Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz)
Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3234
رَبِّي تَعَالَى عَلَى أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهَا فَلَمْ يُؤْذَنْ لِي فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ أَنْ أَزُورَ قَبْرَهَا فَأُذِنَ لِي فَزُورُوا الْقُبُورَ فَإِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُ بِالْمَوْتِ
rabbī taʿālā ʿalā an astaghfira lahā falam yuʾdhan lī fāstaʾdhantu an azūra qabrahā fa-udhina lī fazūrūā al-qubūra fa-innahā tudhakkiru bi-l-mawti
Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks
The full narration
Narrated Abu Hurairah:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited his mother's grave and wept and cause those around him to weep. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then said: I asked my Lord's permission to pray for forgiveness for her, but I was not allowed. I then asked His permission to visit her grave, and I was allowed. So visit graves, for they make one mindful of death
Source
Sunan Abī Dāwūd · 3234
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid: Sahih
- Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih Muslim (976)