10/56. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1049 — Leveling Elevated Graves
What Has Been Related About Leveling The Grave
Hadith About Leveling Elevated Graves
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1049
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1049
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، أَنَّ عَلِيًّا، قَالَ لأَبِي الْهَيَّاجِ الأَسَدِيِّ أَبْعَثُكَ عَلَى مَا بَعَثَنِي بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَنْ لاَ تَدَعَ قَبْرًا مُشْرِفًا إِلاَّ سَوَّيْتَهُ وَلاَ تِمْثَالاً إِلاَّ طَمَسْتَهُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَلِيٍّ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يَكْرَهُونَ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ الْقَبْرُ فَوْقَ الأَرْضِ . قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُرْفَعَ الْقَبْرُ إِلاَّ بِقَدْرِ مَا يُعْرَفُ أَنَّهُ قَبْرٌ لِكَيْلاَ يُوطَأَ وَلاَ يُجْلَسَ عَلَيْهِ .
Abu Wail Narrated from:
Ali Said To Abu Al-Hayyaj Al-Asadi: 'I Am Dispatching You With What The Prophet Dispatched Me: "That You Not Leave An Elevated Grave Without Leveling It, Nor An Image Without Erasing It."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1049In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 85English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1049
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1049
This hadith about leveling elevated graves reports what Ali said to Abu Al-Hayyaj Al-Asadi. Ali told him that he was sending him with the same instruction the Prophet had sent him with: not to leave an elevated grave without leveling it, and not to leave an image without erasing it. The main focus is grave simplicity and removing what is raised beyond proper limits. The narration also includes a comment that some people of knowledge disliked raising graves above the ground. Ash-Shafi'i is quoted as disliking a grave being raised except enough for it to be known as a grave, so it is not stepped on or sat upon. The hadith keeps the grave plain and protected from misuse.
What we learn from this hadith
- Elevated graves are mentioned as something to be leveled.
- The hadith also mentions erasing images.
- A grave should be recognizable without being raised in an excessive way.
- The narration teaches simplicity and respect around graves.
