(593): آداب زيارة حضرة النبيّ صلّى الله تعالى عليه وآله وصحبه وسلّم.
13/9/2011
السؤال:
السلام عليكم سيّدي الكريم ورحمة الله وبركاته:
سيّدي الكريم يتعطّل الفكر وتنشل الألسن عندما يذهب المسلم لزيارة الحبيب المصطفى صلّى الله عليه وسلّم، أسأل ربي أنْ يمنّ عليّ مع الأحباب ويجمعنا بكم عند حضرته صلّى الله عليه وسلّم، سيّدي الكريم أرجو من حضرتكم أنْ تشرحوا لنا ما يعمل المسلم عند الوصول للمدينة المنورة صلّى الله على ساكنها، وعند الوقوف أمام حضرته عليه أفضل الصلاة والسلام للسلام عليه، وكذلك الصلاة بروضته، وماذا يفعل هناك المسلم؟
سيّدي أرجو بيان ذلك فأنتم وراث حضرة خاتم الأنبياء والمرسلين عليهم الصلاة والتسليم علمًا وروحًا، وأسأل ربي أنْ يحفظكم ويحقّق أمنياتكم ويسكنكم عند حضرته عليه الصلاة والسلام لخدمة الإسلام والمسلمين أجمعين اللهمّ آمين…
الاسم: خالد أبو عبد الله
الرد:-
وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله تعالى وبركاته.
جزاك الله جلّ وعلا خيرًا على دعائك وأدعو الله تبارك في علاه أنْ يحشرنا جميعًا تحت لواء خاتم النبيّين سيّدنا المصطفى عليه وعليهم أفضل الصلاة والتسليم، وبعد:-
فآداب الزيارة مسطرة في كتب الفقهاء رحمهم الله عزّ وجلّ أنقل لك منها:-
روى القاضي عياض رحمه الله تعالى في كتابه الشفا بسنده المتصل عن شيوخه إلى أنّ أبا حُمَيْدٍ قال:-
(نَاظَرَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ “المَنْصُوْر” أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَالِكًا (الإِمَامَ مَالِك رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى) فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَالِكٌ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَا تَرْفَعْ صَوْتَكَ فِي هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى أَدَّبَ قَوْمًا فَقَالَ:-
{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَلا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَن تَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لا تَشْعُرُونَ} [سورة الحجرات: 2].
وَمَدَحَ قَوْمًا فَقَالَ:-
{إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ عِندَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُوْلَئِكَ الَّذِينَ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوَى لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ} [سورة الحجرات: 3].
وَذَمَّ قَوْمًا فَقَالَ:-
{إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِن وَرَاء الْحُجُرَاتِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لا يَعْقِلُونَ} [سورة الحجرات: 4].
وَإِنَّ حُرْمَتَهُ مَيِّتًا كَحُرْمَتِهِ حَيًّا.. فَاسْتَكَانَ لَهَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ وَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ.. أَسْتَقْبِلُ الْقِبْلَةَ وَأَدْعُو أَمْ أَسْتَقْبِلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ فَقَالَ: وَلِمَ تَصْرِفُ وَجْهَكَ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ وَسِيلَتُكَ وَوَسِيلَةُ أَبِيكَ آدَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ!! بَلِ اسْتَقْبِلْهُ وَاسْتَشْفِعْ بِهِ فَيُشَفِّعَهُ اللَّهُ. قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى:-
{وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذ ظَّلَمُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ جَاؤُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُواْ اللَّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُواْ اللَّهَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا} [سورة النساء: 64].
وَقَالَ الإِمَامُ مَالِكٌ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى:-
وَقَدْ سُئِلَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ: مَا حَدَّثْتُكُمْ عَنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وَأَيُّوبُ أَفْضَل مِنْهُ.. قَالَ: وَحَجَّ حَجَّتَيْنِ فَكُنْتُ أَرْمُقُهُ وَلَا أَسْمَعُ مِنْهُ. غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَكَى حَتَّى أَرْحَمُهُ. فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ مِنْهُ مَا رَأَيْتُ وَإِجْلَالَهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَتَبْتُ عَنْهُ.
وَقَالَ مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: كَانَ مَالِكٌ إِذَا ذُكِرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَغَيَّرُ لَوْنُهُ وَيَنْحَنِي حَتَّى يَصْعُبَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى جُلَسَائِهِ. فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَوْمًا فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ: لَوْ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا رَأَيْتُ لَمَا أَنْكَرْتُمْ عَلَيَّ مَا تَرَوْنَ.
وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ الْمُنْكَدِرِ وَكَانَ سَيِّدَ الْقُرَّاءِ، لَا نَكَادُ نَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ حَدِيثٍ أَبَدًا إِلَّا يَبْكِي حَتَّى نَرْحَمَهُ.
وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ “الصَّادِق رَضِيَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ” وَكَانَ كَثِيرَ الدُّعَابَةِ وَالتَّبَسُّمِ فَإِذَا ذُكِرَ عِنْدَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اصْفَرَّ وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا عَلَى طَهَارَةٍ. وَلَقَدِ اخْتَلَفَتْ إِلَيْهِ زَمَانًا، فَمَا كُنْتُ أَرَاهُ إِلَّا عَلَى ثَلَاثِ خِصَالٍ.. إِمَّا مُصَلِّيًا وَإِمَّا صَامِتًا، وَإِمَّا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ. وَلَا يَتَكَلَّمُ فِيمَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ.. وَكَانَ مِنَ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَالْعُبَّادِ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.
