Published: 05/04/2014
Allah (SWT) says in the Holy Quran:
"And when they impose on their lives (sin), they must come to your (the Nabi's) presence, then seek repentance from ALLAH and the Rasool (Peace be upon Him) also asks for their forgiveness. Then, they will indeed find ALLAH Most Forgiving and Compassionate." [An-Nisa:61]
"And when they impose on their lives (sin), they must come to your (the Nabi's) presence, then seek repentance from ALLAH and the Rasool (Peace be upon Him) also asks for their forgiveness. Then, they will indeed find ALLAH Most Forgiving and Compassionate." [An-Nisa:61]
Dawud ibn Salih says: " Marwan [ibn al-Hakam] one day saw a man placing his face on top of the grave of the Prophet. He said: "Do you know what you are doing?" When he came near him, he realized it was Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. The latter said: "Yes; I came to the Prophet, not to a stone."
Ref:
Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, Ahmad (5:422), Tabarani in his Mu`jam al-kabir (4:189) and his Awsat according to Haythami in al-Zawa'id (5:245), al-Hakim in his Mustadrak (4:515); both the latter and al-Dhahabi said it was sahih. It is also cited by al-Subki in Shifa' al-siqam (p. 126), Ibn Taymiyya in al-Muntaqa (2:261f.), and Haythami in al-Zawa'id (4:2).
Narrated Abu Huraira (RA), The Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "I have made Madinah a sanctuary between its two (Harrat) mountains."
The
Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) went to the tribe of
Bani Haritha and said (to them), "I see that you have gone out
of the sanctuary," but looking around, he added, "No,
you are inside the sanctuary."
Narrated
Abu Huraira (RA): Allah's Apostle said, "I
was ordered to migrate to a town which will swallow (conquer) other
towns and is called Yathrib and that is Madinah,
and it turns out (bad) persons as a furnace removes the impurities of
iron."
Jaabir
bin Samurah (RA) says; "I heard
Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) say: ' Verily
Allah named Madinah, Taabah (meaning the good one)
or Tayyibah (the pure)."
Sa'ad (RA) reports that Rasulullullah (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said: "I declare haraam that area between the rocky lands on both sides of Madinah, that it's vegetation be not cut down nor that animals be hunted within it's area."
Sa'ad (RA) reports that Rasulullullah (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said: "I declare haraam that area between the rocky lands on both sides of Madinah, that it's vegetation be not cut down nor that animals be hunted within it's area."
Rasullullah
(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) also said: " For the
believer, Madinah is the best place. If only they could
understand it's virtue fully, they would never leave it, and
whoever departs from Madinah, having become disenchanted with it,
Allah will send someone better to replace him. And whoever bears
patiently the ordeals of Madinah, for him shall I be an
intercessor (or witness) on the Day of Qiyaamah."
Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): Allah's Apostle (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Madinah as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger)."
Narrated Sa'ad (RA): I heard the Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) saying, "None plots against the people of Madinah but that he will be dissolved (destroyed) like the salt is dissolved in water."
Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): Allah's Apostle (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Madinah as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger)."
Narrated Sa'ad (RA): I heard the Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) saying, "None plots against the people of Madinah but that he will be dissolved (destroyed) like the salt is dissolved in water."
Narrated
Abu Bakr (RA): The Prophet (Sallallaho
Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "The terror caused by Al-Masih
Ad-Dajjal will not enter Madinah and at that time Madinah
will have seven gates and there will be two
angels at each gate guarding them."
Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): Allah's Apostle (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "There are angels guarding the entrances (or roads) of Madinah, neither plague nor Ad-Dajjal will be able to enter it."
Narrated Anas (RA): The Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "O Allah! Bestow on Madinah twice the blessings You bestowed on Makkah." Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "There is a garden from the gardens of Paradise between my house and my pulpit is on my Pool of water (Al-Kauthar)."
Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): Allah's Apostle (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "There are angels guarding the entrances (or roads) of Madinah, neither plague nor Ad-Dajjal will be able to enter it."
Narrated Anas (RA): The Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "O Allah! Bestow on Madinah twice the blessings You bestowed on Makkah." Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said, "There is a garden from the gardens of Paradise between my house and my pulpit is on my Pool of water (Al-Kauthar)."
Narrated
Zaid bin Aslam from
his father: Umar (RA) said, O Allah! Grant me
martyrdom in Your cause, and let my death be in the city of Your
Apostle."
Ibn
Umar (RA) reports that Rasullullah
(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said: "Whoever has the
means to die in Madinah, let him die there for I shall intercede on
behalf of everyone who dies there." [Musnad Ahmad, Sunan
al-Tirmidhi]
The
Holy Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam said: "One
who visits my grave, my Shafa'at (Intersession) will be necessary
(wajib) upon him". [Daar Qutni, Bazaz, Baheeqi,
Ibn-e-Khuzaima]
The
Prophet (Peace be upon Him) once said: "The person
who comes solely for the purpose of paying a visit to my grave, has a
right on me that I should intercede for him." [‘Ilm
al-Fiqh, Vol 5]
The Holy Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam said: "One who performs Hajj after me and then visits my grave, that means he visits me in my life". [Daar Qutni, Bayhaqi, Mishkaat, Tibrani Fil Saghir al-Awsat, Majma' al-Zawaid]
The Holy Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam said: "One who performs Hajj after me and then visits my grave, that means he visits me in my life". [Daar Qutni, Bayhaqi, Mishkaat, Tibrani Fil Saghir al-Awsat, Majma' al-Zawaid]
Sayyiduna
Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam said: "Piece
of earth where I would like to have my grave is Madinatul Munawarah"
[Mishkat al-Masabih, Page 426]
Syyeduna
Rasoolullah Sallallaho
Alaihi Wasallam said: "One who traveled to visit me he will
be my neighbour in paradise and one who bears the difficulties in the
stay of Madina Munawwarah; I will be His Intercessor on the day of
judgment." [Sunan al-Bayhaqi, Mishkat Sharif]
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3D Model of the Scared Chambers of The Prophet ﷺ
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Hadrat
Ka'ab narrated, "70,000 angles use to visit
the Holy Court every morning and 70,000 in
evening and they recite Durud Shareef on Nabi Sallallaho Alaihi Wa
Sallam. One who visited will never visit again and this process will
continue till Qayamat." [Mishkat al-Masabih, Bab al-Karamat]
Ka’b
al-Ahbar (d. 32H.) said: “Not a day goes by
without seventy thousand angels descending upon the
grave of the Prophet (Peace be upon him), surrounding him and sending
salawat upon him until night falls. When they ascend another such
group of angels take their place and do the same; until when the
earth splits open before him (Peace be upon him), he comes out with
70,000 angels in procession around him.”
