Why was the prohibition against visiting graves abrogated and the command to visit them established later?
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Question:
You mentioned that visiting graves is a recommended practice (sunnah), and that this is an abrogating matter for another abrogated hadith. What is the abrogated hadith?
Answer:
I prohibited it from you; I had prohibited it. The prohibition was abrogated by the command. The prohibition was at the beginning of the matter, when the people were newly converted from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) and used to venerate the graves. Once the oneness of Allah (tawhid) was established and they knew the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to visit the graves. Yes.
You mentioned that visiting graves is a recommended practice (sunnah), and that this is an abrogating matter for another abrogated hadith. What is the abrogated hadith?
Answer:
I prohibited it from you; I had prohibited it. The prohibition was abrogated by the command. The prohibition was at the beginning of the matter, when the people were newly converted from the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) and used to venerate the graves. Once the oneness of Allah (tawhid) was established and they knew the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to visit the graves. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/635] لماذا نُسخ النهي عن زيارة القبور وأُمر بها لاحقًا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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