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Sahih Muslim 530b (Book 5, Hadith 26) #8341
Cursing Jews and Christians for Idolatry

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cursed the Jews and Christians for taking the graves of their prophets as places of worship.

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah said: Let there be curse of Allah upon the Jews and the Christians for they have taken the graves of their apostles as places of worship.
وَحَدَّثَنِي قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَصَمِّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الأَصَمِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ

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idolatry  *  curse  *  graves

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Worship only Allah alone
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) cursed the Jews and Christians for taking the graves of their prophets as places of worship. This is considered a form of idolatry, known as shirk in Arabic, which is strictly forbidden in Islam. Taking graves or any other physical object as a place to pray or seek help from is an act that goes against Islamic teachings. It also shows disrespect to those who are buried there by treating them like gods instead of humans. The Prophet's curse was meant to remind people not to fall into this type of idolatrous behavior and instead focus on worshipping Allah alone.

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