Reference:
Recorded (with authentic chains to Ka’b) by Darimi (1:57 #94), Bayhaqi (Shu’ab, 3:492), Ibn Mubarak in Kitab az-Zuhd (1:558), Abu Nu’aym (Hilya, 5:390), Qadi Isma’il (Fadl as-Salat, #102), and Abu’l Shaykh.
Reference:
Recorded (with authentic chains to Ka’b) by Darimi (1:57 #94), Bayhaqi (Shu’ab, 3:492), Ibn Mubarak in Kitab az-Zuhd (1:558), Abu Nu’aym (Hilya, 5:390), Qadi Isma’il (Fadl as-Salat, #102), and Abu’l Shaykh.
Related
to this, there is consensus among the scholars of
the four madhhabs that the blessed place which
contains his blessed fragrant body (Peace be upon him) is superior to
any other place on earth, and some (e.g. Ibn ‘Abidin
al-Hanafi, Ibn ‘Aqil al-Hanbali, Salim an-Nafrawi al-Maliki) added
even superior than the Divine ‘Arsh.
Consensus on this is documented by: Ibn Habira in Fiqh ‘ala Madhahib al-A’imma al-Arba’a 1:337. Also: (Hanafi): Ibn ‘Abidin (Hashiya, 2:626), Tahtawi (Hashiya Maraqi Falah, p. 70). (Maliki): Qadi ‘Iyad (Shifa’, 2:58),Hattab (Mawahib Jalil, 3:344-45), Qarafi (Dhakhira, 3:378, 381), Nafrawi (Fawakih Dawani, 1:45). (Shafi’i):Nawawi (Majmu’, 7:389), Ibn Kathir (Bidaya, 3:205), Suyuti (Khasa’is, 2:351), Munawi (Fayd Qadir, 6:264). (Hanbali): Ibn ‘Aqil (see: Subki’s Shifa’ Siqam and Ibn Qayyim’s Bada’i Fawa’id 2:147), Ibn Muflih (Mubdi’, 3:70).
Consensus on this is documented by: Ibn Habira in Fiqh ‘ala Madhahib al-A’imma al-Arba’a 1:337. Also: (Hanafi): Ibn ‘Abidin (Hashiya, 2:626), Tahtawi (Hashiya Maraqi Falah, p. 70). (Maliki): Qadi ‘Iyad (Shifa’, 2:58),Hattab (Mawahib Jalil, 3:344-45), Qarafi (Dhakhira, 3:378, 381), Nafrawi (Fawakih Dawani, 1:45). (Shafi’i):Nawawi (Majmu’, 7:389), Ibn Kathir (Bidaya, 3:205), Suyuti (Khasa’is, 2:351), Munawi (Fayd Qadir, 6:264). (Hanbali): Ibn ‘Aqil (see: Subki’s Shifa’ Siqam and Ibn Qayyim’s Bada’i Fawa’id 2:147), Ibn Muflih (Mubdi’, 3:70).
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Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib (RA), The Prophet said: "Madina's fresh grass is not to be cut, its game is not to be driven away, and things dropped in it are to be picked up only by one who publicly announces it, and it is not permissible for any man to carry weapons in it for fighting, and it is not advisable that its trees are cut except what a man cuts for the fodder of his camel. [Abu Dawud, Vol. 10, Hadith 2030]
Imam Maalik (RA) says, "Its not lawful to say that I visited the grave of Syyeduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam. One must say I visited the august presence of Syyeduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam"
Hadrat Shaykh Ziauddin Ahmed Madani said, "A person who's latter is read in Madina Munawwarah or his name is taken; he is surely blessed."
Imam Maalik (RA) says, "Its not lawful to say that I visited the grave of Syyeduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam. One must say I visited the august presence of Syyeduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi Wa Sallam"
Hadrat Shaykh Ziauddin Ahmed Madani said, "A person who's latter is read in Madina Munawwarah or his name is taken; he is surely blessed."
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Unique
Merit of the Prophet’s Mosque:
The
Prophet (Peace be upon Him) himself participated in the construction
of this mosque, called it "My
Mosque" and
led prayers in it for years. He has also said that a salah performed
in the Prophet’s Mosque is better than a thousand salats in any
other place except Masjid
al-Haram in
Makkah.
According
to Hadrat Anas, the
Prophet (Peace be upon Him) has said: "The person who
offers 40 prayers consecutively in my Mosque, without missing a
prayer in between, will secure immunity from the fire of Hell and
other torments and also from hypocrisy."
Quba
Mosque
Hadrat
Usaid bin Huzair (RA)
reports that Rasullullah (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) said
that the merit of salaah in the Masjid of Quba is equal to
performing one Umrah. [Sunan al-Tirmidhi]
Hadrat
Abdullah bin Umar (RA)
reports that every Satrurday Rasullullah (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi
wa Sallam) would go to Masjid-e-Quba, sometimes walking and sometimes
by conveyance, and he would perform two raka'at of salaah there."
[Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim]
Mount
Uhud:
Hadrat
Anas bin Malik (RA)
reports that Rasullullah
(Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam) has said that the
mountain of Uhud loved him and he loved it. (Muslim). In
Tibraani, It is also described by Hadrat Sahal bin Sa'ad (RA)
that Uhud
is one of the pillars of Jannah.
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Madinah Munawwarah was
called Yathrib before Hijrah and came to be known as Taybah
or Madinah. The Prophet (Peace be upon Him) had
great love for this city.
He(صلى
الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم) once said
that "There
is a cure for every disease in the dust of Madinah" [Al-Targhib]
It
is impermissible and forbidden to
call Madina
Tayyiba as Yathrib.
It is a sin and the one who says it a sinner. Rasul
Allah (صلى
الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم)
said: “Whoever
calls Madina Yathrib, it
is necessary for him to repent. Madina
is Taabah, Madina is Taabah. [Narrated
by Bara’ bin ‘Azin, Musnad Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, 4:285]
Allama Manawi writes: From this hadith we learn that it is Haram to name Madina Tayyiba as Yathrib. We are told to repent after calling it so and repentance is only after a sin. [al-Taysir Sharh al-Jami’ al-Saghir, 2:424]
Mulla
‘Ali Qari (ra) writes: It is reported from some of the
predecessors that calling Madina as Yathrib is Haram. This
is supported by the hadith which is recorded by Imam Ahmad . ‘Allama
Tayyibi rahimahullah said that it is evident from this that whoever
disrespects anything that Allah has honoured and has given the name
Iman and this person talks about it in a way that is unbefitting,
then he is worthy of being names ‘Aasi . [al-Mirqat Sharh Mishkat,
5:622]
When the Qur’an mentions the word Yathrib,
it is to inform us what the hypocrites would say:
And
when a party of them said: O folk of Yathrib! There is no stand
(possible) for you, therefore turn back. [33:13]
The
word Yathrib means fighting and censure. This is why
these filthy people referred to it as
such. Allah refuted them by naming it Taabah.
