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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Traveling to Madinah to Visit the Prophet and the Etiquette of the Visit

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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on traveling to the Holy City of Madinah to visit the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him)? And what are the etiquettes of the visit?

Answer:
Visiting the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is not permissible to travel for. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Do not set out on a journey except for three Mosques i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque ofلا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد المسجد الحرام ومسجد
Sahih al-Bukhari 1189
This is the Farthest Mosque. So if your intention in traveling is to visit the Prophet’s Mosque, because one prayer in it is worth a thousand prayers in any other place except the Sacred Mosque, then this is a good intention and a prescribed journey. But if your intention is to visit the noble grave, the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), then this is not permissible; because this is one of the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes.

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May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/243 — archive.org (5:40)

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