Is it permissible to stand at the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and ask him for forgiveness?
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Question:
The saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):[An-Nisa 4:64] Does that mean that after his death (peace and blessings be upon him), one attends at his grave and asks him for forgiveness?
Answer:
Did the Companions do this? The Companions of the Messenger who received the Qur'an and its interpretation from the Messenger—did they come to seek forgiveness at the grave of the Messenger? They did not do so. Rather, he was approached during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him), and he would seek forgiveness for the believers and for the sinners (peace and blessings be upon him). As for after his death, they did not come to his grave and say, "We seek forgiveness from Allah at the grave of the Messenger," or ask the Messenger to seek forgiveness for them. The Companions are the role model, not the role model in the rabble who came from the grave-worshippers afterwards. Our role model is the preferred generations; they are our role model. Yes.
The saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):
And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Accepting of repentance and Merciful.
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذ ظَّلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ جَاءُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّهَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًاAnswer:
Did the Companions do this? The Companions of the Messenger who received the Qur'an and its interpretation from the Messenger—did they come to seek forgiveness at the grave of the Messenger? They did not do so. Rather, he was approached during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him), and he would seek forgiveness for the believers and for the sinners (peace and blessings be upon him). As for after his death, they did not come to his grave and say, "We seek forgiveness from Allah at the grave of the Messenger," or ask the Messenger to seek forgiveness for them. The Companions are the role model, not the role model in the rabble who came from the grave-worshippers afterwards. Our role model is the preferred generations; they are our role model. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الوقوف على قبر الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم ويطلب منه المغفرة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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