“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach them, when they went out to the graveyard, to say: As-salamu ‘alaykum ahlad-diyar minal-mu’minina wal- muslimin, wa inna insha’ Allah bikum lahiqun, nas’alul-laha lana wa lakumul-‘afiyah (Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the abodes, believers and Muslims, and we will join you soon if Allah wills. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you).’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1547)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ إِذَا خَرَجُوا إِلَى الْمَقَابِرِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ أَنْتُمْ لَنَا فَرَطٌ وَنَحْنُ لَكُمْ تَبَعٌ نَسْأَلُ اللهَ الْعَافِيَةَ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is better for one of you to sit on a hot coal or on fire until it burns his clothes, than to sit upon a grave." In another narration by Ali, it is stated, "It is better for one of you to sit on a hot coal until it reaches his skin, than to sit upon a grave."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَأَنْ يَجْلِسَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى جَمْرَةٍ أَوْ عَلَى نَارٍ فَتُحْرِقُ ثِيَابَهُ حَتَّى تَخْلُصَ إِلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ عَلَى قَبْرٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ عَلِيٍّ لَأَنْ يَجْلِسَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى جَمْرَةٍ فَتُحْرِقَ ثِيَابَهُ حَتَّى تَصِلَ إِلَى جِلْدِهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ عَلَى قَبْرٍ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Do not sit on graves and do not pray towards them, for their words are equal, except that Ibn Mazid narrated from Wathilah ibn Al-Asqa’, who said: Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi narrated to me..."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا تَجْلِسُوا عَلَى الْقُبُورِ وَلَا تُصَلُّوا إِلَيْهَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِهِمَا سَوَاءٌ إِلَّا أَنَّ فِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ مَزْيَدَ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيُّ  

[Machine] Narrated about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whose name in the pre-Islamic era was Zuhmah bin Ma'bad. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "Zuhmah bin Ma'bad." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You are Basheer (bearer of good news)." So, his name was changed to Basheer. I (i.e., the narrator) used to walk with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he said to me, "O son of the washerwoman, why do you spend time with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while you seek revenge against Allah?" I replied, "I do not seek revenge against Allah for anything. Allah always does good to me." He then came to the graves of the polytheists and said, "Indeed, these people have been surpassed by a lot of good, three times." Then he came to the graves of the Muslims and said, "Indeed, these people have achieved a lot of good, three times." While he was walking, he cast his gaze upon a man walking among the graves, carrying two sandals. He said, "O owner of two sandals, woe be upon you! Throw away your sandals." The man looked up, and when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recognized him, he took off his sandals and threw them away. This is a Hadith that has been narrated.  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ زَحْمَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا اسْمُكَ ؟ قَالَ زَحْمُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ قَالَ أَنْتَ بَشِيرٌ فَكَانَ اسْمَهُ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا أُمَاشِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَصَاصِيَةِ مَا أَصْبَحْتَ تَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللهِ تُمَاشِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنْقِمُ عَلَى اللهِ شَيْئًا كُلُّ خَيْرٍ فَعَلَ بِيَ اللهُ فَأَتَى عَلَى قُبُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَبَقَ هَؤُلَاءِ بِخَيْرٍ كَثِيرٍ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى عَلَى قُبُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ هَؤُلَاءِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَمْشِي إِذْ حَانَتْ مِنْهُ نَظْرَةٌ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ الْقُبُورِ عَلَيْهِ نَعْلَانِ فَقَالَ يَا صَاحِبَ السِّبْتِيَّتَيْنِ وَيْحَكَ أَلْقِ سِبْتِيَّتَيْكَ فَنَظَرَ فَلَمَّا عَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَلَعَ نَعْلَيْهِ فَرَمَى بِهِمَا هَذَا حَدِيثٌ قَدْ  

[Machine] Narrated by Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hafiz, Abu al-Fadl al-Hasan ibn Ya'qub al-Adl, Yahya ibn Abi Talib, Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ata, Sa'eed ibn Qatadah, and Anas ibn Malik that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, "When the servant is placed in his grave and his companions turn away from him, he hears the noise of their sandals. Then two angels come to him and ask, 'What did you say about this man, Muhammad ﷺ?' The believer says, 'I bear witness that he is the servant of Allah and His Messenger.' They say to him, 'Look at your place in the Fire, for Allah has replaced it with a place in Paradise.' He then sees both places."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْفَضْلِ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْعَدْلُ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا وُضِعَ فِي قَبْرِهِ وَتَوَلَّى عَنْهُ أَصْحَابُهُ إِنَّهُ لَيَسْمَعُ قَرْعَ نِعَالِهِمْ يَأْتِيهِ مَلَكَانِ فَيَقُولَانِ مَا كُنْتَ تَقُولُ فِي هَذَا الرَّجُلِ يَعْنِي مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ قَالَ فَأَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنُ فَيَقُولُ آمَنْتُ أَنَّهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ انْظُرْ إِلَى مَقْعَدِكَ فِي النَّارِ قَدْ أَبْدَلَكَ اللهُ مَقْعَدًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَيَرَاهُمَا جَمِيعًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "May Allah curse the Jews; they made the graves of their Prophets places of worship."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ قَاتَلَ اللهُ الْيَهُودَ اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ  

When the last moment of the life of Messenger of Allah ﷺ came he started putting his 'Khamisa' on his face and when he felt hot and short of breath he took it off his face and said, "May Allah curse the Jews and Christians for they built the places of worship at the graves of their Prophets." The Prophet ﷺ was warning (Muslims) of what those had done. (Using translation from Bukhārī 435)   

وَعَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَا لَمَّا نَزَلَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ طَفِقَ يَطْرَحُ خَمِيصَةً لَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَإِذَا اغْتَمَّ بِهَا كَشَفَهَا عَنْ وَجْهِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَهُوَ كَذَلِكَ لَعْنَةُ اللهِ عَلَى الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى اتَّخَذُوا قُبُورَ أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ مَسَاجِدَ يُحَذِّرُ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعُوا  

When the Prophet ﷺ became ill, some of his wives talked about a church which they had seen in Ethiopia and it was called Mariya. Um Salma and Um Habiba had been to Ethiopia, and both of them narrated its (the Church's) beauty and the pictures it contained. The Prophet ﷺ raised his head and said, "Those are the people who, whenever a pious man dies amongst them, make a place of worship at his grave and then they make those pictures in it. Those are the worst creatures in the Sight of Allah." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1341)   

كَانَ مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَذَاكَرَ بَعْضُ نِسَائِهِ كَنِيسَةً بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ يُقَالُ لَهَا مَارِيَةُ وَقَدْ كَانَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ وَأُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ ؓ قَدْ أَتَتَا أَرْضَ الْحَبَشَةِ فَذَكَرْنَ مِنْ حُسْنِهَا وَتَصَاوِيرِهَا قَالَتْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ أُولَئِكَ إِذَا كَانَ فِيهِمُ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ بَنَوْا عَلَى قَبْرِهِ مَسْجِدًا ثُمَّ صَوَّرُوا فِيهِ تِلْكَ الصُّوَرَ أُولَئِكَ شِرَارُ الْخَلْقِ عِنْدَ اللهِ