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Chapter 342
رﻮﺒﻘﻟا ﻰﻟإ ةﻼﺼﻟا ﻦﻋ ﻲﻬﻨﻟا بﺎﺑ
Prohibition of facing the Graves during Salat (Prayer)
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َلﺎَﻗ ُﻪْﻨَﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲِﺿَر ِﻦْﻴَﺼُﺤﻟا ِﻦْﺑ ِزﺎﱠﻨَآ ٍﺪَﺛْﺮَﻣ ﻲﺑَأ ْﻦَﻋ
:
ُلﻮُﻘَﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا َلﻮُﺳَر ُﺖْﻌِﻤﺳ
:
»
ﺎﻬْﻴَﻠﻋ اﻮُﺴِﻠْﺠَﺗ ﻻَو ، ِرﻮُﺒُﻘﻟا ﻰﻟِإ اﻮﱡﻠَﺼُﺗ ﻻ
«
اور
ﻢِﻠْﺴُﻣ ﻩ
.
1757.
Abu Marthad Kannaz bin Husain (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) saying: "
Do not offer Salat (prayer) facing the graves and do not sit on them
.''
[Muslim].
Commentary:
1. It is prohibited to face the graves while offering Salat. Its reason seems to be that it creates a resemblance to
polytheists. Moreover, it has a trace of reverence for someone other than Allah, which takes one towards Shirk.
2. It is forbidden for Muslims to sit on the graves because it is disrespect of man whom Allah has honoured.
Therefore Muslims should avoid both practices mentioned above. Imam An-Nawawi said: Our companions (
the
scholars
) said that it is Makruh (
undesirable
) to plaster the grave; while sitting, leaning against it or resting on it is
Haram (
forbidden
).
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