The ruling on facing the grave after the obligatory prayer in the Prophet's Mosque
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, we observe that some people, after finishing the obligatory prayer in the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him), face the grave, then place their right hand over their left, and mutter some words, then leave. This happens after every obligatory prayer. What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
It is a mistake and should not be done. He said it in rhyming verse, and this is the rhyming verse of the people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, do the angels...?
The Shaykh:
And to face the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) except when greeting him, and other than that, we cannot.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, we observe that some people, after finishing the obligatory prayer in the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him), face the grave, then place their right hand over their left, and mutter some words, then leave. This happens after every obligatory prayer. What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
It is a mistake and should not be done. He said it in rhyming verse, and this is the rhyming verse of the people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, do the angels...?
The Shaykh:
And to face the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) except when greeting him, and other than that, we cannot.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [44] — alfawzan.live (1:21:49)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.