وَلَقَدْ كَانَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ يَذْكُرُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيُنْظَرُ إِلَى لَوْنِهِ كَأَنَّهُ نَزَفَ مِنْهُ الدَّمُ، وَقَدْ جَفَّ لِسَانُهُ فِي فَمِهِ هَيْبَةً مِنْهُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُ آتِي عَامِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، فَإِذَا ذُكِرَ عِنْدَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَكَى حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى فِي عَيْنَيْهِ دُمُوعٌ.
وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَهْنَإِ النَّاسِ وَأَقَرَبِهِمْ، فَإِذَا ذُكِرَ عِنْدَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَأَنَّهُ مَا عَرَفَكَ وَلَا عَرَفْتَهُ.
وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُ آتِي صَفْوَانَ بْنَ سُلَيْمٍ، وَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُتَعَبِّدِينَ الْمُجْتَهِدِينَ فَإِذَا ذُكِرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَكَى فَلَا يَزَالُ يَبْكِي حَتَّى يَقُومَ النَّاسُ عَنْهُ وَيَتْرُكُوهُ) الشفا بتعريف حقوق المصطفى (2/92).
وروى القاضي عياض رحمه الله تعالى أيضًا:-
(أَنَّ امْرَأَةً قَالَتْ لِعَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهَا: اكْشِفِي لِي قَبْرَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَكَشَفَتْهُ لَهَا، فَبَكَتْ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ) الشفا بتعريف حقوق المصطفى (2/53).
وكذلك كان أصحاب النبيّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم ورضي عنهم أكثر الناس أدبًا معه وأشدّ هيبة منه رغم تواضعه الشديد. فقد كانوا يهابونه احترامًا، ويتأدّبون معه حبًّا وإجلالًا، ويوقّرونه إعظامًا لمقامه، حتّى أنّك لتجد الرجل منهم إذا سُئِلَ عن وصف النبيّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم فلا يستطيع. قال سيّدنا عمرو بن العاص رضي الله تعالى عنه لمَنْ طلب منه أنْ يصف له النبيّ صلّى الله عليه وسلّم:-
(وَمَا كُنْتُ أُطِيقُ أَنْ أَمْلَأَ عَيْنَيَّ مِنْهُ إِجْلَالًا لَهُ، وَلَوْ سُئِلْتُ أَنْ أَصِفَهُ مَا أَطَقْتُ؛ لِأَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَمْلَأُ عَيْنَيَّ مِنْهُ) الإمام مسلم رحمه المنعم جلّ وعلا.
وكذلك كان حالهم عندما يزورونه في قبره الشريف، فقد كانوا يقفون أمام القبر المكرّم وهم يصلّون ويسلّمون عليه وعلى صاحبيه بأدبٍ وحياء يندر وجوده في مسلمي هذا الزمان، لذلك يجب على المسلم أنْ يعي آداب الزيارة، ويلتزم بالسلوك القويم ويشتدّ تمسّكه بالخلق العظيم فترة قيامه بأعمال الزيارة الميمونة.
فعلى المسلم أنْ يدخل المدينة المنورة في أدب واستحياء مستحضرًا عظمة الله تعالى، وليذكر أنّه في حرم الله جلّ وعلا ومسكن النبيّ المصطفى صلوات ربي وسلامه عليه وآله وصحبه أهل الصدق والوفا، فعندما تقع عينه على المدينة المنورة يرفع صوته بالصلاة والسلام على سيّدنا رسول الله صلّى الله تعالى عليه وآله وصحبه وسلّم، وإذا وصل إلى المسجد الشريف وقف وقال: اللهمّ إنّ هذا هو الحرم الذي حرّمته على لسان نبيّك وحبيبك ورسولك عليه الصلاة والتسليم وآله وصحبه الميامين، ودعاك أنْ تجعل فيه من الخير والبركة مثل ما هو بحرم بيتك الحرام، فحرّمني على النار، وأمّني من عذابك يوم تبعث عبادك، وارزقني ما رزقته أولياءك وأهل طاعتك، ووفّقني فيه لحسن الأدب وفعل الخيرات وترك المنكرات.
وإذا وصل الزائر إلى أحد أبواب المسجد الشريف فإنّه يدخل منه ببسم الله والصلاة والسلام على سيّدنا رسول الله صلّى الله تعالى عليه وآله وصحبه وسلّم، داعيًا الحقّ تبارك اسمه بأنْ يمنّ عليه بالخير الكثير في مسجد نبيّه صلوات الله تعالى وسلامه عليه وآله وصحبه، وأنْ يدخله ويخرجه منه مغفورًا له.
ثمّ يقوم الزائر بتحيّة المسجد الشريف، ثمّ يأتي القبر المبارك في أدب وحياء، بهذا أفتى الإمام مالك وسائر الأئمة رضي الله سبحانه عنهم، إلّا أنّ بعض علماء السادة المالكية قد رخّص في تقديم الزيارة على تحيّة المسجد، وقد قال بمثله بعض متأخري علماء المذاهب الأخرى.
وفرّق بعض العلماء رضي الله تعالى عنهم وعنكم بين مَنْ يدخل المسجد من أقرب الأبواب إلى الحجرة الشريفة ممّا سيجعل الزائر مارًّا بالقبر الشريف قبل أنْ يصل إلى صحن المسجد، فمثل هذا يسلّم على حضرة النبيّ عليه الصلاة والسلام وآله وصحبه الأعلام ويقوم بواجب الزيارة ثمّ ينصرف ويؤدي تحيّة المسجد.
