300 hadith
The Prophet ﷺ had a side-niche grave (lahd) dug for him.
أحمد 4762DifficultThe Prophet ﷺ had a side-niche grave (lahd) dug for him.
أحمد 25041DifficultThere were two grave-diggers in Medina, one who would dig a side-niche (lahd) and the other who would dig a straight trench (shaqq). They waited to see which of the two would arrive, and the one who dug the side-niche came, so he prepared a…
الأعظمي 9379SahihDuring the illness in which he died, he said, "Dig a niche-grave (lahd) for me, and set up the bricks over me as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
مسلم 2240SahihThere were two grave-diggers in Medina. One would dig a lateral niche (lahd), the other would dig a straight trench (shaqq). The people waited to see which of the two would arrive first. The one who dug the lateral niche came, and so he dug…
الأعظمي 3805SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ passed away, there were two men in Medina, one who dug graves with a side niche (lahd) and another who dug straight graves (darih). The people said, "Let us seek our Lord's guidance and send for both of them. Whichever…
ابن ماجه 1557HasanWhen they wished to dig the grave for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Ubayda bin Jarra used to dig a straight trench in the manner of the people of Mecca, while Abu Talha Zayd bin Sahl used to dig for the people of Medina, making a side niche…
أحمد 39SahihMake a lahd grave for me and set the bricks upright over me, just as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
أحمد 1602SahihMake a lahd grave for me and set up the bricks upright over me, just as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
النسائي 2009SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died, the people disagreed about whether his grave should have a side niche (lahd) or a straight trench (shaqq). They argued about it until their voices grew loud. Umar said, "Do not raise your voices in the…
ابن ماجه 1558HasanMake a lahd grave for me and set up the bricks upright over me, just as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
النسائي 2010SahihWe buried a deceased person along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When we had finished, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ departed, and we left with him. When he reached his door, he stopped, and there was a woman approaching. I think he recognized…
أبو داود 3123HasanMake a side-niche grave for me and set up the bricks upright over it, just as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
ابن ماجه 1556SahihThe Prophet ﷺ had his grave dug with a side niche, bricks were set up over it, and his grave was raised about a hand-span above the ground.
الأعظمي 3820SahihMake a side-niche grave for me and set the bricks upright over me, just as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
أحمد 1450SahihHarith left instructions that Abdullah bin Zayd should perform the funeral prayer over him. So he prayed over him, then placed him into the grave from the foot of the grave, saying, "This is from the Sunnah."
الأعظمي 3776SahihWhen they wanted to dig the grave for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they sent for Abu Ubayda bin Jarra, who used to dig graves in the manner of the people of Mecca with a side niche, and they also sent for Abu Talha, who was the one who dug…
ابن ماجه 1628DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Visit the graves, for they remind you of the Hereafter."
ابن ماجه 1569SahihMake a side niche for me in the grave and set up bricks over me as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
أحمد 1489SahihI was sitting with Sulayman bin Surad and Khalid bin Arfata when they mentioned a man who had died of a stomach ailment. It seemed as though they both wished to pray over him. One of them said to the other, "Did the Prophet ﷺ not say,…
أحمد 22500SahihWhen the Prophet ﷺ passed away, there were two men in Medina, one who dug graves with a side niche and another who dug them as a straight trench. The people said, "Let us seek guidance from our Lord and send for both of them. Whichever one…
الأعظمي 9376HasanWhen the Prophet ﷺ passed away, there were two men in Medina, one who dug graves with a side niche and another who dug them as a straight trench. The people said, "Let us seek guidance from our Lord and send for both of them. Whichever one…
الأعظمي 3804HasanA black man, or a black woman, used to sweep the mosque. When he died, the Prophet ﷺ asked about him, and the people said, "He has died." He said, "Why did you not inform me? Show me his grave," or he said, "her grave." So he came to the…
الأعظمي 3108SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, they said, "One man digs a side-niche grave and another digs a straight grave. Let us seek guidance from our Lord." So they sent for both of them, saying, "Whichever one arrives first, we will…
أحمد 12415DifficultHarith left instructions that Abdullah bin Yazid should perform the funeral prayer over him. So he prayed over him, then placed him into the grave from the foot of the grave, and said, "This is from the Sunnah."
أبو داود 3211SahihSaad bin Abu Waqqas said during the illness from which he died, "Dig a side niche grave for me, and set up the bricks against me upright, just as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
الأعظمي 9377SahihThere were two men in Madinah, one of whom dug graves with a side niche and the other of whom did not. The people said, "Whichever of the two arrives first will do his own kind of work." The one who dug with a side niche arrived first, so…
مالك 557SahihWe went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to attend a funeral, and I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ standing at the grave instructing the digger, "Widen it at the foot end, widen it at the head end." In another narration, "Many a date palm…
الأعظمي 3801HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not sit on graves, and do not pray facing them." This version does not include Abu Idris in the chain, and this is the correct one.
