How the residents of Madinah should conduct themselves with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and is it prescribed for them to visit him occasionally upon returning from travel?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O honorable Shaykh. The questions are numerous, and they reflect your love for us in Allah.
The Shaykh : Fine, I will issue every answer I hear from you with verification and appreciation by saying to my brothers: May Allah love those who love me in Him. I ask Allah the Exalted to make me and you among His loved ones, His awliya (close friends of Allah), and the supporters of His religion and the defenders of the Sunnah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O honorable Shaykh, and may He bless you and gather us with you in His abode of honor.
The Shaykh : Amen, amen, amen.
The questioner : And may He gather us with you in Madinah soon, if Allah wills, because the people of Madinah are asking you for a consecutive visit.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, by the permission of Allah, the first one, the first one... the coming night, yes.
The questioner : He says:The questioner : We ask you, O honorable one, to clarify for us, specifically the residents of Madinah, how we should conduct ourselves with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Is it prescribed for us to visit him from time to time, especially when we return from travel? We would like you to explain to us the methodology of the righteous Salaf in this matter.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for the people of Madinah and those other than the people of Madinah to conduct themselves properly with Allah and His Messenger, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Hujurat 49:1] [Al-Hujurat 49:1]. The people of Madinah should be the most deserving of people to emulate the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) because they are the people of his city, the people of the Prophet’s Madinah, the people of Taybah, the people of the city that expels impurity. They should be the most intense of people in emulating the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). This is one point. Second, regarding the visitation of the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), they should follow the tracks of the Salaf in this. It was not the custom of the Companions that whenever they prayed, they would come to the noble grave and greet it. But Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), when he arrived from a journey, would come to the noble grave and greet it. If a person does this, there is nothing wrong with it. As for repeating it, this is not from the guidance of the righteous Salaf. Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, I will issue every answer I hear from you with verification and appreciation by saying to my brothers: May Allah love those who love me in Him. I ask Allah the Exalted to make me and you among His loved ones, His awliya (close friends of Allah), and the supporters of His religion and the defenders of the Sunnah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O honorable Shaykh, and may He bless you and gather us with you in His abode of honor.
The Shaykh : Amen, amen, amen.
The questioner : And may He gather us with you in Madinah soon, if Allah wills, because the people of Madinah are asking you for a consecutive visit.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, by the permission of Allah, the first one, the first one... the coming night, yes.
The questioner : He says:The questioner : We ask you, O honorable one, to clarify for us, specifically the residents of Madinah, how we should conduct ourselves with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Is it prescribed for us to visit him from time to time, especially when we return from travel? We would like you to explain to us the methodology of the righteous Salaf in this matter.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for the people of Madinah and those other than the people of Madinah to conduct themselves properly with Allah and His Messenger, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted: