Hadith+
    Beta 2
Help
 
X
GO
Browse All Books    Browse All Topics
LiteView
 
Quick Search 
Sahih al-Bukhari 434 (Book 8, Hadith 84) #428
The Sinfulness of Building Places of Worship at Graves

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) warned against the practice of building places of worship at the graves of righteous people and making pictures in them, as this is considered to be one of the worst creatures in Allah's sight.

Narrated 'Aisha: Um Salama told Allah's Messenger about a church which she had seen in Ethiopia and which was called Mariya. She told him about the pictures which she had seen in it. Allah's Messenger said, "If any righteous pious man dies amongst them, they would build a place of worship at his grave and make these pictures in it; they are the worst creatures in the sight of Allah".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، ذَكَرَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ كَنِيسَةً رَأَتْهَا بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ يُقَالُ لَهَا مَارِيَةُ، فَذَكَرَتْ لَهُ مَا رَأَتْ فِيهَا مِنَ الصُّوَرِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ أُولَئِكَ قَوْمٌ إِذَا مَاتَ فِيهِمُ الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ ـ أَوِ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ ـ بَنَوْا عَلَى قَبْرِهِ مَسْجِدًا، وَصَوَّرُوا فِيهِ تِلْكَ الصُّوَرَ، أُولَئِكَ شِرَارُ الْخَلْقِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
grave  *  worship  *  pictures  *  creatures  *  sight  *  qabr  *  ibadah  *  suraat  *  khalqan  *  basar

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect religious beliefs other than Islam; Avoid idolatry; Not associate anyone else with God; Focus on worshipping God alone

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by 'Aisha and it speaks about a church which she saw in Ethiopia. She told Allah's Messenger about it and he warned her that if any righteous pious man dies amongst them they would build a place of worship at his grave and make pictures in it. He said that these are the worst creatures in the sight of Allah. This hadith teaches us that we should not build places for worship around graves or make pictures inside them as this is considered to be one of the worst creatures according to Allah. We should instead focus on worshipping Him alone without associating anyone else with Him or His creation.

Please use the feedback below to report any discrepancies or concerns.

Feedback           Discuss      Disclaimer     

haluk
  
Prev    Next