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Sunan an-Nasai 2034 (Book 21, Hadith 217) #16645
Visiting Graves to Remember Death

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) visited the grave of his mother and wept, reminding those around him of death and the importance of visiting graves.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah visited the grave of his mother and wept, and caused those around him to weep. He said: 'I asked my Lord for permission to pray for forgiveness for her and He did not give me permission, and I asked Him for permission to visit her grave and He gave me permission, so visit the graves, for they will remind you of death"'.
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ ‏:‏ زَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَبْرَ أُمِّهِ فَبَكَى وَأَبْكَى مَنْ حَوْلَهُ وَقَالَ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهَا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي، وَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فِي أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَهَا فَأَذِنَ لِي، فَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ فَإِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ

TOPICS
grave  *  visit  *  death  *  permission  *  qabr  *  ziyarah  *  mawt  *  ijazah

QUICK LESSONS:
Visit graves in order to remember death and reflect on our mortality. Ask Allah alone for forgiveness on behalf of others. Show respect towards deceased people by visiting their graves with humility and reverence .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of visiting graves. It was narrated by Abu Hurairah that when the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) visited his mother's grave, he wept and caused those around him to weep as well. He said that he asked Allah for permission to pray for forgiveness for her but it was not granted, however he was given permission to visit her grave. This teaches us that visiting graves is important as it reminds us of death and encourages us to reflect on our own mortality. We should also remember that only Allah has the power to forgive sins so we should not ask anyone else for forgiveness on behalf of another person.

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