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Sahih al-Bukhari 3873 (Book 63, Hadith 98) #3701
Building Places of Worship Over Graves

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) warned against the practice of building places of worship over graves and painting pictures in them, as this is a sign of those who are Allah's worst creatures on the Day of Resurrection.

Narrated 'Aisha: Um Habiba and Um Salama mentioned a church they had seen in Ethiopia and in the church there were pictures. When they told the Prophet of this, he said, "Those people are such that if a pious man amongst them died, they build a place of worship over his grave and paint these pictures in it. Those people will be Allah's worst creatures on the Day of Resurrection ".
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها أَنَّ أُمَّ، حَبِيبَةَ وَأُمَّ سَلَمَةَ ذَكَرَتَا كَنِيسَةً رَأَيْنَهَا بِالْحَبَشَةِ، فِيهَا تَصَاوِيرُ، فَذَكَرَتَا لِلنَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ أُولَئِكَ إِذَا كَانَ فِيهِمُ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ فَمَاتَ بَنَوْا عَلَى قَبْرِهِ مَسْجِدًا، وَصَوَّرُوا فِيهِ تِيكَ الصُّوَرَ، أُولَئِكَ شِرَارُ الْخَلْقِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

TOPICS
graves  *  worship  *  pictures  *  resurrection  *  qabr  *  ibadah  *  suraat  *  qiyamah

QUICK LESSONS:
Worshipping Allah alone without distractions or innovations; respecting religious sites; avoiding innovations in religion; focusing attention on worshipping Allah alone without distractions or innovations .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by Aisha and it warns against the practice of building places of worship over graves and painting pictures in them. This is because such practices are a sign that one will be among Allah's worst creatures on the Day of Resurrection. It is important to remember that we should not build any kind of structure or place for worship over graves, as this goes against Islamic teachings. We should also avoid painting any kind images or pictures in places where people go to pray, as this too goes against Islamic teachings. Instead, we should focus our attention on worshipping Allah alone and following His commands without any distractions or innovations.

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