أمّا مَنْ دخل من باب إلى المسجد دون المرور على الحجرة الشريفة فعليه أنْ يؤدي تحيّة المسجد أوّلًا ثمّ يذهب للقيام بأداء واجبات الزيارة، وهو رأي وجيه.
روى الشيخ النبهاني رحمه الله تعالى في جواهر النجار نقلًا عن خلاصة الوفا للإمام السمهودي رحمه الله عزّ وجلّ:
(عَنِ الحَافِظِ أَبِي مُوْسَى الأَصْفَهَانِيّ رَوَى عَنْ مَالِكٍ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى قَالَ:-
إِذَا أَرَادَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ قَبْرَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَيَسْتَدْبِرَ القِبْلَةَ وَيَسْتَقْبِلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَيُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ وَيَدْعُوْ لَهُ، وَنَقَلَ ابْنُ يُوْنُس عَنِ ابْنِ حَبِيْبٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ثُمَّ اقْصُد إِذَا قَضَيْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ إِلَى القَبْرِ مِنْ جِهَةِ القِبْلَةِ، فَادْنُ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ سَلِّمْ عَلَى رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاثْنِ عَلَيْهِ، وَعَلَيْكَ السَّكِيْنَةُ وَالوَقَارُ، فَإِنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْمَعُ وَيَعْلَمُ وُقُوْفَكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، وَتُسَلِّم عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا وَتَدْعُو لَهُمَا.
وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيْمُ بْنُ حَرْبِيّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى فِي مَنَاسِكِهِ:-
تُوَلِّي ظَهْرَكَ القِبْلَةَ وَتَسْتَقْبِل وَسَطَهُ -يَعْنِي القَبْرَ الشَّرِيْفَ-، وَقَالَ المجدّ اللّغُوِيّ: رَوَيْنَا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ المُبَارَكِ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حَنِيْفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى يَقُوْلُ: قَدِمَ أَيُّوْبُ السَّخْتِيَانِيُّ وَأَنَا بِالمَدِيْنَةِ فَقُلْتُ لَأَنْظُرَنَّ مَا يَفْعَل، فَجَعَلَ ظَهْرَهُ مِمَّا يَلِي القِبْلَةَ، وَوَجْهَهُ مِمَّا يَلِي وَجْهَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَكَى غَيْرَ مُتَبَاكٍ، فَقَام مَقَامَ رَجُلٍ فَقِيْهٍ.
وَيَشْهَدُ لَهُ مَا رَوَاهُ أَبُو ذَرِّ الهُرَوِيّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى فِي سُنَنِهِ فِي بَيَانِ الإِسْلَامِ وَالإِيْمَانِ مِنْ أَنَّ حَمَّادَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَ أَبَا حَنِيْفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِالحَدِيْثِ فِي ذَلِكَ عَنْ شَيْخِهِ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُوْ حَنِيْفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى: فَحَدَّثَكَ أَيُّوْبُ بِهَذَا؟ وَبَكَى ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَا ذَكَرْتُ أَيُّوْبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيّ إِلَّا بَكِيْتُ، فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَلُوْذُ بِقَبْرِ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا مَا رَأَيْتُهُ مِنْ أَحَدٍ.
ثُمَّ قَالَ الإِمَامُ السَّمْهُوْدِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا:-
وَعَنْ أَصْحَابِ الشَّافِعِيّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى وَغَيْرِهِ: يَقِفُ وَظَهْرُهُ إِلَى القِبْلَةِ، وَوَجْهُهُ إِلَى الحَضْرَةِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ ابْنِ حَنْبَلٍ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى) خلاصة الوفا بأخبار دار المصطفى (1/429).
وقال المحقق الإمام الكمال بن الهمام رحمه الله تعالى:-
(— وَمَا عَنْ أَبِي اللَّيْثِ أَنَّهُ يَقِفُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ مَرْدُودٌ بِمَا رَوَى أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي مُسْنَدِهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: مِنْ السُّنَّةَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ قَبْرَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْقِبْلَةِ وَتَجْعَلَ ظَهْرَك إلَى الْقِبْلَةِ وَتَسْتَقْبِلَ الْقَبْرَ بِوَجْهِك ثُمَّ تَقُولَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْك أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ) فتح القدير (3/180).
(وَفِي المَنْسَكِ الكَبِيْرِ لِابْنِ جَمَاعَة: مَذْهَبُ الحَنَفِيَّةِ أَنْ يَقِفَ لِلسَّلَامِ عِنْدَ الرَّأْسِ المُقَدَّسِ بِحَيْثُ يَكُوْنُ عَلَى يَسَارِهِ، وَيَبْعدُ عَنِ الجِدَارِ قَدْرَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَذْرُعٍ، ثُمَّ يَدُوْرُ إِلَى أَنْ يَقِفَ قُبَالَةَ الوَجْهِ المُقَدَّسِ مُسْتَدْبِرَ القِبْلَة، وَشَذَّ الكَرْمَانِيّ مِنَ الحَنَفِيَّةِ فَقَالَ: يَقِفُ مُسْتَدْبِرَ القَبْرِ المُقَدَّسِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ القِبْلَةِ، وَتَبِعَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ وَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ، فَاعْتَمِدْ عَلَى مَا نَقَلْتُهُ) خلاصة الوفا بأخبار دار المصطفى (1/429).
