Combining the prohibition of standing over a grave with the Prophet’s visit to his mother’s grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. A questioner says: He says: Allah the Exalted addressed His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with:[At-Tawbah 9:84] It is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit his mother’s grave. Is there a way to reconcile these two things?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought permission from his Lord to visit his mother’s grave, and He granted it. Then he asked to seek forgiveness for her, but Allah prevented him from doing so, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wept.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. A questioner says: He says: Allah the Exalted addressed His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with:
And do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his
وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُم مَّاتَ أَبَدًا وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَىٰ قَبْرِهِAnswer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought permission from his Lord to visit his mother’s grave, and He granted it. Then he asked to seek forgiveness for her, but Allah prevented him from doing so, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wept.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في بيان كيد الشيطان لنفسه قبل كيده للأبوين — islamhouse.com (48:01)
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