(1) The hadith is narrated from Jundub ibn Abd Allah—may Allah be pleased with him—in Muslim, 1:377–78 (Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer, chapter on the prohibition of building places of worship over graves). Its wording is: “I heard the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—say five days before his death: ‘I disavow before Allah the taking of any one of you as a khalīl (most intimate friend), for Allah Most High has taken me as a khalīl, just as He took Abraham as a khalīl. Had I taken anyone from my nation as a khalīl, I would have taken Abū Bakr as a khalīl. Take heed: those before you used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous people as places of worship. Take heed: do not take graves as places of worship; I forbid you from doing so.’” (2) (A) and (B): “Narrated by the Imam and Ibn Hibbān”; (N) and (M): “Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Hibbān.” (3) The hadith is narrated from Abd Allah ibn Masūd—may Allah be pleased with him—in *al-Musnad* (al-Maārif ed.), 5:324; 6:90, 162. The editor—may Allah have mercy on him—authenticated the hadith as sound in all these places. At 5:324, he stated: “It is also found in *Majma al-Zawāid*, 2:27, where al-Haythamī said: ‘It was narrated by al-Tabarānī in *al-Kabīr*, and its chain of transmission is sound.’” It also appears there at 8:13, where he said: “It was narrated by al-Bazzār through two chains of transmission. One contains Āsim ibn Bahdalah, who is trustworthy although there is some weakness in him; the remaining transmitters are narrators of *al-Sahīh*.” The first part of the hadith, ending with the Prophet’s words—peace and blessings be upon him—“while they are alive,” also appears in *al-Bukhārī*, 9:49 (Book of Tribulations, chapter on the emergence of tribulations). (4) The hadith appears in *al-Muwatta*, 1:172 (Book of Shortening the Prayer While Traveling, general chapter on prayer). Its wording is: “Atā ibn Yasār related that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said: ‘O Allah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped. Allah’s wrath was severe against a people who took the graves of their prophets as places of worship.’” The editor stated: “Ibn Abd al-Barr said: ‘There is no disagreement in what is narrated from Mālik that this hadith is *mursal* (missing the Companion link in its chain).’” A *marfū* hadith attributed directly to the Prophet with similar wording is narrated from Abū Hurayrah—may Allah be pleased with him—from the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him: “O Allah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped. Allah has cursed a people who took the graves of their prophets as places of worship.” Shaykh Ahmad Shākir—may Allah have mercy on him—authenticated the hadith as sound; see his extensive commentary.