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Chapter: Prohibition against sitting and praying on graves

Hadith 971 Part A

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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

It is better that one of you should sit on live coals which would burn his clothing and come in contact with his skin than that he should sit on a grave.

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Hadith 971 Part B

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A hadith like this has been narrated by Suhail with the same chain of transmitters.

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Hadith 972 Part A

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Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

Do not sit on the graves and do not pray facing towards them.

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Hadith 972 Part B

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Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

Do not pray facing towards the graves, and do not sit on them.

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