (abandoned in hadith), and Farqad al-Sabakhi is also weak in memory; on this basis this narration is weak in its chain.
وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَرْجِسَ ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - يَقُولُ : لَأَنْ أَجْلِسَ عَلَى جَمْرَةٍ فَتَحْرِقَ مَا دُونَ لَحْمِي حَتَّى تُفْضِيَ إِلَيَّ أَحَبُّ مِنْ أَنْ أَجْلِسَ عَلَى قَبْرٍ .
قَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ : وَرَأَيْتُ خَارِجَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ فِي الْمَقَابِرِ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَأَجْلَسَنِي عَلَى قَبْرٍ ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ أَحْدَثَ عَلَيْهِ .
قَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ : وَرَأَيْتُ خَارِجَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ فِي الْمَقَابِرِ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، فَأَجْلَسَنِي عَلَى قَبْرٍ ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ أَحْدَثَ عَلَيْهِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Sarjis (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Salamah bin Abd al-Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) that both of them heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "That I should sit on a burning ember until it burns through my clothing and its heat reaches my very skin is dearer to me than that I should sit on a grave."
Uthman bin Hakim said: I saw Kharijah bin Zayd (may Allah have mercy on him) in the graveyard and mentioned this saying to him; he (to explain it in practice) sat me down on a grave and said: "Indeed, this (severe warning) is only for the one who sits on a grave and defiles it (that is, relieves himself there)."
Uthman bin Hakim said: I saw Kharijah bin Zayd (may Allah have mercy on him) in the graveyard and mentioned this saying to him; he (to explain it in practice) sat me down on a grave and said: "Indeed, this (severe warning) is only for the one who sits on a grave and defiles it (that is, relieves himself there)."
وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : مَنْ جَلَسَ عَلَى قَبْرٍ يَتَغَوَّطُ ، أَوْ يَبُولُ ، فَكَأَنَّمَا جَلَسَ عَلَى جَمْرَةٍ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sits on a grave in order to relieve himself or urinate, it is as though (because of the gravity and ugliness of this act) he sat on a burning ember of fire."
Imam Ahmad bin Mani' (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded this narration through Hammad bin Khalid, Muhammad bin Abi Humayd and Muhammad bin Ka'b from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him).
Imam Ahmad bin Mani' (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded this narration through Hammad bin Khalid, Muhammad bin Abi Humayd and Muhammad bin Ka'b from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him).
وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُخَيْمِرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ : نَهَى نَبِيُّ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَى الْقُبُورِ أَوْ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade sitting on graves or praying upon them."
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded this hadith in his Musnad, and all the narrators of its chain are thiqat (trustworthy) and reliable.
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded this hadith in his Musnad, and all the narrators of its chain are thiqat (trustworthy) and reliable.
