Whoever visits my grave, my intercession becomes obligatory for him

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is there a report from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, “Whoever visits my grave, my intercession becomes obligatory for him”?

Answer:
This is a fabrication attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). All the hadiths reported regarding visiting the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are fabrications. However, whoever visits the Prophet’s Mosque and prays in it, he visits the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the graves of his two companions, and he greets them. As for traveling specifically for the purpose of visiting the grave, that is forbidden.

One should not undertake journeys except to three mosques: al-Masque al-Haram (in Makkah ), the Aqsa mosque, or this mosque (in Madinah).

لا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد المسجد الحرام ومسجدي هذا والمسجد الأقصى

Bulugh al-Maram 5:58

for the sake of praying in it, and visiting the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is included as a secondary matter for whoever visits the Prophet’s Mosque. Yes.

Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إقطاع المعادن — islamhouse.com (1:00:10)

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