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Sahih al-Bukhari 4441 (Book 64, Hadith 462) #4235
Taking Graves as Places of Worship

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) warned against taking the graves of prophets as places for worship, and expressed his wish that his own grave not be made conspicuous.

Narrated 'Urwa bin Az-Zubair: 'Aisha said, "The Prophet said during his fatal illness, "Allah cursed the Jews for they took the graves of their prophets as places for worship"'.Aisha added, "Had it not been for that (statement of the Prophet ) his grave would have been made conspicuous. But he was afraid that it might be taken as a place for worship".
حَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْتُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ هِلاَلٍ الْوَزَّانِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَقُمْ مِنْهُ ‏ "‏ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ، اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لَوْلاَ ذَلِكَ لأُبْرِزَ قَبْرُهُ‏.‏ خَشِيَ أَنْ يُتَّخَذَ مَسْجِدًا‏.‏

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grave  *  worship  *  prophet  *  warning  *  qabr  *  ibada  *  nabi  *  tawqir

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect dead people and avoid taking any grave or tomb as a place for worship. Focus on worshipping Allah alone.

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is reported to have warned against taking the graves of prophets as places for worship. He was concerned that if his own grave were to be made conspicuous, it might also become a place of worship. This hadith teaches us that we should not take any graves or tombs as places for worship, and instead focus on worshipping Allah alone. We should also respect the dead by avoiding making their graves into sites of veneration or pilgrimage.

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