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Bulugh al-Maram: Hadith 228

3. Funerals

بلوغ المرام

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Bulugh al-Maram
وَلِمُسْلِمٍ عَنْهُ: { نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-أَنْ يُجَصَّصَ الْقَبْرُ, وَأَنْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ, وَأَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَيْهِ } 1‏ .‏
Jabir (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited whitening a grave with plaster, to sit on it or to build over it (such as a dome).' Related by Muslim.
Reference: Bulugh al-Maram 579
In-book : Book 3, Hadith 48
English translation : Book 3, Hadith 604