What are the places in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah that it is prescribed to visit?

Question:
For one who goes to al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, what are the places that it is prescribed to visit?

Answer:
There are no places in it that it is prescribed to visit except two. The first is the Prophet’s Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him), which you visit to pray in it and to send peace upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Praying in it is worth a thousand prayers in any other place. The second is Quba’ Mosque, which you visit to pray in it, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit it and pray in it. Apart from these, there are no places in al-Madinah to be visited except visiting the graveyards. Visiting al-Baqi’ to send peace upon the dead and make du'a for them is fine. Visiting the graves of the martyrs at Uhud to send peace upon them and make du'a for them is also fine. This is a sunnah (recommended practice). Visiting graves is a sunnah in al-Madinah and elsewhere. Yes.