The ruling on seeking forgiveness at the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Seeking forgiveness at the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), based on His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)[An-Nisa 4:64]. He asks: Is this a valid argument, and is this prescribed?
Answer:
This is an invalid argument. They came to you, meaning during your lifetime. During your lifetime. And whoever comes to the grave of the Messenger is not coming to the Messenger, but rather to his grave. There is a difference between the two.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Seeking forgiveness at the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), based on His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)
And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذ ظَّلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ جَاءُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُAnswer:
This is an invalid argument. They came to you, meaning during your lifetime. During your lifetime. And whoever comes to the grave of the Messenger is not coming to the Messenger, but rather to his grave. There is a difference between the two.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1573- هل يشرع الاستغفار عند قبر النبي ﷺ لقوله تعالى: ﴿...جاءوك فاستغفروا الله واستغفر لهم الرسول﴾؟ — youtube.com
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