The Sunnah Visit and the Innovated Visit to Graves
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Q6: What is the Sunnah visit to graves and what is the innovated visit?
A6: The lawful visit to graves is that which intends to benefit the deceased by supplicating for his forgiveness and mercy, and to benefit the visitor with a lesson and admonition, and by remembering death and what lies beyond it of terrors and bliss or punishment. When a man visits the graves of Muslims, he says:Sunan Ibn Majah 1547Sahih (Darussalam). It was narrated by Muslim . Thus, visiting graves without traveling specifically to them is a recommended practice (sunnah) for men, not for women. This includes the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); it is recommended for men to visit it with the lawful visit without traveling specifically to it. However, it is permissible to travel to the Prophet’s Mosque , and visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is incidental, not the primary purpose of the travel. As for women, visiting graves in general, including the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), is prohibited. Therefore, it is not permissible for them to visit his grave (peace and blessings be upon him) or any other graves; this is based on what was narrated by Abu Dawud , al-Tirmidhi , and Ibn Majah , from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): , and what was narrated by al-Tirmidhi , from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): Mishkat al-Masabih 1770, and al-Tirmidhi said: This is a good, authentic hadith. As for the unlawful visit, it is visiting graves to supplicate to the dead, or to seek blessing from the buried, or to seek nearness to Allah through them, or to supplicate at the graves. This visit is not permissible because it is shirk (associating partners with Allah) or a means to shirk. Thus, seeking blessing
from the people of the graves is shirk with Allah; because blessing is sought from Allah, not from anyone else. By this, it is known that what many ignorant people do around certain graves, such as calling for aid from their inhabitants, seeking their support, and seeking healing for the sick from them, is major shirk. As for seeking nearness to Allah through their rights, their status, or their persons, this is among the forbidden innovations and among the means to major shirk.
A6: The lawful visit to graves is that which intends to benefit the deceased by supplicating for his forgiveness and mercy, and to benefit the visitor with a lesson and admonition, and by remembering death and what lies beyond it of terrors and bliss or punishment. When a man visits the graves of Muslims, he says:
As-salamu ‘alaykum ahlad-diyar minal-mu’minina wal- muslimin, wa inna insha’ Allah bikum lahiqun, nas’alul-laha lana wa lakumul-‘afiyah (Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the abodes, believers and Muslims, and we will join you soon if Allah wills. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you).
السلام عليكم أهل الديار من المؤمنين والمسلمين وإنا إن شاء الله بكم لاحقون ، نسأل الله لنا ولكم العافيةThat the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who visit graves and those who make mosques and hang lamps over them.
أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - لعن زائرات القبور والمتخذين عليها المساجد والسرجAbu Huraira said God's messenger cursed women who visited graves
أن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - لعن زوارات القبورfrom the people of the graves is shirk with Allah; because blessing is sought from Allah, not from anyone else. By this, it is known that what many ignorant people do around certain graves, such as calling for aid from their inhabitants, seeking their support, and seeking healing for the sick from them, is major shirk. As for seeking nearness to Allah through their rights, their status, or their persons, this is among the forbidden innovations and among the means to major shirk.
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