Sahih Muslim #971

Sahih Muslim 971a

Compiled by Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj

صحيح مسلم
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Sahih Muslim 971a

وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ لأَنْ يَجْلِسَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى جَمْرَةٍ فَتُحْرِقَ ثِيَابَهُ فَتَخْلُصَ إِلَى جِلْدِهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ عَلَى قَبْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It is better that one of you should sit on live coals which would burn his clothing and come in contact with his skin than that he should sit on a grave.

Book: The Book of Prayer - Funerals
Chapter: Prohibition against sitting and praying on graves

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