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Sahih Muslim 532 (Book 5, Hadith 28) #8343
Taking Graves as Places of Worship Forbidden

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) warned against taking graves as places of worship, and declared that Allah had taken him as a friend.

Jundub reported: I heard from the Messenger of Allah five days before his death and he said: I stand acquitted before Allah that I took any one of you as friend, for Allah has taken me as His friend, as he took Ibrahim as His friend. Had I taken any one of my Ummah as a friend, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a friend. Beware of those who preceded you and used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous men as places of worship, but you must not take graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ النَّجْرَانِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جُنْدَبٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ بِخَمْسٍ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي مِنْكُمْ خَلِيلٌ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَدِ اتَّخَذَنِي خَلِيلاً كَمَا اتَّخَذَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلاً وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلاً أَلاَ وَإِنَّ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ كَانُوا يَتَّخِذُونَ قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ وَصَالِحِيهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ أَلاَ فَلاَ تَتَّخِذُوا الْقُبُورَ مَسَاجِدَ إِنِّي أَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ

TOPICS
grave  *  worship  *  prohibited  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Direct your worship towards Allah alone and no one else; Respect religious figures; Avoid idolatry; Be aware of those who preceded you in terms of religion .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) warned his followers against taking graves as places of worship. He declared that Allah had taken him as a friend, just like He took Ibrahim as His friend. This is an important reminder for us to remember that we should not take graves or any other physical objects or places to be worshipped instead of Allah. We should only direct our worship towards Him alone and no one else. Furthermore, the Prophet also reminded us to be aware of those who preceded us and used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous men as places of worship - something which we must not do in our own lives today.

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