Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 127 Narrated Hisham ibn Amir: The Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day of Uhud and said: We have been afflicted with wound and fatigue. What do you command us? He said: Dig graves, make them wide, bury two or three in a single grave. […]
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Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 128 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Humaid b. Hilal with a different chain of transmitters and to the same effect. This version adds: “And deepen (the graves).” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ، – يَعْنِي الأَنْطَاكِيَّ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، – يَعْنِي الْفَزَارِيَّ – عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 129 This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa’d b. Hisham b. ‘Amir with a different chain of narrators. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ هِلاَلٍ – عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 129 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 130 Narrated Abu Hayyaj al-Asadi: ‘Ali said to me: I am sending you on the same mission as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me that I should not leave a high grave without leveling it and an image without obliterating it. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 131 Narrated Abu ‘Ali al-Hamdani: We were with Fudalah b. ‘Ubaid at Rudis in the land of Rome. One of our Companions dies, Fudalah commanded us to dig his grave; it was (dug and) levelled. He then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanding to level them. […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 132 Narrated Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn AbuBakr: I said to Aisha! Mother, show me the grave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and his two Companions (Allah be pleased with them). She showed me three graves which were neither high nor low, but were spread with soft red pebbles […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 133 Narrated Uthman ibn Affan: 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 […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 134 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: 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. حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى الْبَلْخِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 135 Narrated ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir: 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. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 136 Narrated Yazid b. Habib: The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed over the martyrs of Uhud after eight years like a man who bids farewell to the living and dead. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ حَيْوَةَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، بِهَذَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 137 Narrated Jabir: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) forbid to sit on the grave, to plaster it with gypsum, and to build any structure over it. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 21, Hadith 138 The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Jabir through a different chain of transmitters. Abu Dawud said: ‘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 […]