It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasbrought into his grave from the direction of the Qiblah, and he wasplaced in his grave gently.

“I was present withIbn‘Umar at a funeral. When the body was placed in the niche-grave)hesaid, ‘Bismillah wa fi sabil-illah wa ‘ala millati rasul-illah’(Inthe Name of Allah, for the sake of Allah and according to thereligionof the Messenger of Allah). When he started to place bricksin theniche-grave he said: ‘Allahumma ajirha min ash-shaitani wamin‘adhabil-qabr. Allahumma Jafil-arda ‘an janbaiha, wa sa’idruhaha, walaqqiha minka ridwana (O Allah, protect him from Satan andfrom thetorment of the grave; O Allah, keep the earth away from histwo sidesand take his soul up and grant him pleasure fromYourself).’ I said:‘O Ibn ‘Umar, is this something that youheard from the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) or is it your own words?’He said: ‘I could have saidsomething like that, but this issomething that I heard from theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ).’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘The niche-grave is for us and the ditch-grave is forothers.”

“TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The niche-grave is for us and theditch-graveis for others.’”

“Make a niche-grave for me, and blockitup with bricks as was done for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).”

“When the Prophet (ﷺ)died,there was a man in Al-Madinah who used to make a niche in thegraveand another who used to dig graves without a niche. They said:‘Letus pray Istikharah to our Lord and call for them both, andwhicheverof them comes first, we will let him do it.’ So they wereboth sentfor, and the one who used to make the niche-grave camefirst, so theymade a niche-grave for the Prophet (ﷺ).”

“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)died, they differed as to whether his grave should have a niche or aditch in the ground, until they spoke and raised their voicesconcerning that. Then ‘Umar said: ‘Do not shout in the presenceof theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), living or dead,’ or words to thateffect. Sothey sent for both the one who made a niche and the onewho dug graveswithout a niche, and the one who used to make a nichecame and dug agrave with a niche for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),then he (ﷺ) wasburied.”

“I came one night to guardthe Prophet (ﷺ), and there was a man reciting loudly. The Prophet(ﷺ) came out and I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, this man isshowingoff.’ Then he died in Al-Madinah, and they finishedpreparing him,then they carried his dead body. The Prophet (ﷺ)said: ‘Be gentlewith him, may Allah be gentle with him, for heloved Allah and HisMessenger.’ Then his grave was dug and he (theProphet (ﷺ)) said:‘Make it spacious for him, and may Allah makeit spacious for him.’Some of his Companions said: ‘O Messengerof Allah, you are grievingfor him.’ He said: ‘Yes indeed, for heloved Allah and HisMessenger.’”

“Dig the grave deep, make it spacious and prepare itwell.”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)markedthe grave of ‘Uthman bin Maz’un with a rock.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadeplastering over graves.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadewriting anything on graves.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbadebuildingstructures over graves.

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)offeredthe funeral prayer, then he came to the grave of the deceasedandscattered three handfuls of earth from the side of (thedeceased’s)head.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:“If one of you were to sit on a live coal that burns him, thatwould be better for him than if he were to sit on a grave.”

‘If I were to walk on a live coal or a sword, or if I weretosew shows to my feet, that would be better for me than walking onthegrave of a Muslim. And I see no difference between relievingmyselfin the midst of graves or in the middle of the marketplace.”

“While I waswalkingwith the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) he said: ‘O son ofKhasasiyyah,why are you angry with Allah when you are walking withthe Messengerof Allah?’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! I am not angrywithAllah at all. Allah has bestowed all good on me.’ Then he passedbythe graves of the Muslims and said: ‘They have caught up with agreat deal of good.’ Then he passed by the graves of the idolatersandsaid: ‘They died before a great deal of good came to them.’Then heturned and saw a man walking between the graves in his shoesand hesaid: ‘O you with the shoes, take them off.’” Muhammad bin Bashar narrated from Abdur-Rahman bin Mahdi that he said: Abdullah bin Uthman used to say (about this hadith): "A good hadith and a reliable narrator."

“Visit the graves, for they will remind you of the Hereafter.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gavepermission for visiting the graves.

It wasnarrated from Ibn Mas’ud that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said, “Iused to forbid you to visit the graves, but now visit them,for theywill draw your attention away from this world and remind youof theHereafter.”