Calling Pilgrims in Jeddah and Visiting Graves

Question:
And the reward and virtue of calling to the oneness of Allah (tawhid). So we ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to advise the youth not to go to Jeddah to call some of the pilgrims, men and women, and some of the oppressed, to abandon the matters of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and seeking nearness to Allah through the dead that they are doing.

Answer:
Visiting graves is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said , and the Prophet used to visit the graves with his Companions, as he taught them what to say when they visited the graves: , and may Allah have mercy on those of us who have gone before and those who come after. He would visit al-Baqi' and make du'a' for them, saying, "O Allah, forgive my father, Qabibah, and Umm Qabibah." As for the grave of Hawwa, there is no basis for it; it has no foundation in the evidence. All of this is from the fabrications that have no basis. The grave of our grandmother Hawwa (may Allah have mercy on her) is not known, nor is the grave of Adam; neither of them is known. This is only from the fabrications of some people. There is no known grave for her, not in Jeddah or elsewhere, nor for Adam, nor for Noah, nor for any of the other prophets. None of their graves are known. Our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is in Madinah, and Ibrahim (peace be upon him) is in the Levant, but the graves of the rest are not known. So this is something with no basis. Visiting graves for the sake of seeking blessing (tabarruk) or for exaggeration in them is a reprehensible innovation (bid'ah). They are only to be visited by greeting them and making du'a' for them with mercy and forgiveness. As for the one who is called to at the grave of Hawwa in Jeddah, this has no basis. Likewise, calling the pilgrims to visit the graves to rub against them or to call upon their inhabitants is a great evil. Calling upon the dead and clinging to their acceptance for the sake of seeking blessing is a reprehensible matter among the matters of shirk. So it is not permissible for anyone to deceive the pilgrims or to call them to shirk or to innovations. No, it is not permissible. Rather, it is obligatory to call them to tawhid and faith, to make them understand the religion, and to teach them what benefits them, whether they are pilgrims or not. May Allah grant guidance to all.