Seeking Blessing from the Cave of Thawr and the Cave of Hira

Question:
He says, may Allah preserve you: Is it permissible, based on that, to seek blessing from the Cave of Thawr and the Cave of Hira by analogy to the Minbar?

Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not intend the Cave of Thawr or the Cave of Hira for worship. That is, it was not prescribed to intend them, nor did he go to them seeking reward for going to them. He went to them only out of necessity, to hide in them from the polytheists. When Allah made Islam strong, there was no need, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not go to them after the revelation at all. No, he did not go to the Cave of Thawr after the Hijrah. He did not go to the Cave of Thawr after the revelation. He did not go out. He did not go to the Cave of Hira, because that was a time of necessity only. And these two caves neither benefit nor harm, do they? Yes.