Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Second Fascicle

It is written in the book entitled Tawâlî’ul-anwâr: “When you
visit Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’ you should
dispel worldly thoughts from your heart. You should only expect
help from Rasûlullah. Worldly thoughts prevent the help from
coming. You should keep in mind that he is alive in his grave, that
he recognizes the visitors, that he has been permitted by Allâhu
ta’âlâ to give what is asked from him, and that it is only through
him that Allâhu ta’âlâ can be approached.”
Imâm-i a’zam Abû Hanîfa, in his book Musnad, reports from
’Abdullah ibni ’Umar: “He who visits he Prophet’s grave
approaches it from the side which faces the qibla. He turns his
back to the qibla. He faces the grave. Then he gives this
prescribed salute: ‘As-salâmu ’alaika ayyuha-n-Nabiyyu wa
rahmatullâhi wa barakâtuhu.’ ” Hadrat Ibni Hajar-i Makkî says
that it is better to stand than to sit as you say your prayers.
Ruknuddîn Abû Bakr Muhammad Kirmânî (d. 565 [1169 A.D.]),
one of the savants of Fiqh in the Hanafî Madhhab, states: “During
the visit, the right hand is put on the left hand, as is done when
you perform namâz.” It is mustahab to stand approximately four
dhrâ’ [two metres] from the Shabaka. This translation from the
book Tahqîq-ul-haqq-il-mubîn ends here. [1]
28— The Wahhabite book entitled Fath-ul-majîd states in its
66th, 107th and 386th pages that it is necessary to do ijtihâd on
every occasion. It states on its 387th and 390th pages that people
who follow a Madhhab should know the proofs of their Madhhab
and if they do not know them they become polytheists. In its
432nd page, it contradicts itself by stating that the ignorant cannot
do ijtihâd. In its 78, 167, 183, 503 and 504th pages, it states that he
who asks for shafâ’at from the dead becomes a polytheist. It says
that it is shirk to expect miraculous help from the dead. In its 115,
140, 173, 179 and 220th pages, it states that Muslims have been
worshipping the Awliyâ. In its 133, 134, 136, 139, 140, 484 and
485th pages it states that it is shirk to expect blessings and help
from graves. In its 143, 146, 191 and 503rd pages, it states that it is
shirk to ask for prayers from the dead. In its 169, 179, 416 and
503rd pages, it states that the dead do not have sense, they do not
perceive anything. In its 222, 223, 234, 247, 274 and 486th pages, it
states that it is shirk (attributing a partner to Allâhu ta’âlâ) to get
benefits from the graves of the Awliyâ by visiting them. In its 181
[1] Not Shams-ud-dîn Muhammad Kirmânî, who passed away in 786
[1384 A.D.]
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