You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that those who go to graves and seek blessing from them or from their occupants. What is your opinion regarding the action of some religious leaders who, when they wish to compose a book, go and write it at the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking blessing?
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The questioner : The questioner says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that those who go to graves and seek blessing from them or from their occupants. What is your opinion regarding the action of some religious leaders who, when they wish to compose a book, go and write it at the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking blessing?
The Shaykh : He says: What is your answer, and what else?
The questioner : So what is your opinion?
The Shaykh : Yes, our statement in this matter is that some scholars go to the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to write the book there. We demand that this claimant prove that, because not everything that is transmitted is correct. Rather, the transmitter must be trustworthy, and the chain of narration must be connected if there is a chain between us and him. So we demand that this claimant prove it regarding the scholars.
Then, even if it were authentic from a scholar, no matter how high his status, we would not agree with it, because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), who are the highest scholars of the community in status, did not, when they wanted to do an important matter, go to the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to perform it there. Never. Therefore, this question is invalid from its origin until the claimant proves it. And if he proves it, there is no proof in what some people do regarding the Shari'ah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
The Shaykh : He says: What is your answer, and what else?
The questioner : So what is your opinion?
The Shaykh : Yes, our statement in this matter is that some scholars go to the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to write the book there. We demand that this claimant prove that, because not everything that is transmitted is correct. Rather, the transmitter must be trustworthy, and the chain of narration must be connected if there is a chain between us and him. So we demand that this claimant prove it regarding the scholars.
Then, even if it were authentic from a scholar, no matter how high his status, we would not agree with it, because the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), who are the highest scholars of the community in status, did not, when they wanted to do an important matter, go to the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to perform it there. Never. Therefore, this question is invalid from its origin until the claimant proves it. And if he proves it, there is no proof in what some people do regarding the Shari'ah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.