What is the ruling on facing the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during supplication?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on facing the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during supplication? Is the one who does that forbidden from doing so? Or is it appropriate to face the qiblah?
Answer:
Supplication is to be directed toward the qiblah; one faces the qiblah in supplication and does not face the grave, because the qiblah is the Ka'bah in supplication and in everything else. Allah has not made for us a qiblah other than the Ka'bah. One only faces the grave at the time of the salam. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on facing the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during supplication? Is the one who does that forbidden from doing so? Or is it appropriate to face the qiblah?
Answer:
Supplication is to be directed toward the qiblah; one faces the qiblah in supplication and does not face the grave, because the qiblah is the Ka'bah in supplication and in everything else. Allah has not made for us a qiblah other than the Ka'bah. One only faces the grave at the time of the salam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [727 -954] ما حكم التوجه لقبر النبي ﷺ أثناء الدعاء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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