Repeating the greeting to the Prophet at his grave while staying in Madinah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If we stay in al-Masjid al-Nabawi for several days, what is better: should we go every day to greet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at his grave,
The Shaykh:
No, if you greet him the first time you arrive, that is sufficient. Do not keep going back to him? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 5:1006 Do not keep going back to him. Is the greeting the first time you arrive sufficient? Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Muslims and the Companions would enter al-Masjid al-Nabawi, pray in it, and sit for knowledge, and they would not go to greet the Messenger every time they entered.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If we stay in al-Masjid al-Nabawi for several days, what is better: should we go every day to greet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at his grave,
The Shaykh:
No, if you greet him the first time you arrive, that is sufficient. Do not keep going back to him? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not take my grave as a festival.
لا تتخذوا قبري عيداThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Muslims and the Companions would enter al-Masjid al-Nabawi, pray in it, and sit for knowledge, and they would not go to greet the Messenger every time they entered.
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 1 — islamhouse.com (58:58)
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