On the authority of Abu Dharr, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The earth has been made for me a means of purification and a place of prayer."(1)

490 - Sulayman ibn Dawud narrated to us, saying: Ibn Wahb informed us, saying: Ibn Lahi'ah and Yahya ibn Azhar narrated to me, from 'Ammar ibn Sa'd al-Muradi, from Abu Salih al-Ghifari:

That 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, passed by Babil while traveling, and the mu'adhdhin came to him to call him to the 'Asr prayer. When he had departed from it, he commanded the mu'adhdhin to establish the prayer. When he had finished, he said: "My beloved, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade me from praying in a graveyard, and forbade me from praying in the land of Babil, for it is cursed."(2)

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(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic. Jarir: he is Ibn 'Abd al-Hamid, and al-A'mash: he is Sulayman ibn Mihran, and Mujahid: he is Ibn Jabr al-Makki.
It was also narrated at length by Ibn Abi Shaybah 11/435-436, Ibn Sa'id in his "Additions to al-Zuhd" of Ibn al-Mubarak (1069), Ahmad (21299) and (21314), al-Darimi (2467), Ibn Hibban (6462), al-Hakim 2/424, Abu Nu'aym in "al-Hilyah" 3/277, and al-Bayhaqi in "Dala'il al-Nubuwwah" 5/473, through multiple paths from al-A'mash, with this chain.
It was also narrated by Husayn al-Marwazi in his "Additions to al-Zuhd" of Ibn al-Mubarak (1068) and (1618), via the path of Waki', from al-A'mash, from Mujahid, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as a mursal narration.
It was also narrated by al-Tayalisi (472), Ahmad (21435), al-Bazzar (4077), and al-Lalaka'i in "Usul al-I'tiqad" (1449), via the path of Shu'bah, from Wasil al-Ahdab, from Mujahid, from Abu Dharr, with 'Ubayd ibn 'Umayr omitted from it.
It was also narrated by Abu Nu'aym in "al-Hilyah" 5/117, via the path of 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Aban, from 'Umar ibn Dharr, from Mujahid, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said... as a mursal narration.
On this topic, there are narrations from several companions; see their hadiths at the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr in "al-Musnad" (7068).

(2) The prohibition of praying in a graveyard is authentic due to corroborating evidence, but this chain is weak due to its disconnection. Abu Salih al-Ghifari - whose name is Sa'id ibn 'Abd al-Rahman - did not hear from 'Ali, according to what Ibn... [said].