The Response to the Argument Citing the Presence of the Prophet's Grave in al-Masjid al-Nabawi

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: How do we respond to those who say that since the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is inside al-Masjid al-Nabawi, it is permissible for others to be there as well?

Answer:
What was originally inside al-Masjid al-Nabawi? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in his house, outside the mosque. However, when the mosque was rebuilt during the era of the Umayyad caliphs, the people included the grave within the mosque. This occurred during the governorship of 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) in Madinah.
They included it in the mosque to protect it, because if it had been exposed, fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) would have arisen there. That was their intention, even if they did not agree with it. The scholars of that time did not agree with them on this matter. It was merely a matter of state policy and the governor's decision. Let us say that the judge in the text protected it, in his opinion. Yes.