Supplication at the Prophet’s Grave and Facing the Qiblah or the Grave
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeting him, if a Muslim wants to make supplication, should he face the qiblah or the grave?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: After visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeting him, is it permissible to make supplication facing the grave, or is it necessary to face the qiblah?
The Shaykh:
He faces the qiblah. He turns away from the grave, faces the qiblah, and makes supplication at a distance from the grave, so that he is not close to the grave, in order to block the means to harm.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And the Prophet’s mosque is spacious, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeting him, if a Muslim wants to make supplication, should he face the qiblah or the grave?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: After visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeting him, is it permissible to make supplication facing the grave, or is it necessary to face the qiblah?
The Shaykh:
He faces the qiblah. He turns away from the grave, faces the qiblah, and makes supplication at a distance from the grave, so that he is not close to the grave, in order to block the means to harm.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And the Prophet’s mosque is spacious, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب : ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (1:16:03)
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