Traveling to Madinah after Hajj and Visiting the Prophet’s Grave

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it obligatory, as a consequence of the acceptance of Hajj, to travel to Madinah afterward to greet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Answer:
No, there is no connection. Nor does one travel for the purpose of visiting the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is not permissible. It is not permissible to travel for the purpose of visiting a grave, whether the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or any other. Rather, one travels to Madinah for the purpose of praying in the Mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Visiting the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is included as a secondary matter, not as the primary intention of the travel. Yes.