Sunan Abi Dawud · Funerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)
باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ الْقُعُودِ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ
Chapter: It Is Disliked To Sit On Graves.
2 hadith · references 3228–3229
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Hadith in this chapter
Abu Dawud · 3228لَأَنْ يَجْلِسَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى جَمْرَةٍ فَتَحْرِقَ ثِيَابَهُ حَتَّى تَخْلُصَ إِلَى جِلْدِهِ ، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ عَلَى قَبْرٍNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: It is better that one of you should sit on the live coals which burns his clothing and come in contact with his skin than that he should sit on a grave.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 3229لَا تَجْلِسُوا عَلَى الْقُبُورِ ، وَلَا تُصَلُّوا إِلَيْهَاNarrated Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Do not sit on the graves, and do not pray facing them.6 narrators