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What is the answer to the one who says: We are a great ummah (the Muslim community), too great to disagree on the issue of traveling to visit his grave (peace and blessings be upon him)?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the statement of the one who says, "We are a great ummah, too great to disagree over visiting our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)," knowing that this speaker is calling for traveling to visit the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

Answer:
We are a great ummah that follows what came from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said:
A mount is not saddled (for a journey) except to three Masajidلا تشد الرحال إلا إلى ثلاثة مساجد
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 326Sahih (Darussalam)
He said: Do not travel to the grave of the Messenger, or the grave of Moses, or the grave of anyone, whoever it may be. So if we are a great ummah, let us follow what came from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [460 -1024] ما الجواب على من يقول: نحن أمة عظيمة أكبر من أن نختلف في مسألة شد الرحال لزيارة قبره ﷺ؟ — youtube.com

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