Visiting the graves of the prophets, the righteous, and the disbelievers for the sake of taking a lesson, drawing a warning, and making du'a' for the Muslims

Question:
This listener, Ibrahim ibn Abdulaziz Abu Hamid from Riyadh, says in his first question: What is the ruling on visiting the graves of the prophets, the righteous, and others?

Answer:
Visiting graves in general is prescribed, including visiting the graves of disbelievers for the sake of drawing a warning and taking a lesson, and visiting the graves of Muslims for drawing a warning and taking a lesson as well, and for making du'a' for them and seeking forgiveness for them. So visiting graves is prescribed, and this includes visiting the graves of the prophets and the righteous, not for the purpose of making du'a' to them, seeking intercession through them, or seeking nearness to Allah through them as the grave-worshippers do, but rather for the sake of drawing a warning and taking a lesson, and for the sake of making du'a' for the deceased Muslims and seeking forgiveness for them. Yes.