What is your opinion regarding those who make visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) part of the rituals of Hajj?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, some people who perform Hajj from within Saudi Arabia, especially those in organized groups, are writing proposals. We hear that they want to include a visit to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah after Hajj. Are such matters approved, or do they want to block the means to harm?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I see that this should not be combined with that. However, the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) excused them for placing the visit to the grave at the end of the chapter on Hajj, because at that time travel was difficult, hard for people, involving fear, hardship, and distance. So they mentioned the visit to Madinah at the end of the book on Hajj. Otherwise, the place for visiting the grave of the Messenger is in the book on funerals. If it is feared that people will think that the perfection of Hajj requires visiting the Prophet’s Mosque, then either it should be clarified to people, or it should be left out.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I see that this should not be combined with that. However, the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) excused them for placing the visit to the grave at the end of the chapter on Hajj, because at that time travel was difficult, hard for people, involving fear, hardship, and distance. So they mentioned the visit to Madinah at the end of the book on Hajj. Otherwise, the place for visiting the grave of the Messenger is in the book on funerals. If it is feared that people will think that the perfection of Hajj requires visiting the Prophet’s Mosque, then either it should be clarified to people, or it should be left out.