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    Sunan Abu Dawud

    Browsing hadiths 3221-3230 of 3981

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    About this Collection

    Sunan Abu Dawud is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections.

    Hadith #3221

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3221

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    Chapter: Praying For Forgiveness For The Deceased By The Grave At The Time Of Departing (Burial)

    Hadith

    Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) became free from burying the dead, he used to stay at him (i.e. his grave) and say: Seek forgiveness for your brother, and beg steadfastness for him, for he will be questioned now. Abu Dawud said: The full name of the narrator Buhair is Buhair b. Raisan.

    Hadith #3222

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3222

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    Chapter: It Is Disliked To Slaughter (An Animal) By A Grave

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    The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There is no slaughtering (at the grave) in Islam. 'Abd al-Razzaq said: They used to slaughter cows or sheep at grave.

    Hadith #3223

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3223

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    Chapter: Offering The Funeral Prayer At Graves After A While

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    One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out and prayed over the martyrs of Uhud like his prayer over the dead, and then returned.

    Hadith #3224

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3224

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    Chapter: Offering The Funeral Prayer At Graves After A While

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    The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed over the martyrs of Uhud after eight years like a man who bids farewell to the living and dead.

    Hadith #3225

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3225

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    Chapter: Building Structures Over Graves

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    I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) forbid to sit on the grave, to plaster it with gypsum, and to build any structure over it.

    Hadith #3226

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3226

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    Chapter: Building Structures Over Graves

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    'Uthman said: "or anything added to it." Sulaiman b. Musa said: "or anything written on it." Musaddad did not mention in his version the words "or anything added to it." Abu Dawud said: The word "and that" (wa an) remained hidden to me.

    Hadith #3227

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3227

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    Chapter: Building Structures Over Graves

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    The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Allah's curse to be on the Jews, they made the graves of their Prophets mosques.

    Hadith #3228

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3228

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    Chapter: It Is Disliked To Sit On Graves

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    The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: It is better that one of you should sit on the live coals which burns his clothing and come in contact with his skin than that he should sit on a grave.

    Hadith #3229

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3229

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    Chapter: It Is Disliked To Sit On Graves

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    The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Do not sit on the graves, and do not pray facing them.

    Hadith #3230

    Sunan Abi Dawud 3230

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    Chapter: Walking Between Graves While Wearing Shoes

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    Bashir's name in pre-Islamic days was Zahm ibn Ma'bad. When he migrated to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He asked: What is your name? He replied: Zahm. He said: No, you are Bashir. He (Bashir) said: When I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) he passed by the graves of the polytheists. He said: They lived before (a period of) abundant good. He said this three times. He then passed by the graves of Muslims. He said: They received abundant good. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) suddenly saw a man walking in shoes between the graves. He said: O man, wearing the shoes! Woe to thee! Take off thy shoes. So the man looked (round), When he recognized the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he took them off and threw them away.

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