Hadith 657

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنِ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْهُذَلِيِّ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي جَنَازَةٍ ، فَقَالَ : " أَيُّكُمْ يَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَا يَدَعُ بِهَا وَثَنًا إِلَّا كَسَرَهُ ، وَلَا قَبْرًا إِلَّا سَوَّاهُ ، وَلَا صُورَةً إِلَّا لَطَّخَهَا ؟ " ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَانْطَلَقَ ، فَهَابَ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَرَجَعَ ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : أَنَا أَنْطَلِقُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " فَانْطَلِقْ " ، فَانْطَلَقَ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، لَمْ أَدَعْ بِهَا وَثَنًا إِلَّا كَسَرْتُهُ ، وَلَا قَبْرًا إِلَّا سَوَّيْتُهُ ، وَلَا صُورَةً إِلَّا لَطَّخْتُهَا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ عَادَ لِصَنْعَةِ شَيْءٍ مِنْ هَذَا ، فَقَدْ كَفَرَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " لَا تَكُونَنَّ فَتَّانًا ، وَلَا مُخْتَالًا ، وَلَا تَاجِرًا إِلَّا تَاجِرَ خَيْرِ ، فَإِنَّ أُولَئِكَ هُمْ الْمَسْبُوقُونَ بِالْعَمَلِ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was present at a funeral. On that occasion, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who among you will go to Madinah Munawwarah and not leave any idol there without breaking it, not leave any grave without leveling it, and not see any picture without smearing it with mud and clay?" A man said, "O Messenger of Allah! I will do this task." So that man set out, but when he reached Madinah Munawwarah, he became overawed by the people of Madinah and returned. Seeing this, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! I will go." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him permission. When he returned, he said, "O Messenger of Allah! Wherever I found any kind of idol, I broke it; every grave I saw, I leveled it; and every picture I saw, I smeared it with mud." After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Now, whoever does any of these things again, it is as if he denies the revelation sent down to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." He also said: "Do not become those who put people into trial or boastful ones; be only traders of goodness, for these are the people who can only surpass others through action."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 657
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده ضعيف لجهالة أبى المورع، وقصة طمس الصورة و تسوية القبر المشرف، ستأتي بإسناد صحيح برقم :741