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I read in Ibn Taymiyyah what I understood to be that greeting the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at his grave is the practice of Ibn 'Umar, contrary to the Companions

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I read in Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) what I understood to be that greeting the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at his grave is the practice of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) only, and if he wanted to travel, if he wanted to travel or arrived from a journey, and I understood from him that he weakens this action of Ibn 'Umar because the rest of the Companions did not do it, such as the Rightly Guided Caliphs. Is this understanding correct?

Answer:
No, it is not correct. The Shaykh does not prevent the one who comes to al-Madinah, when he arrives, from going to greet the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). That falls under the generality of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "Visit the graves." Entering his grave is even more so, peace and blessings be upon him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [697 -954] قرأت لابن تيمية ما فهمت منه أن السلام على النبي ﷺ عند قبره هو فعل ابن عمر خلافا للصحابة.. — youtube.com

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