Manners (Part 2)
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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