What is the ruling on traveling to visit graves, whether of the prophets or others?
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Question:
What is the ruling on traveling to visit the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? And what is the ruling on visiting the graves of the righteous?
Answer:
Traveling to visit any of the graves, the graves of the prophets or others, is forbidden, because this is one of the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 5:58 This is the al-Aqsa Mosque. Traveling to the mosques is not for the sake of graves. Traveling for worship is restricted to three mosques. Traveling to any other place for the sake of worship is not permissible. As for traveling for trade, seeking knowledge, visiting relatives, or permissible recreation, there is nothing wrong with it. It is only travel for worship that is not permissible except to the three mosques. Yes.
What is the ruling on traveling to visit the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? And what is the ruling on visiting the graves of the righteous?
Answer:
Traveling to visit any of the graves, the graves of the prophets or others, is forbidden, because this is one of the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), and because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
One should not undertake journeys except to three mosques: al-Masque al-Haram (in Makkah ),
لا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد، المسجد الحرام ومسجدي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم شد الرحال لزيارة القبور سواء للأنبياء أو لغيرهم؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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