فبالنظر في فعل الصحابة والتابعين وأقوال الأئمة والعلماء العاملين رضي الله تعالى عنهم وعنكم يمكن أنْ أذكر آداب الزيارة فيما يلي:-
1- إخلاص النيّة لله تعالى متقرّبًا بهذه الزيارة لله عزّ وجلّ.
2- أنْ يزداد بالعزم شوقًا وصبابةً وتوقًا، وكلّما قَرُبَ من المدينة ازداد غرامًا وحنوًّا.
3- يخرج من بيته ببسم الله والصلاة والسلام على سيّدنا رسول الله صلوات ربي وسلامه عليه وآله وصحبه ومَنْ والاه، ثمّ يدعو الله عزّ وجلّ أنْ يجعلها رحلة مباركة خالصة لوجهه تعالى ومحبّة في نبيّه عليه الصلاة والسلام وآله وصحبه الكرام.
4- يكثر من الصلاة والتسليم على حضرة سيّد المرسلين في أثناء السفر.
5- يغتسل لدخول المدينة، ويحمل معه الطيب، ويلبس أنظف ثيابه، صرّح بذلك جماعة من الشافعية والحنابلة وغيرهم رحمهم الله جلّ في علاه.
6- إذا اقترب من المدينة المنورة ووقعت عيناه على القبّة المنيفة استحضر عظمة الله تعالى ورعاية مكانة نبيّه عليه الصلاة والتسليم وآله وصحبه الميامين، كما يستحضر فضل هذه البقعة الطاهرة التي اختارها الله سبحانه مثوى لحبيبه ومصطفاه صلّى الله تعالى عليه وآله وصحبه وسلّم.
7- يسير في شوارع المدينة بأدب واحتشام وحياء، ويبتسم ويبشّ في وجه أهلها، فهم من سلالة المهاجرين والأنصار، وهم المجاورون لحضرة الرسول صلّى الله تعالى وسلّم على ذاته وصفاته وآله وصحابته.
8- يقدّم الصدقة على فقراء المدينة، ويبدأ بدخول المسجد الشريف والزيارة، ولا يعرّج على ما سواه إلّا بعد أنْ يؤدي هذا الواجب المبارك.
9- إذا دخل المسجد وأدّى التحيّة وذهب للسلام على حضرة خير الأنام عليه الصلاة والسلام، وعلى صاحبيه أهل الفضل والإنعام رضي الله تعالى عنهما، نوى الاعتكاف بالمسجد وأشغل نفسه بالذكر والدعاء وتلاوة القرآن الكريم والصلاة.
10- يقف أمام الحضرة الشريفة مستعينًا بالله تعالى في رعاية الآداب بهذا الموقف المنيف، في خضوع ووقار وذلّة وانكسار، غاضّ البصر، مكفوف الجوارح، واضعًا يمينه على شماله كهيئة الصلاة، ويكون بينه وبين الرأس الشريف قدر أربعة أذرع وقيل: ثلاثة، ولا يقترب من القبر المبارك إلّا بقدر ما كان يقف منه صلّى الله عليه وسلّم في حياته الشريفة، وهذا أدب جمّ، وخلق عظيم، وسلوك قويم رشيد.
ثمّ يصلي على حضرة النبيّ صلّى الله تعالى عليه وآله وصحبه وسلّم، ويسلّم عليه وعلى صاحبيه، ويدعو الله جلّ وعلا بما شاء ووجهه إلى القبر الشريف متوسّلًا إلى الله سبحانه بجاه نبيّه الأكرم صلوات ربي وسلامه عليه وآله وصحبه أهل الجود والكرم، ومستأذنًا حضرته صلّى الله تعالى عليه وآله وصحبه وسلّم في أنْ يشفع له في يوم العرض الأكبر، مستعينًا في هذا بالصلوات والأدعية التي وضعها العلماء رضي الله تعالى عنهم وعنكم، وإنْ لم يمكنه ذلك دعا بما شاء بقدر استطاعته بشرط أنْ يشتمل قوله على حسن الأدب، وصدق المنطق، وإخلاص النيّة.
ثمّ يتحرّك يمينًا قدر ذراع ليسلّم على سيّدنا الصدّيق رضي الله تعالى عنه، ثمّ يتحرّك يمينًا قدر ذراع فيسلّم على سيّدنا الفاروق رضي الله سبحانه عنه ويدعو لهما، ثمّ يعود ليقف أمام حضرة النبيّ عليه الصلاة والسلام وآله وصحبه أهل الفضل والعرفان، متوسّلًا به إلى ربه عزّ وجلّ، صرّح بذلك الإمام النووي الشافعي رضي الله تعالى عنه.
11- عندما ينتهي من السلام يعود إلى المسجد في أدب وتواضع واستحياء، ثمّ يأتي المنبر ويقف عنده ويدعو الله عزّ شأنه بما يشاء، ثمّ في الروضة الشريفة، ثمّ باقي المسجد، ومسجده الشريف كلّه حَرَمٌ آمِن.
12- إذا ما مرّ ناحية القبر الشريف من داخل المسجد أو من خارجه فعليه أنْ يقف في أدب ويسلّم على حضرة النبيّ صلّى الله تعالى عليه وآله وصحبه وسلّم، وعلى صاحبيه رضي الله سبحانه عنهما، ثمّ ينصرف راشدًا، بهذا صرّح الإمام مالك رضي الله تعالى عنه.
13- الإكثار من الصلاة والتسليم على النبيّ صلّى الله تعالى عليه وآله وصحبه وسلّم، والترضّي عن آل بيته وصحابته أثناء وجوده بالمدينة المنوّرة داخل المسجد، أو في الشارع، أو في المسكن.