Rasul
Allah (صلى
الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم)
said: They
call it Yathrib but it is Madina. [Sahih
Bukhari, 1:252]
He (صلى
الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم) also
said: Indeed
Allah has named Madina as Taabah.
[Narrated by Jabir bin Sumrah, Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, 5:89, Muslim,
1:445]
Mulla
‘Ali Qari (ra) writes:
It means that Allah had names Madina Munawwara as Taabah on the
preserved tablet or He ordered his beloved Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم)
to name it such. Allah has castigated the hypocrites for
reverting to the disreputable name Yathrib. [al-Mirqat
Sharh Mishkat, 5:622]
He
also writes: Imam Nawawi rahimahullah
states that it is reported regarding ‘Isa bin Dinar that whoever
calls Madina as Yathrib, he is a sinner. When the
Qur’an refers to Yathrib,
it is only to let us know of the illness present in the hearts of
the hypocrites. [al-Mirqat
Sharh Mishkat, 5:622]
Some verses of poetry from the
scholars contain this word. Our excuse for them is that they did not
know of this hadith and ruling. He who knows the ruling and persists
has no excuse, whether it is poetry or otherwise. The Shari’ah
governs the poetry, not vice versa. Mawlana
Shaykh Muhaqqiq ‘Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dihlawi quddassa sirrahu
writes:
The
Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وعلى آله وصحبه وسلم)
names it Madina.
This is because people lived and gathered there and loved the city.
He warned against calling it Yathrib because this is the
name from the days of ignorance or because it is derived
from either Tharb which means destruction and fighting or
Tathrib which means reprimand and censure or because Yathrib was
the name of an idol or an oppressive and rebellious person. Imam
Bukhari narrates
a hadith in his Tarikh that whoever
says Yathrib once, he should say Madina ten times so that
he compensates for it.
When the Qur’an says, “Ya
ahla yathrib”,
it is from the tongues of the hypocrites and by
saying Yathrib, they
wanted to disrespect Madina.
Another
narration mentions that whoever says Yathrib should repent
towards Allah and seek forgiveness. And some have said that he be
punished. Amazing is the fact that some leading people have
used Yathrib in their poems. And Allah knows well, the
knowledge of the glorious is complete and strong. [Ashi'atul Lum'aat
Sharh Mishkat, 2:393-394]
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Makkah is More Excellent
or Madina ?
The
consensus of the Ulama of the Hanafi School agrees
that Makkah Mukarrama is more excellent than Madina
Munawwara.
But
according to Imam Maalik, Madina
Munawwara is more excellent and this
is also the view of Ameer al-Mo'mineen Sayyiduna Umar
al-Farooq.
Once
a companion said to the Noble Ameer, : "Makkah
Mu'azzama is more excellent."
Sayyiduna
Omar replied, "Do you say that Makkah Mukarrama is more
excellent then Madina Munawwara?" The
Sahabi replied, "By Allah! The House and Haram of
Allah." Ameeril
Moh'mineen then said, "I am not commenting and
asking you about the Haram of Allah, but inquiring whether you say
Makkah Mukarrama is more excellent than Madina Munawwara."
He
replied, "By Allah! The Haram of Allah."
The
illustrious Khalifa of Islam said, "I am not commenting
on the Haram of Allah."
The
Sahabi and Ameeril Moh'mineen kept to their words.
Ala'
Hadrat Imam Ahmad Rida states that his view on this matter
is the same as Ameeril Mo'mineen Sayyiduna Omar Farooq.
In
a Sahih Hadith, it is mentioned, Madina
is better for him who understands.
In another, Hadith
Shareef it explicitly states, Madina is more excellent
than Makkah.
So far as the quantity of
Thawaab and excellence are concerned,
Sheikh-e-Muhaqqiq
Abd al-Haqq Muhaddith Dehlawi gave a most
beautiful explanation.
He
said, "There is quantity and number in Makkah,
but spiritual elevation in Madina."
This
means that, in Makkah the Thawaab is greater, but
in Madina, the spirituality is great.
The
following example will assist in understanding the above reality.
Which
is greater in value, 100 000 bank notes or 50
000 gold sovereigns?
In
quantity, the former is double but
in value, the latter is 10 times greater
in value.
In Makkah Mukarrama,
as you receive 100 000 Thawaab for a single good
deed, similarly, there are 100 000 sins recorded
for every sin committed.
As
one is blessed with virtues for the thought of good, likewise
penalized for every thought of sin.
On the contrary, in Madina Munawwara there is Thawaab for the thought of good and no penalty for the thought of sin. For every wrong committed, a single sin is recorded while 50000 Thawaab is blessed for every good deed done. It is not surprising that the words of the Hadith "Better for you" points out to the fact that, "For you Madinah is better."
On the contrary, in Madina Munawwara there is Thawaab for the thought of good and no penalty for the thought of sin. For every wrong committed, a single sin is recorded while 50000 Thawaab is blessed for every good deed done. It is not surprising that the words of the Hadith "Better for you" points out to the fact that, "For you Madinah is better."
Mulla
Ali al-Qari (Allah have mercy on him) states in
his al-Maslak al-Mutaqassit fi al-Mansak al-Mutawassit, a
commentary on Imam al-Sindhi’s Lubab al-Manasic (aka: Manasic Mulla
Ali al-Qari):
“All
the scholars agree on the fact that the most virtuous of cities are
the cities of Makkah al-Mukarramah and Madina al-Munawwarah, Allah
increase them in honour and respect. Then the scholars differed as to
which one of the two is more virtuous…Some stated that Makkah is
more virtuous than Madinah and this is the opinion of the three Imams
(m: Abu Hanifa, Shafi’i and Malik), and has also been narrated from
some Companions (Allah be pleased with them). Others
stated that Madinah is more virtuous than Makkah and this is the
opinion of some Maliki scholars and those who followed them from the
Shafi’i school. It
was said that this was also narrated from some of
the Companions (Allah
be pleased with them). It is possible that this was during the
lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give
him peace) or it was for those who migrated to Madinah from Makkah
(muhajirun). Another (third) opinion states that they are both equal
but this opinion is unknown, unrelated and incomprehensible. It seems
that those who held this view saw the contradiction between the
actions of the Ulama and the contradiction in the proofs, thus opted
to remain silent (m: and not hold one more virtuous over the other).
However, the
above difference of opinion is with regards to other than the blessed
grave of the Messenger
of Allah (Allah bless him &
give him peace) and the Ka’ba,
for Ka’ba is more
virtuous than Madinah with the exception of
the Prophet’s (Allah
bless him & give him peace) grave according
to all the scholars.
Similarly,
the blessed grave of
the Messenger of Allah (Allah
bless him & give him peace) is more virtuous than Masjid
al-Haram without any difference of opinion among the scholars. So
much so that the majority of the scholars (jumhur) have stated that,
the piece of land on which rests
the blessed body of the Messenger of Allah (Allah
bless him & give him peace) is
the most virtuous of lands on the face of this earth by
the consensus (ijma’) of all the scholars…even
more virtuous than Ka’ba…and
the throne (arsh),
as some of them have explicitly mentioned.
