VISITING


 THE TOMB OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD











Extracted from


The Cure


SAHIH-SHEFA





by


Supreme Justice Abulfadl Eyad,


died (1123CE - Islamic Year 544H)


Reported 


by


Grand Muhaddith Habib Hafiz Abdullah Ben Sadek


Revised by


 Muhaddith Abdullah Talidi





An adaptation


by


Servant of Hadith, Shaykh Ahmad Darwish (Arabic)


Khadeijah A. Stephens (English)


Ayesha Nadriya (Indonesian)


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Visiting the Tomb of the Prophet 


Its Rules and Etiquette





The verdict of visiting the tomb of the Prophet  how he should be greeted and the virtue of one’s visit and the manner in which one should supplicate.





The consensus of scholars is that visiting the tomb of Prophet Muhammad  is not only excellent and sunnah, but a matter to be desired as the Prophet  said, "I forbade you to visit graves, but now you may visit them."


 


The jurist, Isaac, Abraham's son said that, when one makes the Greater Pilgrimage one should go to Medina, with the intention of praying in the Prophet's Mosque. One should seek the blessings of seeing his Garden (Rawdah), pulpit, tomb, the place where he sat, places that were touched by his blessed hand, places where his blessed feet walked, and the pillar on which he would lean, the places where Gabriel descended and brought the Revelation to him, the places connected with his Companions and the leaders of Muslims who lived there. All that should be a matter for consideration.





When one enters the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah  one should say – as reported by Lady Fatima, peace be upon her – "The Prophet  said, 'When you enter the Mosque, pronounce the praise and veneration on me and say: O Allah forgive me my sins and open for me the door of your Mercy. When you leave, repeat the pronouncing of the praise and veneration on me and say: O Allah forgive my sins and open the doors of Your virtue."





Thereafter then one should go to the Garden of the Prophet (Rawdah) which is between his pulpit and his tomb, and offer two units of prayer before coming to the visitation, as one praises Allah, the High, and ask Him to complete what one came for.





If one prays in another part of the Mosque it is permissible, but the Garden of the Prophet  is better because the Prophet  said, "Between my house and my pulpit is a Garden of Paradise, and my pulpit is by a Door of Paradise." The Arabic word "Turah" means door, however many people have mistranslated this word as "canal". The door is on one side of the Pulpit and the Pool is on the other side and it is the Pool good believers who did not change will come to drink.





Thereafter one should go and humbly, with great respect, stand before the front of the tomb and deliver the pronouncing of the praise, veneration, and peace, upon him and whatever comes to one's mind, although it suffices to say "peace be upon you O Prophet, the mercy of Allah and His blessings."





Having done this one should move to the front of the tomb of Abu Bakr, then Omar and greet each of them in turn and supplicate for them in the manner they deserve.





Nafer said, "He saw Omar's son greeting the tomb the Prophet  over one hundred times and he would say, "Peace be upon you O Prophet, peace be upon you Abu Bakr, and peace be upon my father, then leave. He would stand facing the tomb, not in the direction of the Kibla. He came close to the tomb, and greeted, but would not touch the tomb with his hand." 





The Virtue of Medina, Mecca, the Pulpit and the Tomb


 The Virtue of Praying in the Two Holy Mosques


 (Mecca and Medina)





Allah says, "A mosque founded upon piety from the first day is worthier for you to stand in" (9:108). When the Prophet  was asked to which mosque the verse referred he replied, "My Mosque." It also includes the Quba Mosque.





He tells us, "Allah has made the Ka'bah the Sacred House, as an establishment for people; and the Sacred Month, and the offering, and the necklaces, in order that you know that Allah has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and the earth; and that Allah has knowledge of all things." (5:97) 





Allah says, "They say, 'If we follow the guidance with you, we shall be driven from our land.' But have We not given them a secure sanctuary from which fruits of every kind are collected as a provision from Us? Indeed, most of them do not know. (28:57) 





He says, "Do they not see how We appointed a safe Sanctuary while all around them people are snatched away? Would they believe in falsehood and do they disbelieve in the favor of Allah! (29:67) 





