Reading from the author's text with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "And it has been mentioned before regarding this, from the reports of the Salaf and the imams
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The reader: "And it has been mentioned before regarding this, from the reports of the Salaf and the imams, what agrees with this and supports it, namely that they only recommended at his grave what is of the nature of supplication for him and greeting, such as sending blessings and peace, and they disliked intending the grave for supplication and standing at it for supplication, and whoever among them permits something of that, he only permits it in what".
The Shaykh : He only permits, okay, is it with you? Is there anything in it?
The reader: "And whoever among them permits something of that, he only permits it if one greets him and then intends to supplicate, that he supplicate facing the qiblah, either with his back to the grave or turning away from it. That is, he faces the qiblah and supplicates, and does not supplicate facing the grave. And this is what is transmitted from the other imams. There is no imam among the Muslims who recommended for a person to face the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and supplicate at it".
The Shaykh : And supplicate
The reader: "And supplicate at it. And what we have mentioned regarding Malik and the Salaf clarifies the reality of the narrated story about him"
The Shaykh : We have the reality, yes, fix it.
The reader: "It clarifies the reality of the narrated story about him, which is the story mentioned by al-Qadi 'Iyad, from Muhammad ibn Humayd, who said: Abu Ja'far, the Commander of the Faithful, debated Malik in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So Malik said to him: O Commander of the Faithful, do not raise your voice in this mosque, for Allah the Exalted disciplined a people and said:[Al-Hujurat 49:2] the verse. And He praised a people and said: [Al-Hujurat 49:3] the verse. And He blamed a people and said: [Al-Hujurat 49:4]".
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, discipline, praise, and blame. The discipline is in His saying:[Al-Hujurat 49:2], the blame is: [Al-Hujurat 49:4], and the praise is: [Al-Hujurat 49:3]. Inspiration from Allah, the division comes with ease, Allahu Akbar. Yes.
The reader: "And its sanctity when he is dead is like its sanctity when he is alive, so Abu Ja'far became quiet"
The Shaykh : To it, so he became quiet to it.
The reader: "So Abu Ja'far became quiet to it and said: O Abu 'Abd Allah, do I face the qiblah and supplicate, or do I face the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Why do you turn your face away from him, when he is your means and the means of your father Adam to Allah on the Day of Resurrection? Rather, face him and seek intercession through him, and Allah will grant him intercession".
The Shaykh : Not with me: and seek intercession through him, Allah will intercede for you.
The student: He will intercede.
The Shaykh : He will intercede? Did he not point to a manuscript?
The student: A manuscript with "Allah will intercede for you."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "Allah will intercede for you. And Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:64] the verse. So this story, in this form, is either weak or altered, or it is to be interpreted in a way that agrees with his madhhab, since what may be understood from it is contrary to his well-known madhhab, as transmitted by the trustworthy ones from his companions. For there is no disagreement in his madhhab that one does not face the grave when supplicating, and he explicitly stated that one does not stand at the grave for supplication in any case. And a group of his companions mentioned that he approaches the grave, greets the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then supplicates".
The Shaykh : In this story, there is what suggests serious things:
First: his saying "your means and the means of your father Adam to Allah on the Day of Resurrection" this must be understood as referring to the Great Intercession, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who intercedes for the creation, including Adam and his sons.
And his saying: "seek intercession through him" one might imagine that the meaning is that he calls upon the Messenger to intercede for him, saying: O Messenger of Allah, intercede for me. But it must be understood as asking Allah to grant you intercession, because the first meaning contradicts sincerity to Allah Mighty and Majestic. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cannot intercede for anyone except by the permission of Allah Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes.
The student: Time for questions.
The Shaykh : Okay, is there no one who wants to ask? No one has raised their hand.
The Shaykh : He only permits, okay, is it with you? Is there anything in it?
The reader: "And whoever among them permits something of that, he only permits it if one greets him and then intends to supplicate, that he supplicate facing the qiblah, either with his back to the grave or turning away from it. That is, he faces the qiblah and supplicates, and does not supplicate facing the grave. And this is what is transmitted from the other imams. There is no imam among the Muslims who recommended for a person to face the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and supplicate at it".
The Shaykh : And supplicate
The reader: "And supplicate at it. And what we have mentioned regarding Malik and the Salaf clarifies the reality of the narrated story about him"
The Shaykh : We have the reality, yes, fix it.
The reader: "It clarifies the reality of the narrated story about him, which is the story mentioned by al-Qadi 'Iyad, from Muhammad ibn Humayd, who said: Abu Ja'far, the Commander of the Faithful, debated Malik in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So Malik said to him: O Commander of the Faithful, do not raise your voice in this mosque, for Allah the Exalted disciplined a people and said:
do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet
لا ترفعوا أصواتكم فوق صوت النبيIndeed, those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah
إن الذين يغضون أصواتهم عند رسول اللهIndeed, those who call you, [O Muhammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason.
إن الذين ينادونك من وراء الحجرات أكثرهم لا يعقلونThe Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, discipline, praise, and blame. The discipline is in His saying:
do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet
لا ترفعوا أصواتكم فوق صوت النبيIndeed, those who call you, [O Muhammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason.
إن الذين ينادونك من وراء الحجرات أكثرهم لا يعقلونIndeed, those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah - they are the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for righteousness
إن الذين يغضون أصواتهم عند رسول الله أولئك الذين امتحن الله قلوبهم للتقوىThe reader: "And its sanctity when he is dead is like its sanctity when he is alive, so Abu Ja'far became quiet"
The Shaykh : To it, so he became quiet to it.
The reader: "So Abu Ja'far became quiet to it and said: O Abu 'Abd Allah, do I face the qiblah and supplicate, or do I face the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Why do you turn your face away from him, when he is your means and the means of your father Adam to Allah on the Day of Resurrection? Rather, face him and seek intercession through him, and Allah will grant him intercession".
The Shaykh : Not with me: and seek intercession through him, Allah will intercede for you.
The student: He will intercede.
The Shaykh : He will intercede? Did he not point to a manuscript?
The student: A manuscript with "Allah will intercede for you."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "Allah will intercede for you. And Allah the Exalted said:
And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness of Allah
ولو أنهم إذ ظلموا أنفسهم جاءوك فاستغفروا اللهThe Shaykh : In this story, there is what suggests serious things:
First: his saying "your means and the means of your father Adam to Allah on the Day of Resurrection" this must be understood as referring to the Great Intercession, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who intercedes for the creation, including Adam and his sons.
And his saying: "seek intercession through him" one might imagine that the meaning is that he calls upon the Messenger to intercede for him, saying: O Messenger of Allah, intercede for me. But it must be understood as asking Allah to grant you intercession, because the first meaning contradicts sincerity to Allah Mighty and Majestic. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) cannot intercede for anyone except by the permission of Allah Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes.
The student: Time for questions.
The Shaykh : Okay, is there no one who wants to ask? No one has raised their hand.