Thus,
Qadhi Iyadh and others (Allah
have mercy on them all) have related the consensus of the Ummah on
the fact that the land on which lies the blessed Messenger of Allah
(Allah bless him & give him peace) is more virtuous than
even Ka’ba, and that the
difference of opinion among the scholars is besides the grave.”
(Manasic Mulla Ali al-Qari, p. 531-532)
Qadhi
Iyadh al-Maliki (Allah have
mercy on him) states:
“There
is no difference of opinion (la khilaf) in that the grave of
the Messenger
of Allah (Allah
bless him & give him peace) is
the most virtuous land on earth.”
(al-Shifa’ bi ta’rif huquq al-Mustafa, p. 595)
The
great Hanafi jurist (faqih), Imam al-Haskafi (Allah
have mercy on him) states:
“And
Makkah is more virtuous than Madinah according to the preferred
opinion with the exception of the land on which rests the blessed
body of
the Messenger of Allah (Allah
bless him & give him peace), for
that is virtuous unrestrictedly (mutlaqan), even more than Ka’ba,
Arsh and the Kursi.”
Allama
Ibn Abidin (Allah have mercy on
him) also agrees with the above statement of Imam al-Haskafi in his
super-commentary (hashiya), thus relates from the Manasic of Mulla
Ali al-Qari, which has been mentioned earlier.
Allama
Alauddin says, "Consensus
says that the part of earth contacted with body of Sarkar Sallallaho
Alaihi Wa Sallam is better then
the whole universe, Ka'ba Shareef,
Arsh-o-Kursi" [Durr-e-Mukhtar Ala Hamish ur Radaj,
Vol2, Page 352]
As
for visiting the Prophet's
grave it is permissible and
praiseworthy in Islam according to the massive majority of the
scholars of Ahl al-Sunna, as the following translated excerpts
establish beyond doubt.
In
his reference book for the fiqh of the four School entitled
al-Fiqh
`ala al-Madhahib al-arba`a (p. 711-715):
Abd al-Rahman
al-Jaziri writes at length about the many benefits of
visiting the Prophet's grave and of the importance of the visit.
He
says that it is among the great actions
which Islam, the pure religion, encourages.
He
also says that it not a secret that that visiting the Prophet's grave
is more beneficial to those endowed with understanding (ulu al-albab)
more than any other experience.
He
cites many sayings on the recommended acts of the visit and
its proper adab:
Let
the visitor imagine the Prophet's magnificent and generous form, as
if he is sleeping in his grave, knowing him (the visitor) and hearing
his words.
Only
then does he say: Peace be upon
you, O Messenger of Allah... and the
visitor conveys to the Prophet the greetings of those who asked him
to send Salam to the Prophet, so he says:
Peace
be upon you, O Messenger of Allah, from [name of person] the son of
[name of parent] who seeks shafa'a (intercession) with you to your
Lord, therefore ask for his shafa`a for all believers....
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a. Prophet’s
mihrab
b. Aisha
b. Abu Bakr’s RA residence
c. Hafsa b. Umar’s RA residence
d. Zainab b. Jahsh’s RA residence (not pictured)
e. Zainab b. Kuzayma’s RA) residence (not pictured)
f. Fatima’s RA residence (not pictured)
g. Baab-Uthman b. Affan RA
h. Ahlul Suffa Residence
i. Juwayriya’s RA residence (not pictured)
j. Rumla’s RA residence (not pictured)
k. Saffiya’s RA residence (not pictured)
l. Baab-ul-Rahma
m. Abu Bakr’s RA residence
n. Sa’d b. Abi Waqaas RA residence (not pictured)
o. al-Abbas b. Abdul Muttalib RA (Prophet’s SAWS uncle) residence
p. Jafar b. Abi Sadiq RA residence
c. Hafsa b. Umar’s RA residence
d. Zainab b. Jahsh’s RA residence (not pictured)
e. Zainab b. Kuzayma’s RA) residence (not pictured)
f. Fatima’s RA residence (not pictured)
g. Baab-Uthman b. Affan RA
h. Ahlul Suffa Residence
i. Juwayriya’s RA residence (not pictured)
j. Rumla’s RA residence (not pictured)
k. Saffiya’s RA residence (not pictured)
l. Baab-ul-Rahma
m. Abu Bakr’s RA residence
n. Sa’d b. Abi Waqaas RA residence (not pictured)
o. al-Abbas b. Abdul Muttalib RA (Prophet’s SAWS uncle) residence
p. Jafar b. Abi Sadiq RA residence
Source: The
Madinah Research & Study Centre, Al Madinah Al Munawara
Hadith
Volume
3, Book 30, Number 109
Narrated
Anas:
The
Prophet said,
"O
Allah!
Bestow
on Medina twice the blessings
You
bestowed on Mecca."
(Sahih
Bukhari)
Volume 3, Book 34, Number 339:
(Sahih Bukhari) Narrated
'Abdullah bin Zaid:
The Prophet said, "The Prophet
Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary, and asked for
Allah's blessing in it. I made Medina a sanctuary
as Abraham made Mecca a sanctuary and I
asked for Allah's Blessing in its measures the Mudd and the Sa as
Abraham did for Mecca.
As
we know Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is superior in
status to Ibrahim (alaih salam) so the sanctuary which
he made is also superior by analogical point of view.
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 114: (Sahih Bukhari) Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father: Umar said, O Allah! Grant me martyrdom in Your cause, and let my death be in the city of Your Apostle."
If Sayyidna Umar (ra) considered Makkah as more superior then he would have asked for martyrdom in Makkah not Madina and with the Grace of Allah Sayyidna Farooqal-Azam was also martyred in Madina and his dua was accepted.
Hadith: Book 45, Number 45.2.6: (Muwatta Imam Malik)
Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No one leaves Madina preferring to live elsewhere, but that Allah will give it better than him in place of him ."
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 114: (Sahih Bukhari) Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father: Umar said, O Allah! Grant me martyrdom in Your cause, and let my death be in the city of Your Apostle."
If Sayyidna Umar (ra) considered Makkah as more superior then he would have asked for martyrdom in Makkah not Madina and with the Grace of Allah Sayyidna Farooqal-Azam was also martyred in Madina and his dua was accepted.
Hadith: Book 45, Number 45.2.6: (Muwatta Imam Malik)
Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "No one leaves Madina preferring to live elsewhere, but that Allah will give it better than him in place of him ."
The
Place of Prophet's burial is holier than Ka'ba
This
hadith is “Muttlaq and includes all places except Madina”
Book 45, Number 45.4.14: (Muwatta Imam Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, umm al-muminin said, "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to Madina, Abu Bakr and Bilal came down with a fever.I visited them and said, 'Father, how are you? Bilal, how are you?'" She continued, "When Abu Bakr's fever worsened he would say, 'Every man is struck down among his people in the morning - death is nearer than the strap of his sandal.'"
