Narrated Jabir: I heard the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbid to sit on the grave, to plaster it with gypsum, and to build any structure over it.

The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Jabir through a different chain of transmitters. Abu Dawud said: Uthman said: "or anything added to it. " Sulaiman bin Musa said: "or anything written on it. " Musaddad did not mention in his version the words "or anything added to it. " Abu Dawud said: The word "and that" (wa an) remained hidden to me.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Allah's curse to be on the Jews, they made the graves of their Prophets mosques.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: It is better that one of you should sit on the live coals which burns his clothing and come in contact with his skin than that he should sit on a grave.

Narrated Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Do not sit on the graves, and do not pray facing them.