Hadith #73
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ
زَارَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْرَ أُمِّهِ فَبَكَى وَبَكَى مَنْ حَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ رَبِّي فِي أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهَا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي وَاسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ فِي أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَهَا فَأَذِنَ لِي فَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ فَإِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُ الْمَوْتَ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن عبيد الطنافسي
يزيد بن كيسان
أبو حازم
أبو هريرة
English Translation
Muhammad ibn 'Ubayd al-Tanafisi narrated to us, who said: Yazid ibn Kaysan narrated to us from Abu Hazim, from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Prophet ﷺ visited the grave of his mother and wept, and those around him wept. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'I asked my Lord for permission to seek forgiveness for her, but I was not granted permission. And I asked Him for permission to visit her grave, and He granted me permission. So visit the graves, for they remind you of death.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 21, Hadith 73
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 9311
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-45701