Repeatedly visiting the Prophet’s grave every time one enters the mosque
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Question:
The questioner says: If a person enters the mosque in Madinah to visit the Prophet’s Mosque and the rest of the city, and he prays in the mosque, is it from the Sunnah to go and visit the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the graves of the two companions (may Allah be pleased with them) every time he enters the mosque, or is this a people’s practice of taking the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a festival?
Answer:
This is not from the Sunnah. Returning to the grave is not from the Sunnah. It was not the practice of the Companions. Rather, it is the first time when the traveler arrives and prays in the mosque, he greets the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions, and the Muslims in al-Baqi’ and the martyrs. As for going to the grave and greeting him every time he enters the mosque, this is contrary to the Sunnah and is not from the practice of the Salaf. It is taking his grave as a festival, because a festival is what is repeated and established. Repeating the greeting every time one enters is part of taking it as a festival.
The questioner says: If a person enters the mosque in Madinah to visit the Prophet’s Mosque and the rest of the city, and he prays in the mosque, is it from the Sunnah to go and visit the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the graves of the two companions (may Allah be pleased with them) every time he enters the mosque, or is this a people’s practice of taking the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as a festival?
Answer:
This is not from the Sunnah. Returning to the grave is not from the Sunnah. It was not the practice of the Companions. Rather, it is the first time when the traveler arrives and prays in the mosque, he greets the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions, and the Muslims in al-Baqi’ and the martyrs. As for going to the grave and greeting him every time he enters the mosque, this is contrary to the Sunnah and is not from the practice of the Salaf. It is taking his grave as a festival, because a festival is what is repeated and established. Repeating the greeting every time one enters is part of taking it as a festival.
Source
شرح ثلاثة الأصول وأدلتها، أدلة شهادة أن محمدا رسول الله - الإيمان يزيد وينقص — islamhouse.com (1:21:13)
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