Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrate: When the time of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace and blessings be upon him) passing drew near, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed the edge of his cloak over his face. When he felt suffocated by it, he removed it from his face and said:

“May Allah curse the Jews and the Christians who took the graves of their prophets as places of worship.”

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: He was warning the people against adopting the same practice as those people.