Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

Ali: Where has it been made permissible to even go to graves?
Qadhi:
009.084 And never (O Muhammad) pray for one of them who dieth, nor
stand by his grave. Lo! they disbelieved in Allah and His messenger, and
they died while they were evil-doers.
This verse forbids us from going to the graves of the disbelievers or to pray
for them. However Allah Azawajal could not make this command apply to
Muslims visiting other Muslims who have passed away as we have been told
time and time again to pray for other Muslims. If visiting the graves of
Muslims was prohibited all together then why did Allah not mention so in
the verse that I just recited?
You should not be hopeless from the people of the grave
060.013 O ye who believe! Be not friendly with a folk with whom Allah is
wroth, (a folk) who have despaired of the Hereafter as the disbelievers
despair of those who are in the graves.
In this verse, Allah informs us that He is angry with the disbelievers for two
reasons: firstly that they ‘have despaired of the Hereafter’ meaning that
they do not believe in the hereafter. This implicitly means that they do not
believe that mankind will be raised once they have died. Secondly, Allah
Azawajal is angry with the disbelievers because they ‘despair of those who
are in the graves.’ Meaning that they believe that the people of grave are
dead, lifeless and hopeless. If Muslims are to believe in either of these then
we share the same belief as those who disbelieve in Allah, and just as Allah
is angry with them He will be angry with us. This is why as Muslims we
cannot believe that the people of the graves are dead, lifeless and hopeless.
So, when Muslims go to the graves of the Prophets and pious we will go
with the intention that they are alive in their graves and they are not lifeless.
We will not go with the intention that the Prophet’s and pious are dead and
lifeless just as idols are.
Ali: Have you not yet listened to my next verse! Listen carefully to Allah’s
words:
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