14- عندما يعزم على السفر إلى بلده فعليه أنْ يأتي المسجد الشريف ويؤدّي التحيّة، ثمّ يذهب إلى القبر الشريف ويسلّم على سيّدنا رسول الله صلّى الله تعالى وسلّم عليه وآله وصحبه ومَنْ والاه، وعلى صاحبيه، ثمّ يدعو ربّه عزّ وجلّ، ثمّ يستأذن حضرة الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام وآله وصحبه العدول، في الخروج داعيًا الله جلّ في علاه أنْ لا يجعل هذا آخر العهد بمسجد نبيّه وبقبره الشريف، ثمّ ينصرف في أدب وخشوع مصلِّيًا ومسلِّمًا على سيّدنا رسول الله صلّى الله تعالى عليه وآله وصحبه وسلّم حتى يخرج من مدينته المنورة.
وهناك وصايا لكلّ مَنْ يريد أنْ يتشرّف بزيارة سيّد الأنام عليه الصلاة والسلام وآله وصحبه الكرام، أنْ يراقب تصرّفاته خلالها متأدّبًا ومستحضرًا جلالة قدره العظيم عليه الصلاة والتسليم وآله وصحبه أجمعين، وأنْ يتهيّأ لزيارة قبره الشريف مستبقًا ذلك بتخلية قلبه عن الشواغل، متقدّمًا بكلّ وقار وتواضع، وأنصحه بعدم الإكثار من الزيارة تجسيدًا لاستشعار هيبة الحضرة النبوية الشريفة، والمحافظة على هذه الهيبة في قلب المسلم، وأنْ يكون ممّن يتتبّع المواطن الشريفة المشهورة كمواقع الغزوات وظهور المعجزات.
والله تبارك اسمه أعلم.
وصلّى الله تعالى وسلّم على سيّد الأنبياء، وإمام الأصفياء، نبيّنا محمّد وعلى آله وصحبه الأتقياء.
Question:
Alsalam alaykum wa rahmatu Allah wa barakatuh (Muslim greeting: God’s peace and blessings be upon you).
Dear Sir,
One is dazzled and fascinated and emotions go high when visiting the beloved Prophet in Medina. Dear Sir, what should a Muslim do once they arrive in Medina? And what should they do when they are in the presence of our beloved Prophet at his blessed resting (grave). How should a Muslim pray at the honoured Roudha (space between the Prophet’s grave and his pulpit at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina)?I will be grateful for your guidance for you are of the Ulama (true Muslim scholars) who are the heirs to our beloved Prophet and I wish you all the very best dearest Sir. May God’s blessings and peace be upon our beloved Prophet, his family and his companions.
Answer:
May God Almighty’s peace and blessings be upon you too and thank you for your kind and blessed words.
Books and writings of the Ulama (Muslim scholars) are filled with guidance on the best of manners, etiquettes and conducts when visiting the beloved Prophet, God’s blessings and peace be upon him.
Qadhi Ayadh (famous Muslim scholar and Grand Judge at the late Emirate of Granada in Spain, 12th century AD) narrated in his book Al-Shifaa (The Remedy): [ Al-Mansour (the Abbasid Caliph) debated Imam Malik (the famous founder of the Maliki school of Muslim law) at the Prophet’s mosque. Imam Malik asked the Caliph Al-Mansur (title of Caliph in Islam means successor to Prophet Muhammad and leader of the Muslim world), Imam Malik asked the Caliph: Do not raise your voice in the Prophet’s Mosque for God disciplined a group of people when He Almighty said: “O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless without your knowledge”. Holy Quran, Al-Hujurat (The Chambers) 49:2. And God praised another group of people when He Almighty said: “Indeed, those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah – they are the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for righteousness. For them is forgiveness and great reward.” Holy Quran, Al-Hujurat (The Chambers) 49:3. And God shamed a third group of people when He Almighty said:”Indeed, those who call you, [O Muhammad], from behind the chambers – most of them have no sense.” Holy Quran, Al-Hujurat (The Chambers) 49:4 and the sanctity and virtue of the beloved Prophet in death is equal and identical to his sanctity and virtue in his lifetime, God’s peace and blessing be upon him. The Caliph Al-Mansur submitted to this statement and asked Imam Malik: Should I face the Qibla (Mecca) and supplicate to Allah Almighty or should I face the Messenger of Allah? Imam Malik answered: Why would you turn your face away from the Messenger of Allah? And indeed he is your means to God Almighty as he is the means of your father Adam to God Almighty, (Adam the father of all mankind), so indeed face the Prophet and have him as your intercessor and God will grant you his forgiveness for God Almighty said in the Holy Quran “If they had come to you, [O Muhammad], after wronging themselves and asked forgiveness of God, and you had also asked forgiveness for them, they would surely have found God All-Forgiving and All-Merciful”, Holy Quran, Al-Nisaa (Women), 4:64.] On another story Imam Malik said [ the scholar Ayub Al-Sekhtiani did Hajj twice and I used to see him but I never did narrate from him until I noticed that every time he mentioned the Prophet of God he used to weep to an extent that I sympathized and felt for him. So when I realised how much he honoured and how high he regarded and respected the beloved Prophet I started to narrate from him].
