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Rh It is related from Abú Músá that, 'The Apostle of God said, "When a corpse passes by thee whether it be of a Jew, a Christian, or a Muslim, then stand up for it, for ye do not rise for it, but ye only rise for the angels who are with it."'—Aḥmad.

It is related from Abuʾl-Hayyájuʾl Asadi that he said, "Alí said to me, "Shall I not send thee on a business on which the Apostle of God sent me? Namely, that thou do not leave any image without effacing it, or any high tomb without levelling it with the ground."'—Muslim.

It is related from Jábir that he said, 'The Apostle of God prohibited tombs from being built with mortar, or from being built over, or from being sat upon.'—Muslim.

It is related from ʿÁyesha that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The breaking of the bones of a dead person is like breaking them when he is alive."—Málik, Abú Dáud, Ibn Májah.

It is related from ʿAmru bin Ḥazm that he said, 'The Prophet saw me leaning on a grave, and he said, "Do not annoy the occupant of this grave, or (he said) do not annoy him."'—Aḥmad.

It is related from Anas that he said, 'We entered in with the Prophet to Abú Saif, the blacksmith, and he was the husband of Abraham's wet-nurse. And the Apostle of God took Abraham (his son) and kissed him and smelt him. After that we entered into him again when Abraham was at the point of death, and the eyes of the Apostle of God were flowing with tears; and ʿAbduʾr-Raḥmán bin Auf said to him, "And dost thou (weep also), O Apostle of God?" He replied, "O Ibn Auf, verily they are tears of compassion." Then he followed it with more tears and said, "Verily the eyes shed tears, and the heart is oppressed with grief; and we say nothing but what is pleasing to our Lord; and we, O Abraham, are verily sore grieved at thy separation from us."—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Usámah bin Zaid that he said, 'The daughter of the Prophet sent to him saying, "My son is at the point of death; come to us." And he sent one to give his