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English_Biography_Shefa_of_Prophet_Muhammad, page : 290
Another element of the one's reverence and esteem for Prophet Muhammad is found in all things and places connected to him in Mecca, Medina and elsewhere.
It was on account of the esteem Malik had for the Prophet that, he would not ride a mount in Medina. He would say, "I am too shy in front of Allah to trample with the hoof of an animal upon the earth in which the Messenger of Allah is buried."
Someone in Medina said, "The soil of Medina is bad." This outrageous statement caused Malik to pronounce a judgment against him that he should be beaten and jailed. The man had connections to the hierarchy of Medina but Malik did not retract his judgment and said, "He claims the soil in which the Prophet is buried is not good!"
The authentic Prophetic Sayings narrate that the Prophet said of Medina, "Whosoever innovates something in it or shelters an innovator is subject to the curse of Allah, the angels and all people. Allah will not accept any exchange or recompense from him."
The Prophet said, "Whosoever swears to a lie on my pulpit will have a seat in the Fire."
When a pious shaykh went on pilgrimage he went on foot. When asked why he had done so, he replied, "What! An offending worshiper going to the home of his master riding! Had I been able to walk upon my head, I would not have walked upon my feet!"
Reverence and respect for the places in which the Revelation was received and which the angels Gabriel and Michael visited, as well as places where the angels descended is a necessity. The same applies to places that heard the sounds of worship and exaltation, and the blessed soil that surrounds the body of the Master of all mankind and places from which the Religion of Allah and the prophetic quotations of the Messenger of Allah were spread.
One must also revere and respect the places where verses of the Koran were studied, the mosques in which the prayer was offered, places where virtues and good deeds were witnessed, places that saw proofs and miracles, places associated with the rites of the Religion and the stations of the pilgrimage and the waymarks of the Master of all the messengers of Allah . The places where the Seal of the Prophets lived and from where the prophecy gushed and its waves overflowed. The places that witnessed the message, and the first earth that the skin of the Prophet touched after his death – its fragrance should be inhaled, its residence and walls kissed.
"O abode of the best of all Messengers
the one by whom people are guided
It was on account of the esteem Malik had for the Prophet that, he would not ride a mount in Medina. He would say, "I am too shy in front of Allah to trample with the hoof of an animal upon the earth in which the Messenger of Allah is buried."
Someone in Medina said, "The soil of Medina is bad." This outrageous statement caused Malik to pronounce a judgment against him that he should be beaten and jailed. The man had connections to the hierarchy of Medina but Malik did not retract his judgment and said, "He claims the soil in which the Prophet is buried is not good!"
The authentic Prophetic Sayings narrate that the Prophet said of Medina, "Whosoever innovates something in it or shelters an innovator is subject to the curse of Allah, the angels and all people. Allah will not accept any exchange or recompense from him."
The Prophet said, "Whosoever swears to a lie on my pulpit will have a seat in the Fire."
When a pious shaykh went on pilgrimage he went on foot. When asked why he had done so, he replied, "What! An offending worshiper going to the home of his master riding! Had I been able to walk upon my head, I would not have walked upon my feet!"
Reverence and respect for the places in which the Revelation was received and which the angels Gabriel and Michael visited, as well as places where the angels descended is a necessity. The same applies to places that heard the sounds of worship and exaltation, and the blessed soil that surrounds the body of the Master of all mankind and places from which the Religion of Allah and the prophetic quotations of the Messenger of Allah were spread.
One must also revere and respect the places where verses of the Koran were studied, the mosques in which the prayer was offered, places where virtues and good deeds were witnessed, places that saw proofs and miracles, places associated with the rites of the Religion and the stations of the pilgrimage and the waymarks of the Master of all the messengers of Allah . The places where the Seal of the Prophets lived and from where the prophecy gushed and its waves overflowed. The places that witnessed the message, and the first earth that the skin of the Prophet touched after his death – its fragrance should be inhaled, its residence and walls kissed.
"O abode of the best of all Messengers
the one by whom people are guided