Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that Umm Habibah and Umm Salamah both mentioned a church which they had seen in Abyssinia, and there were pictures in it. They mentioned this to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said: Their custom was that when a righteous man among them died, they would build a place of worship over his grave and make such images in it. These people will be the worst of creation in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection.

Narrated by Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said during his final illness: "May Allah curse the Jews and Christians, for they took the graves of their prophets as places of worship." Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "If it were not for this fear, his grave would have been open (and not inside the chamber), because I fear that his grave might also be made into a mosque."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "May Allah curse the Jews, for they took the graves of their prophets as places of worship."

Lady Aisha and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated that during the illness of his death, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would repeatedly place his cloak over his face, and when he felt some relief, he would remove the cloak. In this state of distress and anxiety, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "May Allah's curse be upon the Jews and Christians, for they took the graves of their prophets as places of worship." By saying this, he was warning the Ummah against such actions.