Hadith 26178

حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ , عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ , عَنْ عَائِشَةَ , قَالَتْ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَقُمْ مِنْهُ : " لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ ، وَالنَّصَارَى , فإنهم اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ " قَالَ : وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ : لَوْلَا ذَلِكَ أَبْرَزَ قَبْرَهُ , وَلَكِنَّهُ خَشِيَ أَنْ يُتَّخَذَ مَسْجِدًا .
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during his illness "from which he did not recover," said: May Allah's curse be upon the Jews and Christians; they made the graves of their prophets (peace be upon them) places of prostration. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only feared that his grave might be made a place of prostration, otherwise there would have been no harm in leaving the blessed grave open.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند النساء / 26178
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 1390، م: 529