10/57. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1051 — Correct Chain on Grave Etiquette
What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Tread On Graves, Sit On Them, (And Pray Towards Them)
Hadith Chain About Not Sitting on Graves
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1051
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1051
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، وَأَبُو عَمَّارٍ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ، عَنْ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ . وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ وَهَذَا الصَّحِيحُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَحَدِيثُ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ خَطَأٌ أَخْطَأَ فِيهِ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ وَزَادَ فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ بُسْرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ هَكَذَا رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ وَبُسْرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ قَدْ سَمِعَ مِنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ .
Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi Narrated from:
(Another chain) from Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi : From The Prophet, Similar (To No. 1050), But It Does Not Contain "From Abu Idris" And This Is What Is Correct.
[1] That is, the chain for no. 1050.[2] That is, as it appears in the chain of no. 1051.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1051In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 87English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1051
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1051
This hadith about not sitting on graves is another chain from Abu Marthad Al-Ghanawi, similar to the previous narration. The report says it is from the Prophet with similar wording, but this chain does not contain 'from Abu Idris,' and the text states that this is the correct version. The focus here is not a new rule with different wording, but the chain detail linked to the same grave etiquette. It supports the teaching that graves should not be sat on and that Salat should not be performed toward them, as stated in the previous report. The narration also shows how hadith scholars paid attention to the exact chain and corrected an added narrator when needed.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration is tied to the same teaching about respecting graves.
- It supports the warning against sitting on graves and praying toward them.
- The text highlights care in preserving the correct chain.
- Hadith transmission includes checking both wording and narrators.
