What is the ruling on facing the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after prayer, in the posture of a worshipper, to greet him and make supplication?

The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : We see some of the worshippers in the Prophet's Mosque that when they finish the congregational prayer, they face the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).The Shaykh : (peace and blessings be upon him)

The questioner : They are standing, and they are far from his grave (peace and blessings be upon him).

The Shaykh : O Allah, send blessings and peace upon him.
Then they greet him, and some of them make supplication while facing the grave, and some of them rub against the barrier of the grave. We ask you to clarify the ruling on this action? And what is the ruling on the guides who mislead people to the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the circumambulators of the Sacred Mosque in Makkah?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is known that if a person says, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings," in his prayer in any place on earth, then his greeting will reach the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And it is known that a person in his prayer is in a better state than he is after his prayer. Do you not agree with this? And the second point.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : What is the entry of the good scent?
First: It is known that if a person greets the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in his prayer in any place on earth, his greeting will reach him, as the Messenger said: .
And it is known that a person in his prayer is in a better state than he is after his prayer. How so? Because in the state of his prayer, he is conversing with his Lord, and when he turns away, the conversation ends. For this reason, the remembrance of Allah is prescribed after the prayer, and supplication is prescribed at the end of the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud, when mentioning the tashahhud: . And Allah the Exalted said: Here . So the place of supplication is before the prayer, before the taslim, before you turn away from the conversation with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And the remembrance and praise of Allah is after the taslim. If this is the case, then the saying of the worshipper in his prayer, "Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings," suffices for him, instead of him standing up when he finishes the prayer, facing the grave, and saying, "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah." Did you understand? I have not known, up to this moment of mine, that any of the Companions used to do this, meaning that when he greeted, he would stand up to face the grave to greet the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And if the Companions did not do it, then I ask the one who does it: Are you more knowledgeable about the Shari'ah of Allah than the Companions of the Messenger of Allah?
The answer: He says no, he himself says no, I am not more knowledgeable. Do you love the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) more than the Companions loved him? He will say no. And yes? Here he will say no. Good. Are you more eager than the Companions to honor the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? No. Good. Then why do they not do it, and you do it? Here, it is either ignorance or stubbornness. If he knows and persists, because some people may know and be informed and the truth becomes clear to them, but they persist in what they were doing. And persisting in falsehood after knowing the truth is of great danger. Allah the Exalted says: What is the answer? So the believers, who are more perfect than us in faith, and more intense than us in honoring the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and stronger than us in love for him, did not, when they greeted from the prayer, stand near the grave or in their place of prayer to greet the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because they are more knowledgeable and more learned than us. So my advice to my brothers who do this is that they repent from what they did, and that they restrict themselves to what has been prescribed for them of acts of worship. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) are the best to follow.