In the two Ṣaḥīḥ collections it is reported from Ibn ʿUmar—may Allah be pleased with them both—that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
“Perform some of your prayers in your homes and do not turn them into graves.”
Muslim likewise narrates from Abū Hurayrah that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
“Do not make your houses graveyards, for Satan flees from a house in which Sūrat al-Baqarah is recited.”
After forbidding that his grave be taken as a festival, he—peace and blessings be upon him—added:
“Invoke blessings upon me, for your blessings reach me wherever you may be,”
and in another report:
“Your greetings reach me wherever you may be.”
By this he—peace and blessings be upon him—pointed out that what reaches him of our prayers and salutations comes to him whether we are near his grave or far from it, so we have no need to turn it into a festival.
There are many ḥadīths confirming that our prayers and salutations are presented to him, such as the report recorded by Abū Dāwūd from Abū Ṣakhr Ḥumayd ibn Ziyād, from Yazīd ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Qusayṭ, from Abū Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “No one greets me …”
(1) Reported by al-Bukhari in the Book of Prayer, chapter “The Dislike of Praying in Graveyards,” hadith no. 432 (Fath al-Bari, 1/528–29) with the wording: “Offer some of your prayers in your houses and do not turn them into graveyards.” It also appears as hadith no. 1187 (3/62). The phrasing cited by the author is that of Muslim, Sahih, Book of the Prayer of Travelers and Its Shortening, chapter “The Recommendation to Perform Supererogatory Prayers at Home,” hadith no. 777 (1/538).
(2) Reported by Muslim in the same book and chapter, hadith no. 780 (1/539), with the wording: “Do not make your houses graveyards; Satan flees from a house in which Surat al-Baqarah is recited.”
(3) From this point up to the words “wherever you may be” (half a line) is missing in manuscript A.
(4) Humayd ibn Ziyad ibn Abi al-Mukhariq al-Kharrat, Abu Sakhr, known as Sahib al-Aba; a Medinan, reliable but prone to error, sixth generation, d. 189 AH. See: Taqrib al-Tahdhib 1/202, no. 594.
(5) Yazid ibn Abd Allah ibn Qusayt ibn Usama al-Laythi, Abu Abd Allah al-Madani al-Araj; trustworthy, fourth generation, narrated by all six canonical collections, d. 122 AH at the age of 90. See: Taqrib al-Tahdhib 2/367, no. 281.