There are other similar Ahadith with little difference in the words, e.
There are other similar Ahadith with little difference in the words, e.g. حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي، الْهَيَّاجِ الأَسَدِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَلاَّ أَبْعَثُكَ عَلَى مَا بَعَثَنِي عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ لاَ تَدَعَ تِمْثَالاً إِلاَّ طَمَسْتَهُ وَلاَ قَبْرًا مُشْرِفًا إِلاَّ سَوَّيْتَهُ . It is narrated to us by Yahya Bin Yahya, and Abu Bakr Aby Shayba and Zuheyr Bin Harb who said, ‘Yahya informed us and other said, ‘It is narrated to us by Wakie, from Sufyan, from Habeeb Bin Abu Sabit, from Abu Wa’il, from Abu Al Hayaj Al Asady who said, ‘Ali Bin Abu Talib -asws said to me: ‘Shall I -asws not send you to what Rasool-Allah -saww , may the Salawaat of Allah -azwj and Greetings be upon him -saww had sent me -asws to, that you shall not leave any statue except obliterate it nor any overlooking (high) grave except level it?’ وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، – وَهُوَ الْقَطَّانُ – حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنِي حَبِيبٌ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ وَلاَ صُورَةً إِلاَّ طَمَسْتَهَا And Abu Bakr Bin Khallad Al Bahily narrated it, ‘It is narrated to us by Yahya, and he is Al-Qattam, ‘It is narrated to us by Sufyan, ‘It is narrated to me by Habeeb with this chain and he -asws said: ‘Nor any image except obliterate it’’.
[25] حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي، الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُجَصَّصَ الْقَبْرُ وَأَنْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَيْهِ . It is narrated to us by Abu Bakr Bin Abu Shayba, ‘It is narrated to us by Hufs Bin Giyas, from Ibn Jureyj, from Abu Al Zubeyr, from Jabir who said, ‘Rasool-Allah -saww , may the Salawaat of Allah -azwj and Greetings be upon him -saww , forbade from plastering the grave, and to sit upon it, and to build upon it’’.
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