Musa’ab bin Abdullah (late Muslim scholar) said talking about the famous Imam Malik: [When the Prophet of God is spoken of or mentioned or he speaks of the beloved Prophet, Imam Malik used to bow and his face turned pale in respect and veneration of the Prophet to an extent that people pitied and had sympathy for him. When he was approached about this he said if you have seen what I saw you wouldn’t have disapproved. I used to see Muhammad Ibn Al-Munkedir, and he was the best and foremost among the Qura’a (reciters and readers of the Holy Quran and the blessed Hadith/ sayings of the Prophet) and whenever we asked him about a Hadith (saying of the Prophet) he wept until everyone felt sorry for him. And I used to see Imam Ja’afer bin Muhammad Al-Sadik (the famous Imam and great grandson of the beloved Prophet) and he always had a sense of humour and was always smiling but when the Prophet of God was spoken of, he turned pale and never did narrate about the Prophet unless he was in full purification (Tahara) meaning purification and cleansing of body and of clothes). And Abdulrahman son of Al-Kassim son of Abu Bakr, the grandson of the Caliph Abu Bakr, when he spoke of the beloved Prophet he turned so pale as if he had bled, and his mouth turned dry in respect and veneration of the Prophet. And I used to come to Amir son of Abdullah son of Zubair, and again when the beloved Prophet was mentioned or spoken of his eyes dried of weeping. And I saw Al-Zuhri (the famous Imam of the 8th century AD) and he was one of the friendliest and most humble of people but when the Prophet of God was mentioned in front of him it was as he never knew you because of his respect of the Prophet].
Qadhi Ayadh (famous Muslim scholar and Grand Judge at the late Emirate of Granada in Spain 12th century AD) also narrated that a women asked Mother Aisha (the Prophet’s wife) peace be upon her after the Prophet died to let her visit the Prophet’s resting place (because our beloved Prophet was buried at Mother Aisha’s house) so Mother Aisha allowed her to visit and the women wept at the Prophet’s grave and kept weeping until she shortly died afterwards.
The same was of the Prophet’s companions, peace be upon them, for they respected him and venerated him and upheld the utmost best of manners with him even though the beloved Prophet was so humble and modest. They did this out of great respect and glorification to an extent that later after the Prophet’s death when one was asked to describe how the Prophet looked like, they failed to do so. When the Caliph Umar the great was asked to describe the beloved Prophet, Caliph Umar apologized. And when Amr Ibn Alas (the famous Muslim General that conquered Egypt) was asked to describe the beloved Prophet he said: [By God Almighty I never did fill my eyes with the sight of the beloved Prophet to describe him], meaning that he so respected the Prophet that he could not gaze at him enough to be able to later describe him.
And the same was when the Prophet’s companions visited his honoured and blessed grave. They used to stand in front of his grave in all awe, respect and veneration and said May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon you, with the utmost respect and humility and then afterwards they would greet the Prophet’s two companions (Abu Bakr and Umar), as they are buried next to the Prophet and they did this with modesty, respect and humility.
Early Muslims used to do all this in a way rarely seem among Muslims of today. That’s why a Muslim should understand the guidance of conduct and behaviour when visiting Medina and uphold their very best of manners, morals and respect during their visit to the blessed and honoured city of the Prophet.
So a Muslim should enter Medina with humility, humbleness and politeness, recalling the Greatness of Allah Almighty and they must remember that they are at God’s sanctuary and in the presence of the beloved Prophet’s home, so when the Holy City of Medina comes to their site they should say in a clear raised voice [May Allah’s blessings and peace be upon you O beloved messenger of God], and once they arrive to the Holy Mosque of the Prophet they should stop and say, [O God this is the sanctuary that you made sacred as told by your beloved messenger and prophet Muhammad for he asked you and prayed to you that you bestow the same good and blessings as you did in Your Sacred House at Mecca. So I ask you O Lord that you give me sanctuary from Hellfire and give me peace and sanctity on the Day of Resurrection when you resurrect mankind. And grant me O Lord what you granted the pious of your servants and bestow on me the best of deeds, good doing and best of conduct at this blessed place and that I should stop all wrongdoing]. And once the visitor is at one of the gates of the Honoured and Blessed Mosque of the Prophet, they enter supplicating and reciting [In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful] and [May God Almighty’s peace and blessings be upon the beloved messenger of Allah], asking, praying and supplicating with humility that God may give and bestow on them the good and blessings at the Prophet’s blessed Mosque. And that may Allah Almighty may grant them forgiveness by the blessings of this visit. Then they should do the prayers of greetings to this blessed House of God (Tahiatu Al-Masjid).
Then with humility and devotion they come and visit the blessed grave of the Prophet.
This is what Imam Malik and the rest of the Imams of other different Muslim theological schools have decreed. But other scholars from the Maliki school and later scholars have gave permission that one can come to visit the blessed grave and then do the greeting prayers (Tahiyatu Almasjid) for the House of God.
Some of the Ulama (Muslim Scholars) have gave guidance that if one enters the Blessed Mosque of the Prophet from the Gate that is closest to the Prophet’s grave that they would pass by the Grave before reaching the hall of the mosque, those should do the rituals of visiting the Prophet first and then proceed to do the prayers of greetings for the House of God (Tahitu Almasjid). And this is a righteous guidance.
May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet, his family and his companions.