When it left Bilal, he raised his voice and said, 'Would that I knew whether I will spend a night at the valley of Makka with the idhkhir herb and jalil herb around me. Will I go one day to the waters of Majinna? Will the mountains of Shama and Tafil appear to me?' " '
A'isha continued, "I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and informed him. He said, 'O Allah! Make us love Madina “AS MUCH AS WE LOVE MAKKA OR EVEN MORE. Make it sound and bless us in our sa' and mudd. Remove its fever and put it in al-Juhfa.' "
Note at: “OR EVEN MORE” so no wonder Imam Malik (rah) the great Imam of fiqh was of opinion that Madina was superior to Makkah in status.
This is why great Imams went to the extent of saying:
Qadhi Iyadh and others (Allah have mercy on them all) have related the consensus of the Ummah on the fact that the land on which lies the blessed Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) is more virtuous than even Ka’ba, and that the difference of opinion among the scholars is besides the grave.” (Manasik Mulla Ali al-Qari, p. 531-532)
Book 45, Number 45.4.14: (Muwatta Imam Malik)
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, umm al-muminin said, "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to Madina, Abu Bakr and Bilal came down with a fever.I visited them and said, 'Father, how are you? Bilal, how are you?'" She continued, "When Abu Bakr's fever worsened he would say, 'Every man is struck down among his people in the morning - death is nearer than the strap of his sandal.'"
When it left Bilal, he raised his voice and said, 'Would that I knew whether I will spend a night at the valley of Makka with the idhkhir herb and jalil herb around me. Will I go one day to the waters of Majinna? Will the mountains of Shama and Tafil appear to me?' " '
A'isha continued, "I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and informed him. He said, 'O Allah! Make us love Madina “AS MUCH AS WE LOVE MAKKA OR EVEN MORE. Make it sound and bless us in our sa' and mudd. Remove its fever and put it in al-Juhfa.' "
Note at: “OR EVEN MORE” so no wonder Imam Malik (rah) the great Imam of fiqh was of opinion that Madina was superior to Makkah in status.
This is why great Imams went to the extent of saying:
Qadhi Iyadh and others (Allah have mercy on them all) have related the consensus of the Ummah on the fact that the land on which lies the blessed Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) is more virtuous than even Ka’ba, and that the difference of opinion among the scholars is besides the grave.” (Manasik Mulla Ali al-Qari, p. 531-532)
Superiority
of Makkah ?
Question Regarding Makkah: Secondly,
regarding the question i think one thing was missed for comparison in
ur statement.... in Quran Allah swore on Makkah (ryt?) n the reason
given was tht Huzoor lived in it and a father and a son.... so doesnt
this makes Makkah afzal? I mean Allah swore on it bcoz of Huzoor
(s).....
First of all we want to clarify again that we do not condemn people who consider Makkah al-Muqaramah as more superior (except Wahabis as they do not follow proper Usool and without proper principles all deductions are false). Even I used to have same viewpoint but then after doing thorough research I came to conclusion that Madina is deemed Superior by Prophet (Peace be upon him) himself and the great Khalifa Sayyidna Umar bin Khattab (ra), so combination of Qur'an and Sunnah makes us reach the conclusion that Madina is superior.
Regarding the oath you are talking about then Allah has taken oaths of many blessed creations, for example Qur'an states:
Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication, they wander in distraction, to and fro. [The Glorious Qur'an 15:72]
So here Allah has taken oath on "LIFE OF PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)" now remember Life of Prophet (Peace be upon him) was both in Madina and Makkah and If we analyze life of Prophet we come to conclusion that Prophet + Khulafa ar Rashideen made Madina the welfare state + headquarter of Islam not Makkah.
Sayyidina Anas ibn Maalik (RA) reported that on seeing Uhud, Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, “This Mountain loves us and we love it. O Allah, surely, Ibrahim declared Makkah to be sacred and I declare sacred that which lies between the two rocks (Madinah).”
Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith No (3948) Chapter 141 About the excellence of Madinah
[Ahmed 12612, Muslim 1365]
Sayyidina Ibn Umar (RA) reported that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “If anyone can die in Madinah, let him die there for, I will intercede for one who dies there.”
Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith No (3943) Chapter 141 About the excellence of Madinah
[Ahmed 5438, Ibn e Majah 311]
First of all we want to clarify again that we do not condemn people who consider Makkah al-Muqaramah as more superior (except Wahabis as they do not follow proper Usool and without proper principles all deductions are false). Even I used to have same viewpoint but then after doing thorough research I came to conclusion that Madina is deemed Superior by Prophet (Peace be upon him) himself and the great Khalifa Sayyidna Umar bin Khattab (ra), so combination of Qur'an and Sunnah makes us reach the conclusion that Madina is superior.
Regarding the oath you are talking about then Allah has taken oaths of many blessed creations, for example Qur'an states:
Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication, they wander in distraction, to and fro. [The Glorious Qur'an 15:72]
So here Allah has taken oath on "LIFE OF PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)" now remember Life of Prophet (Peace be upon him) was both in Madina and Makkah and If we analyze life of Prophet we come to conclusion that Prophet + Khulafa ar Rashideen made Madina the welfare state + headquarter of Islam not Makkah.
Sayyidina Anas ibn Maalik (RA) reported that on seeing Uhud, Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, “This Mountain loves us and we love it. O Allah, surely, Ibrahim declared Makkah to be sacred and I declare sacred that which lies between the two rocks (Madinah).”
Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith No (3948) Chapter 141 About the excellence of Madinah
[Ahmed 12612, Muslim 1365]
Sayyidina Ibn Umar (RA) reported that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “If anyone can die in Madinah, let him die there for, I will intercede for one who dies there.”
Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith No (3943) Chapter 141 About the excellence of Madinah
[Ahmed 5438, Ibn e Majah 311]
Sayyidina Ali ibn Abu Talib narrated: we went forth with Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) till we were at Harrah Suqya, The locality of Sa’d ibn Abu Waqqas. Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) said, “Fetch me water for ablultion.” He performed ablution and stood up and faced the qiblah. Then he prayed:
"O Allah! Surely, Ibrahim was Your slave and Your friend. He prayed (to You) for the people of Makkah to be blessed. And, I am Your slave and Your Messenger. I pray to You for the people of Madinah that You bless them in their mudd and their Sa’ like You blessed for the people of Makkah, with a blessing twice over."
Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith No (3940) Chapter 141 About the excellence of Madinah
[Ahmed 9361]
Hadith:
Volume 3, Book 30, Number 100: (Sahih Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Medina as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger)."
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Verily, Belief returns and goes back to Medina as a snake returns and goes back to its hole (when in danger)."
