Visiting the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
I move on to questions that came in from listeners. Abu Mu'adh says: Does the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have a special distinction? Is it permissible to turn toward it when making supplication? And what is the religiously prescribed visit to the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the grave of the Messenger is better than any other, and the Messenger is the best of creation (peace and blessings be upon him). No evidence has come specifically regarding the visit to the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the visiting of graves in general, so the grave of the Messenger is included in that, a fortiori. That is, one visits (peace and blessings be upon him) for the sake of greeting him, for the sake of greeting him and making supplication for him. And after greeting him (peace and blessings be upon him), one greets Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), because they are buried next to him (peace and blessings be upon him). This is a religiously prescribed, recommended visit for whoever is in al-Madinah, whether he is a resident of it or coming to it. However, traveling specifically for the purpose of visiting the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is not permissible, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). No sound, good, or even weak evidence has come regarding visiting the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or commanding it. All the narrations that have come in this regard are either severely weak or fabricated and not acted upon. Therefore, one does not travel for the sake of visiting a grave, neither the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) nor any other grave. (Peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not tie up your mounts for travel," meaning do not travel, "except to three mosques." This means traveling for the sake of worship. As for traveling for trade, maintaining family ties, recreation, and the like, this is permissible. But traveling for the sake of worship in a specific place is not permissible except to these three: al-Masjid al-Haram, the Mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and al-Masjid al-Aqsa. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
I move on to questions that came in from listeners. Abu Mu'adh says: Does the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have a special distinction? Is it permissible to turn toward it when making supplication? And what is the religiously prescribed visit to the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the grave of the Messenger is better than any other, and the Messenger is the best of creation (peace and blessings be upon him). No evidence has come specifically regarding the visit to the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the visiting of graves in general, so the grave of the Messenger is included in that, a fortiori. That is, one visits (peace and blessings be upon him) for the sake of greeting him, for the sake of greeting him and making supplication for him. And after greeting him (peace and blessings be upon him), one greets Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), because they are buried next to him (peace and blessings be upon him). This is a religiously prescribed, recommended visit for whoever is in al-Madinah, whether he is a resident of it or coming to it. However, traveling specifically for the purpose of visiting the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is not permissible, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). No sound, good, or even weak evidence has come regarding visiting the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or commanding it. All the narrations that have come in this regard are either severely weak or fabricated and not acted upon. Therefore, one does not travel for the sake of visiting a grave, neither the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) nor any other grave. (Peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not tie up your mounts for travel," meaning do not travel, "except to three mosques." This means traveling for the sake of worship. As for traveling for trade, maintaining family ties, recreation, and the like, this is permissible. But traveling for the sake of worship in a specific place is not permissible except to these three: al-Masjid al-Haram, the Mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and al-Masjid al-Aqsa. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/272 — archive.org (5:19)
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