Imam Al-Nabhani (famous late 18th century Muslim scholar) narrated in his book “Jawahir Al-Naja’ar (The Jewels of the Naja’ar-People of Medina at the time of the Prophet-)” narrating from the book “Khulasatu of Al-Wafa (Summary of Al-Wafa)” written by Al-Semhudi:
[Hafidh Abu Musa Al-Asfhani narrated that Imam Malik said: If one were to visit the grave of the beloved Prophet they should face the blessed grave and make the Qibla (Mecca) be behind them and do the blessed prayers for the Prophet i.e. saying” May God’s blessings and peace be upon the beloved Prophet” and do supplication for him. Ibn Yunis narrated that Ibn Habib said” If you did your prayer at the Mosque facing Qibla (Mecca) at the Qibla side of the blessed grave, once you finish your raka’at (Prayer) then come closer to the blessed Prophet and greet him with all respect, humility, decency and serenity and praise the Prophet for he will hear you and know of you that you are in his presence near him, and he will know where you are standing. Then greet Abu Bakr and greet Umar and pray for them. May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet and his two companions that rest beside him.
Ibrahim son of Harbi said in his book “Al-Manasik”, [ You keep your back to the Qibla (Mecca) and face the middle of the grave of the Prophet. Al-Majd Al-Laghawi (the linguistic) said: We narrated from Ibn Al-Mubarek (the early famous pious scholar of Hadith)that he said: Imam Abu Hanifah (the famous) said: Imam Abu Ayub Al-Sekhastani visited Medinah when I was there and I followed him to see how he visits the Prophet’s grave. I saw him facing the blessed Prophet’s grave with his back towards Mecca, weeping in sincere devotion when I knew he stood as a true Muslim theologian and scholar].
And this same event was documented by Abu Dhar Al-Harawi in his book “Al-Sunan” when he narrated in the chapter of “Islam and Faith” that Hammad Bin Zaid informed Abu Hanifah (the famous) that he narrated from his teacher Ayub Al-Sekhastani the same guidance of visiting the Prophet. Abu Hanifah replied: [This is what your teacher taught you? and he wept and said: Whenever I recall Ayub Al-Sekhastani I weep for I saw him visiting the blessed Prophet’s grave, and never have I saw anyone like him, humbling and prostrating himself in such devotion and supplication].
Then Al-Semhudi continued in his book “Khulasatu Al-Wafa (Summaru of Al-Wafa): [The Companions of Imam Al-Shafi’i (the famous) and others said: One stands with the Qibla (Mecca) behind his back facing the beloved Prophet, and the same was said by Imam Hanbal (the famous)].
The late commentator Al-Kamal Bin Al-Humam said: [What Aby Al-Laith from the Hanafi scholars narrated is wrong, for Imam Abu-Hanifah (the famous) in his book “Al-Masnad (Hadith/ sayings of the Prophet collection)”, narrated that Ibn Umar said “It is the righteous sunnah (what the Prophet and after him his family and companions did) is to visit the blessed Prophet’s grave with your back towards the Qiblah (Mecca) and you facing the blessed Prophet’s grave and say: Peace and God’s blessings and mercy be upon you O Prophet of Allah].
Ibn Jama’ah in his book (Al-Mansek Al-Kabeer) said: The Hanafi school guidance is that on visiting the blessed Prophet’s grave, one stands at the Holy head side of the blessed grave to the left of it , four yards away from the wall, with the Qibla (Mecca) towards his back. Only Al-Kermani from the Hanafi School had a different opinion where he said, one stands facing Qibla (Mecca) with the Prophet’s grave towards his back].
According to what the Sahaba (Companions of the Prophet) and the Tabi’een (generation of early Muslims that came after the Prophet’s companions), and according to what the Ulama (Muslim scholars and theologians) did and advised, I summarise the guidance on the blessed visit to the beloved Prophet and Holy Medinah as follows:
1-to make “Niyah” meaning the “sole intention and motive” of this visit is to truly please God Almighty and come closer to him.
2-Upon determination to make this blessed visit one must advance and boost their fondness and adoration, and as they approach and get closer to Holy Medina they deepen their love and passion and heighten their thrive and aspiration to be in the presence of our beloved Prophet Muhammad whom God praised”And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.”, Holy Quran, Al-Anbiyaa (The Prophets),21:107, God’s peace and blessings be upon him.
3-Upon departing from home one starts in the Name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful and from the site of their departure, they send wholehearted greetings of love to our beloved Prophet praying that Allah’s blessings and peace be upon our Master Prophet Muhammad and praying that God Almighty bless their journey and accept it as genuine and earnest visit to please Him Almighty and that this journey would be of true and sincere love to God and his messenger beloved Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him.
4-Throught their journey one does prayers of God Almighty’s peace and blessings upon the beloved Prophet.
5-Upon entering Medina, one bathes and purifies their body as they intend to purify their souls and wear perfume and their best of elegant cleansed clothes. This is what the scholars of the Shafi’i and Hanbali Muslim schools of thought have advised and guided among other Muslim scholars.
6-Once one reaches Holy Medina and their sight falls upon the blessed green dome of the Prophet one recalls the Greatness and Glory of God Almighty and one recalls the mostly honoured standing and position that God has bestowed upon his beloved Prophet, and one recalls the sacredness and sanctity that God has conferred to this blessed pure spot which Allah Almighty has chosen to be the resting place of the beloved Prophet.
7-One walks in the streets of Medina with utmost decency, respect and humility. One greets the people of Medina in a happy graceful smiling face for they are the descendants of the Muhajirun and the Ansar and they are the townspeople and folk of the city of the Prophet of God.
(The Muhajirun are the companions of the Prophet that emigrated to Medina in the life time of the Prophet and the Ansar are the people of Medina that received and welcomed the Prophet and his companions when they left Mecca and settled in Medina) 8-One gives alms to the poor of Medina and starts their visit to the city by visiting the Honoured Mosque of the Prophet and visiting the resting place of the beloved Prophet and one avoids going anywhere else in Medina until finishing the duty of this visit. God Almighty’s peace and blessings be upon Prophet Muhammad, his honoured family and companions.