Sahih
Bukhari : Volume 3 : Hadith 95
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle Sallallahu alyhi wa sallam said, "I was ordered to migrate to a town which will swallow (conquer) other towns and is called Yathrib and that is Medina, and it turns out (bad) persons as a furnace removes the impurities of iron.
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle Sallallahu alyhi wa sallam said, "I was ordered to migrate to a town which will swallow (conquer) other towns and is called Yathrib and that is Medina, and it turns out (bad) persons as a furnace removes the impurities of iron.
One
of the Most Beautiful Hadith related to the People who plot and
have against the
People of Madina
Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3 : Hadith 101
Narrated Sa`d: I heard the Prophet saying, "None plots against the people of Medina but that he will be dissolved (destroyed) like the salt is dissolved in water."
This is a straight Warning from Rasul-Allah (Sallal laho alaihe wasallam)
Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3 : Hadith 101
Narrated Sa`d: I heard the Prophet saying, "None plots against the people of Medina but that he will be dissolved (destroyed) like the salt is dissolved in water."
This is a straight Warning from Rasul-Allah (Sallal laho alaihe wasallam)
Sahih
Bukhari :
Narrated 'Aisha: When Allah's Apostle reached Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal became ill. When Abu Bakr's fever got worse, he would recite (this poetic verse):
Narrated 'Aisha: When Allah's Apostle reached Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal became ill. When Abu Bakr's fever got worse, he would recite (this poetic verse):
"Everybody is staying alive with his People, yet Death is nearer
to him than His shoe laces." And Bilal, when his fever deserted
him, would recite: "Would that I could stay overnight in A
valley wherein I would be Surrounded by Idhkhir and Jalil (kinds of
good-smelling grass). Would that one day I could Drink the water of
the Majanna, and Would that (The two mountains) Shama and Tafil would
appear to me!"
The Prophet said, "O Allah! Curse Shaiba bin
Rabi'a and 'Utba bin Rabi'a and Umaiya bin Khalaf as they turned us
out of our land to the land of epidemics." Allah's Apostle then
said, "O Allah! Make us love Madina as we love Mecca or
even more than that. O Allah! Give blessings in our Sa and our
Mudd (measures symbolizing food) and make the climate
of Medina suitable for us, and divert its fever towards
Aljuhfa." Aisha added: When we reached Medina, it was the
most unhealthy of Allah's lands, and
the valley of Bathan (the valley of Medina)
used to flow with impure colored water.
The
Prophet's Grave
is the Most Holiest Site
on Earth
Qadi `Iyad states in al-Shifa', in the chapter on visiting the Prophet, the consensus of the Muslims whereby the site of the Prophet's grave is the holiest site on earth. This particular consensus has been questioned by Ibn Taymiyya in his al-Ziyara and Shawkani in Nayl al-awtar, however, it is established that some of the major scholars of all four schools agree to this view whether or not it is a consensus, among whom are the following:
Hanafis: Mulla `Ali al-Qari in his Sharh al-Shifa' already quoted.
Malikis: Qadi `Iyad in al-Shifa' already quoted. He cited ijma` on this question.
Shafi`is: Imam Nawawi in his Sharh Sahih Muslim 6:101 [1] and al-Majmu` sharh al-muhadhdhab 7:444 [6]. He reported `Iyad's statement and did not contradict it.
Hanbalis: Shaykh Ibn `Aqil as quoted by Ibn Qayyim in Bada'i` al-fawa'id
See also: Sa`di Abu Habib, Mawsu`at al-ijma` fi al-fiqh al-islami 2:919.
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Al-Shawkani in Nayl
al-Awtar says:
"The position of `Umar and some of the Companions and Malik and the majority of the people of Madina is that Madina is better."
[Shawkani, Nayl al-awtar, Dar al-kutub al-`ilmiyya, 5:28.]
"The position of `Umar and some of the Companions and Malik and the majority of the people of Madina is that Madina is better."
[Shawkani, Nayl al-awtar, Dar al-kutub al-`ilmiyya, 5:28.]
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"There
is no doubt that Mecca, among the highly venerated sanctuaries, is
preferable to Madina itself, except for the mound of the Prophet's
grave, which is mercy and tranquillity: for it is better than
the Ka`ba or rather, better than the Throne itself
according to a large group of the scholars."
Mulla 'Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa', Dar al-kutub al-`ilmiyya ed., 2:162.
Mulla 'Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa', Dar al-kutub al-`ilmiyya ed., 2:162.
Indeed
Madina Munawarra is superior to Makkah Muqaramah, as a matter of fact
the dust touching the blessed
body of Prophet (Peace be upon
him) is superior to the Ka'ba
and Arsh.
Note: Some ignorant people do not realize that Ka'ba and Arsh are also creations of Allah not that Allah is sitting over or inside any of these two! Hence amongst Best of Allah's creations is Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) so his resting place is also most superior!
Note: Some ignorant people do not realize that Ka'ba and Arsh are also creations of Allah not that Allah is sitting over or inside any of these two! Hence amongst Best of Allah's creations is Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) so his resting place is also most superior!
Abdul
Mutallib (RA)
wanted to tell the Makkans about
the miraculous bowing of
the Ka’bah and
the adoration of the blessed
child by
the inhabitants
of heaven but was
strangely dumbstruck for three days and could not tell
anyone. [Tafrihul
Askia Fil Ahwalul Ambia, Vol 2]
The
Throne said,
‘Oh Beloved of Allah , step upon me with your
blessed sandal, so that I might rub the dust from it on my face, and
take pride in the fact that the dust from the sandal of the Beloved
of Allah has fallen upon me.’
