English
Abu Al-Hayyaj Al-Asadi reported: Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me, "Shall I not send you on the same mission that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me on? Do not leave any statue without erasing it, nor any elevated grave without leveling it." 1
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 969a (unverified) 99% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: "Nor any elevated grave, etc." Ibn Al-Humam said: "This Hadith refers to what they used to do by raising graves with high structures. Our intention is not to prohibit raising the grave slightly to distinguish it from the ground." This is mentioned in Al-Marqah. It also states: "There is no indication in it for flattening the grave, as Ibn Hajar said, nor for raising it, as others said. Rather, it emphasizes the prohibition of building excessively. However, it is not permissible to level it completely with the ground, as the Sunnah is to mark the grave and raise it slightly, as [Narrated by Ibn Hibban in his Sahih."
Note 1
(۱) قوله : ولا قبر مشرفا إلخ : وقال ابن الهمام: هذا الحديث محمول على ما كانوا يفعلونه من تعلية القبور بالبناء العالي وليس مرادنا ذلك بتسنيم القبر، بل بقدر ما يبدو من الأرض يتميز عنها. قاله في المرقاة». وفيه أيضًا: ولا دلالة فيه لا على التسطيح كما قاله ابن حجر، ولا على التسنيم كما قاله غيره، بل فيه مبالغة للزجر على البناء، وإلا فلا يجوز تسويته بالأرض حقيقة؛ إذ السنة أن يُعلم القبر وأن يرفع شبرا كقبره ، كما رواه ابن حبان في صحيحه.