Those who disliked treading on the grave

Abu Sa'id said: I was walking with Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) in the graveyard (al-Jabbanah), and he said: "That I walk on live coals until they go out is dearer to me than that I trample on graves."

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: That I walk on live coals until they go out is dearer to me than that I trample a grave with my feet.

Salim Abu Abdullah al-Barrad said: I heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "That I walk on live coals is dearer to me than that I trample on the grave of a Muslim."

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: That I walk on burning coals or on the edge of a sword until it cuts off my foot is dearer to me than that I walk on the grave of a Muslim. In my view, relieving oneself in the graveyard and in the market among the people while they are watching are the same.

Al-Hasan and Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) used to dislike sitting on graves and walking over them.

Imran bin Hudayr said that Abu al-Ala bin al-Shikhkhir said: "O so-and-so, do you walk over your graves?" I said: "Yes." He said: "Then how is rain sent down upon you?"

Muhammad bin Abi Yahya narrates from his father, who said: I used to follow Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) at funerals, and he would keep clear of the graves. He said: "That one of you sits on a live coal and it burns his clothes, then his shirt, then his lower garment, until it reaches his skin, is dearer to me than that he sits on a grave."

Burd said that Makhul used to dislike sitting on graves and walking over them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade sitting on graves.