Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْهَيَّاجِ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي عَلِيٌّ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَّ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ لِأَبِي الْهَيَّاجِ أَبْعَثُكَ عَلَى مَا بَعَثَنِي عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ لَا تَدَعَ قَبْرًا مُشْرِفًا إِلَّا سَوَّيْتَهُ وَلَا تِمْثَالًا إِلَّا طَمَسْتَهُ.
English Translation
It was narrated that Abul-Hayyaj said: `Hadrat Ali (may Allah be well pleased with him) said to me - and ‘Abdur-Rahman said: `Hadrat Ali (may Allah be well pleased with him) said to Abul-Hayyaj: I am sending you on the same mission as the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) sent me: do not leave any raised grave without levelling it or any image without erasing it.