Statues and Graves

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ ุจู’ู†ู ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ุŒ ูˆูŽุฃูŽุจููˆ ุจูŽูƒู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุดูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉูŽ ูˆูŽุฒูู‡ูŽูŠู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุญูŽุฑู’ุจู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ุขุฎูŽุฑูŽุงู†ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽูƒููŠุนูŒุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุณููู’ูŠูŽุงู†ูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุญูŽุจููŠุจู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุซูŽุงุจูุชูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ูˆูŽุงุฆูู„ูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠุŒ ุงู„ู’ู‡ูŽูŠู‘ูŽุงุฌู ุงู„ุฃูŽุณูŽุฏููŠู‘ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ููŠ ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุทูŽุงู„ูุจู ุฃูŽู„ุงู‘ูŽ ุฃูŽุจู’ุนูŽุซููƒูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู…ูŽุง ุจูŽุนูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฃูŽู†ู’ ู„ุงูŽ ุชูŽุฏูŽุนูŽ ุชูู…ู’ุซูŽุงู„ุงู‹ ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ุทูŽู…ูŽุณู’ุชูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ู‚ูŽุจู’ุฑู‹ุง ู…ูุดู’ุฑููู‹ุง ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ุณูŽูˆู‘ูŽูŠู’ุชูŽู‡ู โ€.โ€ ูˆูŽุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ููŠู‡ู ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุจูŽูƒู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุฎูŽู„ุงู‘ูŽุฏู ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุงู‡ูู„ููŠู‘ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ูŠูŽุญู’ูŠูŽู‰ุŒ - ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุทู‘ูŽุงู†ู - ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุณููู’ูŠูŽุงู†ูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ููŠ ุญูŽุจููŠุจูŒุŒ ุจูู‡ูŽุฐูŽุง ุงู„ุฅูุณู’ู†ูŽุงุฏู ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุตููˆุฑูŽุฉู‹ ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ุทูŽู…ูŽุณู’ุชูŽู‡ูŽุง โ€.โ€

Abu'l-Hayyaj al-Asadi told that 'Ali (b. Abu Talib) said to him: Should I not send you on the same mission as Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) sent me? Do not leave a statue without obliterating it or a high grave without leveling it. This hadith has been reported by Habib with the same chain of transmitters and he said: (Do not leave) a picture without obliterating it.

Sahih Muslim 969a, 969b https://sunnah.com/muslim:969a

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ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูŽุจููˆ ุจูŽูƒู’ุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุดูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุญูŽูู’ุตู ุจู’ู†ู ุบููŠูŽุงุซูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุฌูุฑูŽูŠู’ุฌูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠุŒ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูุจูŽูŠู’ุฑู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฌูŽุงุจูุฑูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู†ูŽู‡ูŽู‰ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูุฌูŽุตู‘ูŽุตูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุจู’ุฑู ูˆูŽุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูู‚ู’ุนูŽุฏูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูุจู’ู†ูŽู‰ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู โ€.โ€

Jabir said: Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) forbade that the graves should be plastered or they be used as sitting places (for the people), or a building should be built over them.

Sahih Muslim 970a https://sunnah.com/muslim:970a

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