الترمذي 1051SahihI washed the Prophet ﷺ, then I looked closely to see if anything appeared from the deceased as it usually does, but I saw nothing. He was fragrant, both in life and in death. Four people undertook his burial and interment apart from the…
الأعظمي 9378SahihHe asked Abu Hurairah how he prayed over the dead, and Abu Hurairah replied, "By the life of Allah, I will tell you. I follow the body from the home of its family, and when it is set down I say the opening takbir, praise Allah, and invoke…
مالك 546SahihA black man, or a black woman, used to sweep the mosque. This person died, and the Prophet ﷺ asked about him. The people said, "He has died." He said, "Why did you not inform me? Show me his grave," or he said, "her grave." He went to the…
البخاري 458SahihI heard Abu Hurayrah, and Marwan passed by him and said, "Tell us some of your hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ," or, "your hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." Then he walked on. We said, "Now he is going to lay into him." Marwan…
أحمد 7477DaifThe Prophet ﷺ passed by a freshly dug grave and said, "Two short rakahs of the kind you belittle and treat as optional, added to this man's record of deeds, would be more beloved to him than all that remains of your worldly life."
الأعظمي 2410HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade sitting on a grave, or plastering it, or building over it.
أبو داود 3226SahihWe went out with the Prophet ﷺ, and when he reached al-Baqi he came upon a fresh grave. He asked about it, and they said, "It is so-and-so." He recognized her and said, "Why did you not inform me of her?" They said, "You were taking your…
ابن ماجه 1528SahihYou travel to people who know no more about the hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than we do. My father was killed on the day of Uhud, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Dig the graves, make them wide, and bury two or three men in a…
أحمد 16254SahihSaad bin Abu Waqqas said during the illness from which he died, "Make a side niche in the grave for me, and set the bricks upright over me, just as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
الأعظمي 3802SahihA black woman, or perhaps a young man, used to sweep the mosque. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ noticed her absence and asked about her, or about him. The people said, "She has died." He asked, "Why did you not inform me?" It seemed they had…
الأعظمي 3730SahihSaad bin Abu Waqqas said during the illness in which he died, "Dig a side-niche grave for me, and set up the bricks over me just as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
الأعظمي 9963SahihAli [[r1]] dispatched the chief of his guard and said, "I am sending you for the same task that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me for. Do not leave a single raised grave without leveling it, nor any image without bringing it down."
أحمد 1239DifficultI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, when we set out with him to Taif and passed by a grave, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This is the grave of Abu Righal. He used to live in this sacred sanctuary, which protected him from harm. But when…
أبو داود 3088DaifA righteous man died, and his funeral was carried out. When we returned, Khalid bin Arfata and Sulayman bin Surad met us, both of whom had been companions of the Prophet. They said, "You went ahead of us with this righteous man." The people…
أحمد 18312SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not make my grave a place of festival, and do not turn your houses into graves. Wherever you may be, send blessings upon me, for your blessings reach me."
أحمد 8804HasanDuring his final illness Saad said, "When I die, make a niche grave for me and do as was done with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
أحمد 1601SahihWe went out with the Prophet ﷺ, and when he arrived at al-Baqi he came upon a fresh grave. He asked about it, and the people said, "It is so-and-so, a woman." He recognized her and said, "Why did you not inform me of her death?" They…
الأعظمي 3733SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade plastering graves with gypsum, sitting on them, or building structures over them.
مسلم 2245SahihWe were at a funeral in Baqi al-Gharqad, and he then mentioned the same meaning.
أحمد 1068SahihA man was buried along with my father, and I could not be at peace until I exhumed him and placed him in a separate grave.
البخاري 1352SahihWe went out with the Prophet ﷺ, and when he came to al-Baqi, he saw a fresh grave and asked about it. The people said, "It is so-and-so, the woman." He recognized her and said, "Why did you not inform me about her?" They said, "You were…
الأعظمي 3705Sahih"Dig a side niche in the grave for me, and set the bricks upright over me, just as was done for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."
أحمد 1451SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbid sitting on a grave, plastering it with gypsum, or building any structure over it.
أحمد 14149SahihI came one night to stand guard over the Prophet ﷺ, and there was a man whose recitation was loud. The Prophet ﷺ came out, and I said, "Messenger of Allah, this man is showing off." He replied, "No." The man later died in Madinah. When they…
ابن ماجه 1559DaifThey went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day, and he saw a fresh grave. He asked, "What is this?" They replied, "This is so-and-so, the freedwoman of the tribe of so-and-so." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recognized her. They said, "She…
النسائي 2024SahihA man was buried alongside my father, and this troubled me. So after six months, I exhumed him, and I found nothing changed about him except for a few hairs in his beard on the side that touched the ground.
أبو داود 3232SahihMy father was killed on the day of Uhud, so the Prophet ﷺ said, "Dig the graves wide and deep, do it well, and bury two or three men in a single grave. Place the one who knew the most of the Quran first." My father was one of three placed…
النسائي 2020SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I previously forbade you from visiting graves, but now visit them, for in visiting them there is a reminder."
أبو داود 3235SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sit on graves, and do not pray facing them."
الأعظمي 3792SahihA black man used to clean the mosque, then he died and was buried at night. The Prophet ﷺ was informed of his death, and he said, "Take me to his grave." So they went to his grave, and he said, "These graves are filled with darkness for…
الأعظمي 3732HasanWhen the day of Uhud was approaching, my father called me during the night and said, "I see that I will be among the first of the Prophet's ﷺ companions to be killed. I leave behind no one dearer to me than you, except the soul of the…
البخاري 1351Sahih