Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

418 The oath of allegiance to 'Ali, his characteristics & his way of life
from the AwqZ Ministry to exhort them said: "I have seen, of their
actions, things that require lashes with the whip, not just verbal
rebukes. If they were called to a valid religious duty, they would be
reluctant to do it and would run away. It is sufficient to know about
their situation that they come to the tomb mentioned to fulfil vows
and offer
3.1.4.e. Are shrines an innovation in religion?
When the Messenger of Allah (g) died, he was the dearest of
creation to Allah (&) and the one who feared Allah (B) the most.
The respect that the Companions had for him is no secret, and their
love for him is beyond estimation. He (g) was buried in his house,
and the site of his grave was known to his Companions. Although it
is the best grave in this world, they did not build a shrine or structure
or dome over it. Neither the Rightly Guided Caliphs nor any of his
other Companions gathered at his grave to commemorate him on any
particular day of the year for the purpose of remembrance and
worship. Rather if they passed by his grave, they would send
blessings and peace upon him, as their Lord bad enjoined them to do.
They obeyed the Prophet's commands, followed his Sunnah and
guidance, and heeded his commands and prohibitions both during his
life and after his death, in obedience to the words of their Lord: (And
whatsoever the Messenger [Muhammad] gives you, take it; and
whatsoever he forbids you, abstain [from it].) (Qur'an 59: 7) and
(Indeed in the Messenger of Allah [Muhammad] you have a good
example to follow.) (Qur'an 33: 21)
The way of his successors is the best example of the way the
Messenger of All& (s) commanded us to follow and cling f d y to.
It is not narrated from any of the Muslims that these Companions
(may Allah he pleased with them) gathered on a specific night of the
year at his grave for remembrance and worship, hoping for his
blessings, even though they were the closest of people to Allah. They