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The
scholar worthy of title "Shaykh
ul Islam" i.e. Imam
Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani (rah)
destroys Ibn Taymiyite viewpoint by
saying in his world renowned Sharh
of Sahih Bukhari called Fath ul Bari:
"THIS
IS ONE OF THE MOST UGLY THINGS
REPORTED
FROM IBN
TAYMIYYAH"
[Fath
ul Bari, Sharh Sahih ul Bukhari (3/386)]
In
the end Imam Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani (rah)
puts the final nail in coffin of such people and their ilk by proving
travel for graves of Awliya to be allowed let alone Anbiya, Ibn
Hajr says:
So
the Qawl (saying) of him is proven
Batil (ف) who
says it
is forbidden to make journey towards ‘’Qabr
Shareef’’ (Please
note how Ibn Hajr calls the grave of Prophet as Qabr Shareef with
utter respect, whereas Salafis have
problem even with the word Shareef when it comes to graves)
and other graves of ‘’Saliheen’’ (ق), and
Allah knows the best. [Fath ul Bari, ibid]
--
Hadith
Narrated by Ibn Umar (ra) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Whosoever visits my grave then my intercession becomes Wajib for him [Sunnan al-Daraqutni Volume No. 2, Page No. 244, Imam al-Bayhaqi in Shu‘ab al-Iman (3/490) and others]
Narrated by Ibn Umar (ra) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Whosoever visits my grave then my intercession becomes Wajib for him [Sunnan al-Daraqutni Volume No. 2, Page No. 244, Imam al-Bayhaqi in Shu‘ab al-Iman (3/490) and others]
In
this hadith Jarah [criticism] is done on 2 narrators
1) Musa bin Hilal
1) Musa bin Hilal
2) Ubayd
Ullah ibn Umar
Although
there is Tadil [authentication] on both these narrators too (remember
there has been Jarh even upon Imam Bukhari and Imam Abu Hanifa,
therefore had Jarh superseded Tadil then all Imams would become
Liars), First of all we can prove the hadith to be Sahih but still If
people with Bughz (hatred) for Prophet (Peace be upon him) do
not believe then we can present ahadith in which these two narrators
are not present (remember these narrators are not Fabricators, the
maximum jarah upon them is of weakness, hence Ibn Taymiyyah made a
blunder to call all these ahadith as Mawdo)
1) Regarding
Musa bin Hilaal, Imam Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani (rah) while doing Tadil on
him said:
Translation: Ibn Adi (rah) said: There is no harm in him and he said he is “SALIH UL HADITH” i.e. his ahadith are passable. From him have narrated Imam Ahmed and Fudhayl bin Sahl [Lisan ul Mizan, Volume No. 8, Page No. 157]
Translation: Ibn Adi (rah) said: There is no harm in him and he said he is “SALIH UL HADITH” i.e. his ahadith are passable. From him have narrated Imam Ahmed and Fudhayl bin Sahl [Lisan ul Mizan, Volume No. 8, Page No. 157]
2) Regarding
Ubayd Ullah Ibn Umar (ra) Sheikh ul Islam Imam Taqi ud din Subki
(rah) said:
Imam Abu Hatim said that he saw Imam Ahmed praising him a lot. And Yahya bin Ma’een said: There is no harm in him and his ahadith are written. Ibn Adi said: There is no harm in him and he “Truthful” [Shifa us Siqaam fi Ziyaratal Khayr al Anaam, Page No.9]
Imam Abu Hatim said that he saw Imam Ahmed praising him a lot. And Yahya bin Ma’een said: There is no harm in him and his ahadith are written. Ibn Adi said: There is no harm in him and he “Truthful” [Shifa us Siqaam fi Ziyaratal Khayr al Anaam, Page No.9]
A) Qadhi
Shawkani said:
This
hadith is declared “Sahih” by
Ibn al-Sakin (rah), Abdul Haq (rah) and Taqi ud din as-Subki (rah)
[Nayl al Awtar 5:164]
B) Imam
Ibn Hajr al Asqalani (rah) also showed this authentication in his
Talkhis al Habir (2:265)
C) Imam
Sakhawi (rah) also declared it Sahih in al-Qawl al-Badi‘ (p. 160)
He
also said:
Imam
al-Dhahabi said:
The chains of the hadith of visitation are
all ‘soft’ (layyina) but strengthen each other because
none of them contains any liar [Imam
Sakhawi in al-Maqasid al Hasana, Volume No.1, Page No. 472]
Hadith
Narrated Abdullah Ibn Umar:
Allah's Messenger(s) said: Whoever visits my grave after my death it is same as him visiting me in my life [Imam Tabrani in his Al-Kabir Volume No. 12, Page No. 291. Imam Bayhaqi in Shu’ab ul Iman Volume No. 3: Hadith #489]
Note: This hadith is also narrated by Ibn Umar (ra) but the "chain of narrators in this case are totally different" hence the hadith becomes Hassan (Good and sound)
A) Imam
Ibn Qudama (rah)
said:
It is recommended to do Ziyarah of Prophet’s grave as it is narrated by Daraqutni with his Isnaad from Ibn Umar (ra) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Whosoever performs the Hajj after my death then he should visit my grave because It is as If he has visited me during my life. And he also narrated (another hadith) that Whosoever visits my grave then my intercession becomes Wajib for him [Imam Ibn Qudama in al-Mughni, Volume No. 5, Page No. 381]
It is recommended to do Ziyarah of Prophet’s grave as it is narrated by Daraqutni with his Isnaad from Ibn Umar (ra) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Whosoever performs the Hajj after my death then he should visit my grave because It is as If he has visited me during my life. And he also narrated (another hadith) that Whosoever visits my grave then my intercession becomes Wajib for him [Imam Ibn Qudama in al-Mughni, Volume No. 5, Page No. 381]
B) Imam
al Bahuti al-Hanbli (rah) has also said this in his Al-Kashaf
al-Qanna [Volume No. 2, Page No. 290]
C) Qadhi
al-Iyaad (rah) the magnificent lover of Prophet (Peace be upon him)
said in his world renowned and top most Seerah book ever i.e.
Ash-Shifa
Translation: Chapter: The order of visiting the grave of Prophet (Peace be upon him) and the Virtue of the one visiting it and sending Salam.
It should be known that visiting the grave of Prophet (Peace be upon him) is“Masnoon” for all Muslims and they have “IJMA” over it, It has such a virtue that It has been prescribed to us as it comes in the hadith of Ibn Umar (ra) [i.e. whosoever visits my grave then my intercession becomes Wajib for him] [Qadhi Iyaad in Ash-Shifa, Volume No.2, Page No. 53]
Ibn
Umar (ra)
narrates that the
Prophet (Peace
be upon him) said: Anyone who comes to visit me and he came
solely for this purpose then It becomes Wajib upon me to do
intercession for him on the Day of Judgment [Imam Tabrani in
Mu’ajm al Kabir, Volume No. 12, Page No. 291 and as mentioned in
Al-Talkhis al Habir by al-Asqalani 2:241]
Note: The chain of this hadith is totally different from the first two which were mentioned therefore due to overwhelming different Turaq (paths of transmission) the hadith definitely becomes Hassan if not Sahih
Note: The chain of this hadith is totally different from the first two which were mentioned therefore due to overwhelming different Turaq (paths of transmission) the hadith definitely becomes Hassan if not Sahih
The
Prophet (Peace be upon him)
said: Whosoever does Hajj of Bayt Ullah but does not visit me
then He has been rude to me – Ibn Adi has narrated it with
“Hassan” Chain [Hashiya Tahtawi, Volume No. 1, Page No.
403]
This hadith also has a different chain. It can be shown from 5 more hadiths with different chains plus the 2 outstanding Imams i.e. Sheikh ul Islam Taqi ud din as-Subki (rah) in his magnificent Shifa us Siqaam fi Ziyaratil Khayr al Anaam, and Imam al-Faqih Ibn Hajr al Haythami (rah) in Al-Jawhar al Munazzam who have written their whole works on these hadiths and established all rulings in regards to visiting the blessed grave of Prophet (Peace be upon him) including detailed verdict of Tawassul and Istighatha through him to be fair. Hence these ahadith combined together reach the status of Hassan at least if not Sahih and this is accepted Usool in hadith methodology that ahadith coming from different ways become Hassan even if their chains are weak.
