The ruling on visiting Madinah after Hajj
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Question:
He says: I have received letters stating that I have greeted a believer. Is a fidyah (ransom payment) obligatory upon me? And is it obligatory for me to go to Madinah after Hajj? Knowing that this is the first year I am performing Hajj?
Answer:
If one has performed Hajj, there is nothing upon him, but he has left the sunnah (recommended practice). The one performing tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them) is better. Going to Madinah is not a condition; it is not part of the Hajj. Going to Madinah is a sunnah (recommended practice): visiting the mosque, praying in the Prophet’s Mosque, and greeting the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions. This is mustahabb (recommended), and it is connected to Hajj, whether one goes before Hajj, after Hajj, or at any time. It has no connection to Hajj; Hajj is independent, and the visit is independent. So if one performs Hajj and does not go to Madinah, there is nothing upon him. If he wishes to visit Madinah at any time, there is no harm. It is a sunnah (recommended practice) to travel to Madinah, al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Sacred Mosque. One prays in the Prophet’s Mosque whatever Allah makes easy for him, greets the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions, visits al-Baqi' and greets its inhabitants, visits the martyrs and greets them, and visits the Mosque of the Graves and prays in it. All of this is sunnah (recommended practice) for whom Allah makes it easy. But one does not travel to a grave. What is prohibited is traveling to a grave. But traveling to the Prophet’s Mosque is allowed. If one arrives and prays in it, he greets the Prophet and his companion (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
He says: I have received letters stating that I have greeted a believer. Is a fidyah (ransom payment) obligatory upon me? And is it obligatory for me to go to Madinah after Hajj? Knowing that this is the first year I am performing Hajj?
Answer:
If one has performed Hajj, there is nothing upon him, but he has left the sunnah (recommended practice). The one performing tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them) is better. Going to Madinah is not a condition; it is not part of the Hajj. Going to Madinah is a sunnah (recommended practice): visiting the mosque, praying in the Prophet’s Mosque, and greeting the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions. This is mustahabb (recommended), and it is connected to Hajj, whether one goes before Hajj, after Hajj, or at any time. It has no connection to Hajj; Hajj is independent, and the visit is independent. So if one performs Hajj and does not go to Madinah, there is nothing upon him. If he wishes to visit Madinah at any time, there is no harm. It is a sunnah (recommended practice) to travel to Madinah, al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Sacred Mosque. One prays in the Prophet’s Mosque whatever Allah makes easy for him, greets the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions, visits al-Baqi' and greets its inhabitants, visits the martyrs and greets them, and visits the Mosque of the Graves and prays in it. All of this is sunnah (recommended practice) for whom Allah makes it easy. But one does not travel to a grave. What is prohibited is traveling to a grave. But traveling to the Prophet’s Mosque is allowed. If one arrives and prays in it, he greets the Prophet and his companion (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 3 — archive.org (43:26)
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