The ruling on traveling to visit the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Abu al-Walid al-Baji (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “He distinguished between the people of the city and the strangers, because the strangers intended that, while the people of the city reside there and did not intend it for the sake of the grave and the greeting.” He says: It appears that this statement of his contains approval of traveling for the purpose of the grave, based on his saying, “because the strangers intended that.” Is this understanding correct?
Answer:
No. “They intended that” means they intended to visit the Prophet’s Mosque, and visiting the grave came along as a secondary matter following the visit to the Prophet’s Mosque. So the intention is to visit the mosque, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 326Sahih (Darussalam) Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Abu al-Walid al-Baji (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “He distinguished between the people of the city and the strangers, because the strangers intended that, while the people of the city reside there and did not intend it for the sake of the grave and the greeting.” He says: It appears that this statement of his contains approval of traveling for the purpose of the grave, based on his saying, “because the strangers intended that.” Is this understanding correct?
Answer:
No. “They intended that” means they intended to visit the Prophet’s Mosque, and visiting the grave came along as a secondary matter following the visit to the Prophet’s Mosque. So the intention is to visit the mosque, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
A mount is not saddled (for a journey) except to three Masajid: Al-Masjid Al-Haram, this Masjid of mine, and Masjid Al-Aqsa.
لا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد مسجد الحرام ومسجدي هذا المسجد الأقصى
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [612 /1350] ما معنى قول أبي الوليد الباجي " ففرق بين أهل المدينة والغرباء، لأن الغرباء قصدوا لذلك... — youtube.com
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