The Ruling of the Dome Built upon the Grave
of the
Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam
By the
Shaykh, Muhadith of the land of Yemen
Muqbil bin Hadi al-Waadi'ee
Translated by
Abbas Abu Yahya
Part 8
The Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - prohibited building on top of graves
1- On the authority of Jaabir -radiAllaah anhu who
said: that the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – prohibited plastering a grave, sitting on it, and
to build upon it.
Narrated
by Muslim in his Saheeh (v.7 p.37), at-Tirmidhee (v.2 p.155) and he said that
the hadeeth was hasan saheeh, Abu Dawood (v.3 p.209) and in one of his
narrations: or had an extra wording, and in another narration: 'that you write
upon the grave[1]'.
An-Nisaaee (v.4 p.71, 72) and Ibn Majah (v.1 p.498), Ahmad (v.3 p.339).
2- On the authority of Abu Sa'eed al-Khudree -radiAllaah anhu: that the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – prohibited building on graves.
Narrated
by Ibn Majah (v.1 p.498) and the authenticator said: in 'az-Zawa'id': Its
Isnaad is saheeh and its narrators are trustworthy. Abu Ya'ala brought extra wording: 'or praying
on top of it.' Haythamee said in 'al-Mujma'(v.3 p.61): Its narrators are
trustworthy.
3- On the authority of Umm Salamah -radiAllaah anhu- who said: the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – prohibited building on graves or
plastering them.
Narrated by
Ahmad (v.6 p.299), Haythamee said in 'al-Mujma az-Zaw'aid'(v.3 p.61): with
extra wording in a mursal narration: 'or sitting on it' and in both these
narrations is Ibn Laheeyah, and there is some talk about him, but he is
trustworthy.
4- On the authority of Thamamah bin Shafee who said: We were with
Fadaalat bin Ubaid in the land of the Romans in a place called Baroodus, and
one of our companions died, so Fadaalat bin Ubaid ordered for him to be buried
in a grave. The grave was leveled off, and then he said: I heard the Messenger
of Allaah order with the leveling off of graves.'
Narrated
by Muslim (v.7 p.39), Abu Dawood(v.3 p.208), an-Nisaee (v.4 p.72), Ahmad (v.6
p.18) and in it is mentioned: 'level off your graves with the ground.'
5- On the authority of Abu al-Heeyaaj al-Asdee who said: 'Alee bin Abu
Taalib said to me: "Shall I not
send you with what the Messenger of Allaah sent me with; not to leave a statue
except to efface it, nor to leave a grave elevated except that you level
it."
Narrated
by Muslim (v.7 p.36), at-Tirmidhee (v.2 p.154) and he authenticated it, and Abu
Dawood (v.3 p.207), and an-Nisaee (v.4 p.73) and Ahmad (v.1 p.89).
'Allama ash-Shawkani in his 'Nail Awtaar' (v.4 p.94) has some good
speech regarding the explanation of this hadeeth.
He – may Allaah have mercy on him - said: "What is apparent is
that the raising of graves more than what is authorized is prohibited. The companions of Ahmad have clearly
mentioned this, and also a group from the companions of ash-Shafi'ee and
Maalik.
As for the saying that it is not prohibited, since it occurred from the
Salaf and the Khalaf like Imaam Yahya and al-Mahdi mention in 'al-Gayth', then
this is not correct. Since the most that
can be said, is that they remained silent about this issue, and remaining
silent about an issue cannot be used as evidence in matters which are not
definite, and the prohibition of lofty graves is not definite.[2]
Whoever raises up graves falls under the ruling of these hadeeth. Also,
what falls under these hadeeth foremost are domes, inhabited tombs, built upon
graves and taking graves as places of worship.
The Prophet -
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam –
cursed the one who does this, as you will see.
How much evil has resulted in constructing buildings on graves and
beautifying them. This is from the causes of evil, which Islaam cries out
about.
From this evil is the belief of the ignorant people which is like the
belief the kuffar have of idolatry, and glorification of that. They thought
that it had the capability to bring about some good and ward off harm. So they
made it as an aim to be able to request the fulfillment of their needs.
A refuge to rescue the one making a request. They ask from the graves, the
like of what the believing slaves ask from their Lord, and they take out a
journey to them, and they rub them and seek refuge in them. Generally they do not
leave off anything that the people in Jahiliyah used to do with their idols
except that they did it. Without doubt, we belong to Allaah and unto Him is our
return.
Even with this detestable evil, we don’t find anyone who will get angry
for the sake of Allaah. No-one will have
the sense of honour to protect this Deen which is the worship of only one
deity. No one gets angry, neither a scholar nor a student, no leader, no
minister nor a king.
What has reached us from many reliable reports, that many of the grave
worshippers or most of them, if they are told by their opponent to swear by
Allaah, they falsely and sinfully swear by Allaah. If it is said to them after that swear by
your shaykh or your belief in such and such righteous man, they begin to
stutter and hesitate and they confess to the truth.
This is from the clearest evidences which show that their Shirk has
reached far above that of he who says: Allaah Ta'ala is the second one of two,
or the third one from three.
So, O scholars of the Deen and O kings of the Muslims which calamity
can be more severe for Islaam than kufr?
Which tribulation for this Deen is more harmful to it than worship of
other than Allaah? Which disaster that
afflicts the Muslims can equal this disaster?
Which evil is more obligatory to reject if it is not obligatory to
reject this clear Shirk?
* If you call on one who is alive, you will make him listen *
* But there is no life in the one you call *
* And a fire will light if you blow on it *
* But you blow on ashes *"
All Praise belongs to
Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his
family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.
[1] Writing on graves is a
bida', whether it is on a headstone or other things.
[2] Most definitely not, it is
not indefinite; rather it is definite due to the abundance of Ahadeeth
regarding this topic. Those who say it
is indefinite are mistaken. We ask
Allaah to overlook their mistake, but it is not permissible to overlook their
mistake.
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