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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.
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.