Then he turned to his supplication, directing it *** to Allah toward the House with the pillars (Note: Ibn al-Qayyim did not mention the greeting to Abu Bakr and 'Umar, although it is prescribed, and clarified the virtue of Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and explained Ibn al-Qayyim's statement that supplication is prescribed after greeting the Messenger of Allah, mentioning the disagreement on this and Ibn Uthaymeen's preference)
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The Shaykh :"Then he turned to his supplication, directing it *** to Allah toward the House with the pillars"
This means that after he greets the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he turns, meaning he moves forward and directs himself toward Makkah, toward the Ka'bah, and supplicates to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The author (may Allah have mercy on him) has benefited us by stating that the Prophetic visitation, as he described it, involves greeting the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (may Allah have mercy on him) did not mention the greeting to Abu Bakr and 'Umar. Yes, but he was in the midst of refuting those extremists who exaggerate regarding the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he did not speak about the greeting to Abu Bakr and 'Umar. Otherwise, it is prescribed to greet Abu Bakr and 'Umar, as 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to do. Abu Bakr and 'Umar have a status of reverence befitting their condition, for they were the two caliphs of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and they were his two ministers, and they were always with him when he went out and when he returned. And he himself (peace and blessings be upon him) always said:Sahih Muslim 2389a And he always praised them in his presence. For this reason, Allah (Mighty and Majestic), with His knowledge and power, chose for them to be beside him in his grave, so that on the Day of Resurrection, the three of them will all emerge from one place, just as they were in this world, all going and coming together. So they will be so in the Hereafter as well. O Allah, gather us with them, O Lord of the worlds. Yes.
He says that after this, after the visitation, one faces the qiblah and supplicates to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). One supplicates to Allah with whatever one wishes; there is no specific supplication. This is what the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said. However, some scholars objected to this and said that it is not established that this place is a place for supplication, and that a person, when he greets, turns away as 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar used to do, and does not stand to supplicate to Allah. If he wants to supplicate to Allah, he supplicates to Him while he is praying in his prayer, or after it, or between the adhan and the iqamah, according to what the Sunnah has come. As for making the area around the grave of the Messenger a place for supplication, this is questionable. I lean toward this opinion, more than I lean toward the opinion of Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) and other scholars, that a person does not stand here for supplication; he greets and then turns away, and there is another place for supplication. Yes.
This means that after he greets the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he turns, meaning he moves forward and directs himself toward Makkah, toward the Ka'bah, and supplicates to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The author (may Allah have mercy on him) has benefited us by stating that the Prophetic visitation, as he described it, involves greeting the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (may Allah have mercy on him) did not mention the greeting to Abu Bakr and 'Umar. Yes, but he was in the midst of refuting those extremists who exaggerate regarding the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he did not speak about the greeting to Abu Bakr and 'Umar. Otherwise, it is prescribed to greet Abu Bakr and 'Umar, as 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to do. Abu Bakr and 'Umar have a status of reverence befitting their condition, for they were the two caliphs of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and they were his two ministers, and they were always with him when he went out and when he returned. And he himself (peace and blessings be upon him) always said:
I went out and there went out too Abu Bakr and 'Umar
خرجت أنا وأبو بكر وعمر رجعت أنا وأبو بكر وعمرHe says that after this, after the visitation, one faces the qiblah and supplicates to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). One supplicates to Allah with whatever one wishes; there is no specific supplication. This is what the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said. However, some scholars objected to this and said that it is not established that this place is a place for supplication, and that a person, when he greets, turns away as 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar used to do, and does not stand to supplicate to Allah. If he wants to supplicate to Allah, he supplicates to Him while he is praying in his prayer, or after it, or between the adhan and the iqamah, according to what the Sunnah has come. As for making the area around the grave of the Messenger a place for supplication, this is questionable. I lean toward this opinion, more than I lean toward the opinion of Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) and other scholars, that a person does not stand here for supplication; he greets and then turns away, and there is another place for supplication. Yes.