Advice for the Muslim

It is prohibited by hadîths to come from distant countries for
visiting the Hujrat as-Sa’âda.”
The following writing is translated from the book Mir’ât al-
Madîna:
“It has become wâjib upon me to intercede for those who visit
my shrine,” is said in a hadîth sharîf conveyed by Ibn Huzaima, al-
Bazzâr, ad-Dâraqutnî and at-Tabarânî (rahimahum-Allâh). In
another one reported by al-Bazzâr, “It became halâl for me to
intercede for those who visit my shrine,” is declared. The hadîth
ash-sharîf in the Sahîh of Muslim and also quoted in Abu Bakr ibn
al-Makkârî’s (rahimah-Allâhu ta’âlâ) book Mu’jama says, “If
someone visits me solely for visiting me and without any other
intentions, he deserves my intercession for him on the Last
Judgement.” This hadîth sharîf foretold that Rasûlullâh (sall-
Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam) would intercede for those who go
to al-Madînat al-Munawwara to visit him.
A hadîth sharîf reported by al-Imâm at-Tabarânî and ad-
Dâraqutnî and other imâms of hadîth (rahimahum-Allâhu ta’âlâ)
says, “He who visits my grave after carrying out the hajj will be
considered to have visited me during my lifetime.” Ibn al-Jawzî
(rahimah-Allâhu ta’âlâ), too, reported this hadîth sharîf. Another
one reported by ad-Dâraqutnî is: “The one who does not visit me
after carrying out the hajj will hurt me.” Imâm Mâlik (rahimah-
Allâhu ta’âlâ), too, reported this hadîth sharîf. Rasûlullâh (sall-
Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam) requested that Muslims should
visit him because he wanted his umma to gain thawâb by this way,
too. A hadîth sharîf reported by al-Imâm al-Baihakî, says, “When
a person greets me, Allâhu ta’âlâ gives my soul back to my body. I
reply to his greeting.” Based on this hadîth sharîf, al-Imâm al-
Baihakî said, “Prophets are alive in their graves.” The Prophet’s
blessed soul being given back means that from his high position he
answers the one who greets him.
There are so many hadîths stating that the prophets
(’alaihimu’s-salawâtu wa ’t-taslîmât) are alive in their graves that
they affirm one another. One of them is the hadîth ash-sharîf, “I
will hear the salawat recited at my shrine. I will be informed about
the salawât recited at a distance,” which was reported by Abu
Bakr ibn Abî Shaiba and quoted in the books of the six wellknown
great imâms of hadîth.
In the hadîth ash-sharîf reported by Ibn Abî ’d-dunyâ on the
authority of ’Abdullâh ibn ’Abbâs (radî-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’anhumâ), it
is said, “If anyone visits the grave of an acquaintance of his and
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