 And "Therefore let them worship the Lord of this House."  (106:3) 





And,  "No, I swear by this country (Mecca), and you are a lodger in this country." (90:1-2)





And, "By the fig and the olive! and the Mount, Sinai, and this safe country (Mecca)!" (95:1-3) 





Allah tells us, "The first House ever to be built for people was that at Bakkah (Mecca) blessed and a guidance for the worlds." (3:96) 





Allah says, "And when We made the House (Ka'bah) a visitation and a sanctuary for the people (saying) 'Make the place where Abraham stood a place of prayer. 'And We made a covenant with Abraham and Ishmael, 'Purify My House for those who circumambulate around it, and those who cleave to it, to those who bow and prostrate.'" (2:125) 





When the Prophet  was asked to which mosque the verse referred he replied, "My Mosque." It also includes the Quba Mosque. 





Abu Hurayrah tells us the Prophet  told his Companions, "Mounts should only be saddled to visit three mosques, the Sacred Mosque, my Mosque and the Mosque of Al Aqsa (Jerusalem)." Meaning the greater reward one receives for praying in them.





The value of a prayer offered in the Prophet's Mosque has been reported by Abu Hurayrah, who tells us that the Prophet  said, "The prayer in my Mosque is better than a thousand prayers in any other mosque except the Sacred Mosque."





Malik explained the meaning of the word "except" in the preceding Prophetic Quotation to be that a prayer offered in the Prophet's Mosque is better than a thousand prayers in all other mosques except the Sacred Mosque.





As proof the Prophetic saying is quoted which says, "One prayer in the Sacred Mosque, is better than a hundred prayers in my Mosque."





"The prayer in the Mosque of Mecca is better than 100,000 prayers in other mosques." 





There is no difference in opinion that the position of the tomb of the Prophet  is better than any other part of the earth. The Prophet  said, "Between my house and my pulpit is a Garden of the Gardens of Paradise." His house mentioned in the hadith is where he lived and also where he is buried, which is the room of Lady Ayesha, and it is there that people visit him. In addition to this hadith is the phrase, "His pulpit is by his Pool." 





As for "One of Gardens in Paradise", it has been interpreted with two meanings one of which is that it assures the supplication and prayer offered in the Prophetic Garden (Rawdah) - which is the area between the tomb of the Prophet and his pulpit - are subject to that reward, and that this area will be transported by Allah in due course and is actually in Paradise.





Of Medina, Omar's son and several other Companions, report the saying of the Prophet  that, "On the Day or Resurrection I will be the witness, and intercede for the person, who has been steadfast in the face of its difficulties and hardship." 





As for those who left Medina, the Prophet  said, "Medina is better for them if they but knew."





The Prophet  also said, "Medina is like a furnace, it casts out what is impure, and leaves what is pure." And, "Allah gives Medina to someone who is better than he who leaves Medina on account of his aversion (to it)."





Omar's son reported the Prophet  saying, "Whosoever can die in Medina should do so, because I will intercede for all who die in it."





Allah says, "The first House ever to be built for people was that of Bakkah (Mecca), blessed and a guidance for the worlds. In it, there are clear signs; the station where Abraham stood. Whosoever enters it let him be safe….. "  (3:96-97) . A scholar said  The word 'safe' means safety from Hell. It also includes a sanctuary from those who pursue, and this is as the verse, "And when We made the House (Ka'bah) a visitation and a sanctuary for the people (saying) 'Make the place where Abraham stood a place of prayer. 'And We made a covenant with Abraham and Ishmael, 'Purify My House for those who circumambulate around it, and those who cleave to it, to those who bow and prostrate" (2:125)  


 


In conclusion the Koran is guidance and safety for us and the family of the Prophet, and also the Prophet himself, who represents and honors all the prophets before him. Prophet Muhammad  is the Seal of all the Prophets and Messengers, and also safety and guidance for us. Therefore we bear witness that there is no god except the Creator, Allah, and that all His Prophets and Messengers were sealed by Prophet Muhammad  and that Paradise is a truth, and that Hell is a truth, and the Resurrection is a truth.