Sa'd bin Abi Wqqas (RAA) said (during his death illness) ‘Make a lahd for me and cover it with un-burnt bricks, as you did with the grave of the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).’ Related by Muslim. Al-Baihaqi transmitted on the authority of Jabir (RAA) a similar narration and added, ‘And his grave was raised one span from the ground.’ Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih. Jabir (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) prohibited whitening a grave with plaster, to sit on it or to build over it (such as a dome).’ Related by Muslim.