9-After that and after doing the Honoured and blessed greetings to the beloved Prophet and to his two companions who are buried beside him (Our Master Abu Bakr and our Master Umar) one does “Niyah” (meaning: intention) of “Itikaf” (meaning: retreat in prayer, supplication and remembrance of God Almighty reciting the Holy Book and this retreat in prayer is to be done in the Mosque) at the Honoured and Holy Mosque of the Prophet.
10-One stands in front of the honoured and blessed Hadra, (the Prophet’s resting place) asking, supplicating and praying that God Almighty grants one the best of conduct and manner once in the presence of this blessed and Holy site, standing in true humbleness, humility and piety in a dignified noble state reserving one’s sight and gaze and avoiding eye contact with others and reserving one’s whole bodily and inner state of manner and thought putting their right hand on the left as if one was standing in prayer, keeping a distance between the blessed honoured head resting of the beloved Prophet and their stance with that distance being four yards (some scholars said three) not coming any closer as if one was keeping that stance of distance, respect and recognition as if they were being honoured and blessed in meeting the beloved Prophet in his lifetime. May Allah Almighty‘s endless blessings and everlasting peace be upon the beloved Prophet Muhammad, the messenger of God to mankind and upon his noble family and companions. This act and conduct when visiting the beloved Prophet is one of highly outstanding, esteemed and honourable practice, May Allah grant us this.
Then one greets the beloved Prophet and does prayers asking and supplicating to God Almighty for everlasting blessings and peace upon the beloved Prophet and one also greets the Prophet’s two companions who are resting beside him blessed Master Abu Bakr and blessed Master Umar. Then one prays and supplicates to God Almighty with whatever good one wants to ask Allah Almighty with one’s face towards and facing the Prophet’s grave asking God Almighty by the beloved Prophet’s stance, importance and gravity and asking the Prophet for his permission that he may intercede for them on the Day of Judgment, making use of the supplications and prayers that have been advised by the Ullama’a (Muslim scholars), and if one did not know these one can supplicate, pray and ask Allah Almighty whatever they want as long as what they are asking for is good natured, of honest noble meaning and pure kind intention.
Then one moves one yard to the right greeting Master Abu Bakr, and one prays for beloved blessed Maser Abu Bakr and then one moves another yard to the right and does the same for beloved blessed Master Umar then one moves back to where they were standing (ie two yards to the left) facing Beloved Prophet Muhammad praying to God Almighty, asking God Almighty and approaching Him Almighty by the stance and gravity of his beloved Prophet for He, the beloved Prophet of God, is indeed the means and affluence in doing so. This is what Imam Al-Nawawi and Imam Al-Shafi’i have advised and affirmed.
11- Once finishing the greeting one goes back to the Mosque in all humility and humbleness, and then one goes to the Minber (Prophet’s pulpit) and stands near it making prayers and supplication of whatever good one pleases and wishes then they come to the honoured blessed “Raudha” (meaning: Plot of a garden, refereeing to the blessed Hadith of the beloved Prophet “ Between my house (where the Prophet was then buried and my pulpit is a plot from the gardens of Paradise, narrated by Imam Malik in his famous book the Muwatta.), so after standing at the pulpit one goes to the Raudha and then the rest of the Mosque, for all of the Prophets Mosque is a safe haven and sacred sanctuary.
12-If one passes by the Honoured resting place of the Prophet (His blessed grave) if one passes by it from inside or from outside the Mosque, they have to and they must stand in all humbleness, decency and humility, and greet the beloved Prophet and his two companions then one goes to their business blessed in full grace. This is what Imam Malik asserted.
13- During their stay in Blessed Medina, whether one is at the Mosque, walking the streets of Medina or at their accommodation, one repeats reciting “ Oh Allah, may Your Blessings and Peace be upon the Honoured and beloved Prophet, his family and his companions”, and one repeats reciting that.
14- Once one intends to travel back home they should come to the Honoured Mosque and do the mosque greeting prayer and then they head to the blessed honoured Grave and pay their respects to the beloved Prophet and his two companions and one makes prayers and supplications to God Almighty and say “O Prophet Of Allah, I ask permission from you to go back home”, asking and praying to God Almighty that this will not be the last time they come and visit the Blessed Mosque and the beloved Prophet. And then one bids farewell, supplicating that may God Almighty’s blessings and peace be upon the beloved Prophet repeating and reciting this until they leave Blessed Medina. May God Almighty’s peace and blessing be upon the beloved Prophet, the Granted Mercy from Allah, God Almighty, The Creator, The all Merciful and The all Compassionate.
And the advice and guidance in being honoured to visit the beloved Prophet is that one has to watch oneself, reserving their conduct to the best throughout their visit whilst recalling the grandeur and magnificence of the beloved Prophet’s stance and position for he is God’s messenger and the seal of Prophets to Mankind and he is God’s mercy to the worlds and creations, God’s blessings and peace be upon him. So one has to, and must prepare him or herself when visiting the beloved Prophet’s honoured resting, by clearing their hearts and minds from all distractions and reserve themselves to humility, piety and pure honest intentions. I advise against doing many and repeated visits to keep these meanings and perceptions at heart and keep this feel and understanding of the magnificence, gravity, sacredness and sanctity of the beloved Prophet in one’s heart and mind. One should also follow and visit the famous known places where the great events and miracles have known to have happened.
And God Almighty knows best