Chapter 6
Adaab al-Safar (Etiquette of Travel)
34464: Visiting the Prophet's Mosque
Question:
If the pilgrim performing Hajj or `Umrah wants to
visit the Prophet's Mosque, should he form the intention
of visiting the mosque or of visiting the grave of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? And
what is the etiquette of visiting the Prophet's Mosque?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn `Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
"If the pilgrim wants to visit the Prophet's Mosque
before or after Hajj, he should have the intention of visiting
the mosque, not the grave, because travelling to a place
for the purpose of worship does not include visiting
graves, rather it includes only the three mosques: al-Masjid
al-Haraam (the Sacred Mosque in Makkah), al-Masjid
al-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque in Madeenah) and
al-Masjid al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem), as it says in the
hadeeth which was narrated from the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) who said: "No journey should
be undertaken to any mosque except three: al-Masjid
al-Haraam, this mosque of mine and al-Masjid
al-Aqsa." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1189: Muslim, 1397.
When he reaches the Prophet's Mosque, he should
enter with his right foot first and say, "Bismillaah
wa'l-salaatu wa'l-salaam `ala Rasoolillaah. Allaahumma ighfir
li dhunoobi waftah li abwaab rahmatika. A'oodhu
Billaah il-`azeem wa bi wajhihi'l-kareem wa bi
sultaanihi'l-qadeem min al-shaytaan il-rajeem (In the name of
Allaah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of
Allaah. O Allaah, forgive my sins and open to me the gates
of Your mercy. I seek refuge in Allaah the Almighty and
in His noble Face and in His eternal Power, from the
accursed Shaytaan)." Then he should pray as he likes.
It is better for him to pray in al-Rawdah which is the
area between the minbar of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the room in which is his
grave, because this area is one of the gardens
(riyaadh, sing. rawdah) of Paradise. When he has prayed and wants
to visit the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him), he should stand in front of it in
a dignified manner and say, "Assalaamu `alayka
ayyuha'l-Nabiyyu wa rahmat-Allaahi wa barakaatuhu.
Allaahumma salli `ala Muhammad wa `ala aali Muhammad
kama salayta `ala Ibraaheem wa `ala aali Ibraaheem,
innaka hameedun majeed; Allaahumma baarik `ala
Muhammad wa `ala aali Muhammad kama baarakta `ala
Ibraaheem wa `ala aali Ibraaheem, innaka hameedun
majeed. Ashhadu annaka Rasool-Allaah haqqan wa annaka
qad balaghta al-risaalah wa adayta al-amaanah wa nasahta
al-ummah wa jaahadta fillaahi haqqa jihaadihi. Fa
jazaka Allaahu `an ummatika afdal ma jaza nabiyyan
`an ummatihi (Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the
mercy of Allaah, and His blessings. O Allaah, send prayers
upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as
You sent prayers upon Ibraaheem and the family of
Ibraaheem, verily You are Worthy of Praise, Full of Glory. O
Allaah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family
of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibraaheem
and the family of Ibraaheem, verily You are Worthy of
Praise, Full of Glory. I bear witness that you are indeed
the Messenger of Allaah, that you conveyed the message
and fulfilled the trust, and advised the ummah and strove
truly for the sake of Allaah. May Allaah reward you on
behalf of your ummah better than any Prophet is rewarded
on behalf of his nation)."
Then he should move a little to his right and send
salaams upon Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq and pray that Allaah be
pleased with him.
Then he should move a little further to his right and
send salaams upon `Umar ibn al-Khattab and pray that
Allaah be pleased with him. If he makes du'aa' for Abu
Bakr and `Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them) in
an appropriate manner, that is good.
It is not permissible for anyone to seek to draw closer
to Allaah by touching the hujrah of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or by
circumambulating it, or by facing it whilst making du'aa'. Rather he
should turn to face the qiblah, because drawing closer to
Allaah can only be done by means of that which Allaah and
His Messenger have prescribed. Acts of worship are
based on following not on innovation.
Women should not visit the grave of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or any other
grave, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) cursed women who visit graves. Narrated
by al-Tirmidhi and classed as hasan by al-Albaani in
Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 843. Rather a woman should pray and
send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) in the place where she is, and that will
reach the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) no matter where she is. The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Send blessings upon
me, for your blessings will reach me no matter where
you are." And he said, "Allaah has angels who travel
about throughout the land, conveying to me the salaams of
my ummah." Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 1282; classed as
saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasaa'i, 1215.
Only men should visit al-Baqee', which is the
graveyard of Madeenah. They should say: "Al-salaamu
`alaykum ahl al-diyaar min al-mu'mineen wa'l-muslimeen,
wa innaa in sha Allaah bikum laahiqoon. Yarham Allaah
al-mustaqdimeena mina wa minkum
wa'l-musta'khireen. Nas'al Allaah lana wa lakum al-`aafiyah.
Allaahumma la tahrimna ajrahum wa la taftinna ba'dahum
waghfir lana wa lahum (Peace be upon you, O dwellers of
these abodes, believers and Muslims. We will, when
Allaah wills, join you. May Allaah have mercy on those
who were first (to die) and those who were last. We ask
Allaah to grant salvation to us and you. O Allaah, deprive us
not of reward (similar to theirs) and lead us not astray
after they are gone; forgive us and them)."
If he then wants to go to Mount Uhud and remember
what happened there to the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) and his companions in that battle
of jihad, trials and martyrdom, and send salaams upon
the shuhada' (martyrs) there, such as Hamzah ibn `Abd
al-Muttalib, the paternal uncle of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), there is nothing
wrong with that, because that is a kind of travelling through
the land as enjoined (in Islam) [cf. al-Nahl 16:36]. And
Allaah knows best.
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