This hadith also has a different chain. It can be shown from 5 more hadiths with different chains plus the 2 outstanding Imams i.e. Sheikh ul Islam Taqi ud din as-Subki (rah) in his magnificent Shifa us Siqaam fi Ziyaratil Khayr al Anaam, and Imam al-Faqih Ibn Hajr al Haythami (rah) in Al-Jawhar al Munazzam who have written their whole works on these hadiths and established all rulings in regards to visiting the blessed grave of Prophet (Peace be upon him) including detailed verdict of Tawassul and Istighatha through him to be fair. Hence these ahadith combined together reach the status of Hassan at least if not Sahih and this is accepted Usool in hadith methodology that ahadith coming from different ways become Hassan even if their chains are weak.
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View
of Modern
Day Scholars Vs. Classical
Scholars
Modern
Day Scholar: The famous Wahabite modern
day scholar i.e Nasiruddin
Albani was
known for his Bughz for
the blessed grave of Prophet (Peace be upon him), but he went few
steps ahead and even declared sahih ahadith about praying 40 prayers
in Masjid an-Nabwi as Da'eef and
the practise as Bidah (Audhobillah
Min Dhalik), he
said in his book:
Hujjat
al-Nabi [Page: 185]:
It is an innovation (bid’ah) to visit Madeenah and tell
the visitors to Madeenah to stay there for a week so that they will
be able to offer forty prayers in the Prophet’s Mosque so that they
will be free from hypocrisy and saved from the Fire.”
Actually
the hadith of 40 prayers in Masjid an-Nabwi is authentic and
it is Dajl/lie of Albani to
call it weak. None of the classical Muhaditheen called this report as
weak rather they called it "SAHIH/HASAN"
Translation: Narrated
by Anas bin Malik (ra) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said:
Anyone who prays 40
prayers in my Mosque without
missing a single one, then for him is freedom from hell fire, freedom
from torment and freedom from Nifaaq
Imam
al-Haythami said:
Some part of it is narrated in Tirmidhi. This one is narrated by
Imam Ahmed, Tabarani in his al-Awsat and the
Rijaal of it are “(ALL) THIQA” [Majma
az-Zawaid 3/667, Hadith # 5878]
Imam
al-Mundhiri (rah) said in his
Targheeb wa Tarheeb:
It
is narrated by Ahmed and
It is amongst Sahih narrations
[Targheeb wa Tarheeb 2/139]
So
Ummah is told to beware of Salafi
Dajl in this regard.
Another
Modern Day wahabi/salafi scholar Abd-al
Aziz bin Baaz said:
"It
is not obligatory for
the pilgrims, men
or women, to
visit the grave of the Messenger (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or al-Baqee’,rather
it is haraam to travel
with the purpose of visiting graves in general..."
[Standing
Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas: Shaykh ‘Abd
al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Razzaaq
‘Afeefi, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan. Fataawa al-Lajnah
al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta (11/362)]
Vs.
Classical
Scholar:
Sheikh ul-Islam al-Hafidh wal Imam Yahya bin Sharaf an-Nawawi (Rahimuhullah) who wrote the best ever Sharh on Sahih Muslim.
He writes in his Kitab ul Adhkaar:
Section: Chapter
regarding Visit to the Tomb of the Messenger of Allah (Salallaho
alaihi wasalam), and the Dhikr made there"
It should be known that “EVERYONE” who performs the hajj should set out to visit the Messenger of Allah (Salallaho alaihi wasalam), “WHETHER IT IS ON ONE’S WAY OR NOT” because visiting him (Salallaho alaihi wasalam) is one of the most important acts of worship, the most rewarded of efforts, and best of goals. When one sets out to perform the visit, one should do much of the blessings and peace upon him (salallaho alaihi wasalam) on the way. And when one’s eye falls on the trees of Medina, and its sanctum and landmarks, one should increase sending the blessings and peace upon the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), asking Allah Most High to benefit one by one’s “VISIT TO HIM” (Allah bless him and give him peace)...and grant one felicity in this world and the next through it. One should say,"O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy, and bestow upon me,through the visit to the Grave of Your prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), that which You have bestowed upon Your friends, those who obey You. Forgive me and show me mercy, O Best of Those Asked" (Imam an-Nawawi in Kitab ul Adhkaar, Page No. 178)
It should be known that “EVERYONE” who performs the hajj should set out to visit the Messenger of Allah (Salallaho alaihi wasalam), “WHETHER IT IS ON ONE’S WAY OR NOT” because visiting him (Salallaho alaihi wasalam) is one of the most important acts of worship, the most rewarded of efforts, and best of goals. When one sets out to perform the visit, one should do much of the blessings and peace upon him (salallaho alaihi wasalam) on the way. And when one’s eye falls on the trees of Medina, and its sanctum and landmarks, one should increase sending the blessings and peace upon the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), asking Allah Most High to benefit one by one’s “VISIT TO HIM” (Allah bless him and give him peace)...and grant one felicity in this world and the next through it. One should say,"O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy, and bestow upon me,through the visit to the Grave of Your prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), that which You have bestowed upon Your friends, those who obey You. Forgive me and show me mercy, O Best of Those Asked" (Imam an-Nawawi in Kitab ul Adhkaar, Page No. 178)
Important
Note: This
passage has been deliberately forged by Salafis in the edition of
Salafi scholar Abdul Qadir al Ar'anoot, they changed the wording
"QABR" into "MASJID" and also removed the passage
which proved Tawassul through the Dhaat of Prophet (Peace be upon
him) ... Audhobillah Min Dhalik. This exposition of Salafis is more
than enough to establish that they keep Bughz for the Prophet (Peace
be upon him)
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TRAVELLING TO VISIT THE GRAVE OF PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM) ?
Al-Bukhari narrates
in his Sahih, Book of Jana'iz:
When Umar was
stabbed he sent his son Abd Allah with a message
to A'isha to "Ask her if I can be buried
with my two companions," that is, in her room, next to
the Prophet (s) and Abu Bakr.
A'isha replied: "I
wanted the spot for myself, but I shall put him [Umar] before
me today." It had been her habit that if a man from among
the Companions asked her that spot she would always refuse.
She
herself gave the following instructions before her death: "Bury
me with my lady-friends (the wives of the Prophet (s) in al-Baqi`)
and do not bury me with the Prophet (s) in the house, for I
dislike to be held in reverence (inni akrahu an
uzakka)." Ibn Umar came back with the news, whereupon `Umar said: "NOTHING IN THE
WORLD WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN THAT RESTING-PLACE."
[Narrated by al-Bukhari in his Sahih.]
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(Edited
by ADHM)
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