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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Proofs of building Shrines/ Tombs of Prophets


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Proofs of building Shrines/Tombs of Prophets



It is a Sunnah to build tombs/shrines around the graves of Prophets (alaih salam) ,Salafs (RA) and Awliya al-Ikraam (rah). Although for public graveyards and ordinary muslims it is not allowed.



The First tomb in islam

Grave of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is "INSIDE" room of the house of Ayesha (ra)

The Second tomb in islam

Grave of Sayyidna Abu Bakr (RA) is in a room of the house of Ayesha (ra) buried next to Prophet (Peace be upon him)

The Third tomb in islam

Grave of Sayyidna Umar Ibnul Khattab (ra) is in a room of the house of Ayesha (ra) buried next to Prophet (Peace be upon him) and Abu Bakr (ra)

So it was a practice of Sahaba to bury Prophet (As) and Caliphs not openly but inside a Room or in other words a "CONSTRUCTED SHRINE"



Answering misquotation of Hadith and Objections

Hadith states Sahih Muslim Volume 2, Book 23, Number 414

Narrated 'Urwa:

Aisha said, "The Prophet in his fatal illness said, 'Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians because they took the graves of their Prophets as places for praying."

' Aisha added, " Had it not been for that the grave of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) would have been made prominent but I am afraid it might be taken (as a) place for praying.

The above hadith is quoted for jews and christians not for muslims who took their Prophets as God, Son/daughter of God. Lets see how the classical scholars view it.

Imam Ibn Hajar al - Haytami(in his Zawajir) quotes the hadith from Ahmad, Bukhari and Muslim that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: "May Allah curse the Jews and Christians; they have taken the tombs of their prophets as places of worship."


He said, "The reason for considering it an enormity is obvious


He explains, however, that, “Taking a grave as a place of worship means to pray on the grave or towards it. The prohibition, moreover, applies exclusively to the grave of someone venerated... under the two conditions:

A) that the grave is of someone who is honored and venerated;

B) and that the prayer is performed towards or on the grave with the intention of gaining the blessing of it, or out of reverence for it. (from: al-Zawajir, Reliance w21)

And this is only if one prays so close to it that if praying the prayer of those attentive (looking down), the grave would be within one's sight.
[end quote ]


Hence praying salat towards the grave or doing sajda infront of it as christians/jews used to do it is haram.No one is history of Islam took this hadith as proof of prohibiting building of tombs/shrines over Pious muslims graves.





Proof 1 of building of tombs around a grave


Quran states:

Thus did We make their case known to the people, that they might know that the promise of Allah is true, and that there can be no doubt about the Hour of Judgment. Behold, they dispute among themselves as to their affair. (Some) said, "Construct a building over them": Their Lord knows best about them: those who prevailed over their affair said,"Let us surely build a place of worship over them." (Quran 18:21)




Authentic classical Tafsir for this verse




Tafsir Number 1

Qadhi Thana Ullah Panipatti (Rahimuhullah) writes in his great Tafsir al Mazhari: After the death of Ashaab al Kahf a dispute occurred between Muslims and non-muslims, The Muslims said that they will make a Masjid over them because they were of our faith whereas the disbelievers said they will build other buildings on it where people will live….This Ayah is proving that Mosques could be made near graves of Awliya in order to say salaat in them, Tabarruk is also attained through the tombs of Awliya [Tafsir al Mazhari Volume No.7, Page No. 123-124]




Tafsir Number 2

Tafsir by Imam Bayzawi (rah) says: "From this it is understood that to erect a Mausoleum for the special people, i.e. Pious Saints and Ulema, is permissible".


Tafsir Number 3


Tafsir by Imam Fakhrud'deen Razi (rah) writes:

أن بعضهم قال: الأولى أن يسد باب الكهف لئلا يدخل عليهم أحد ولا يقف على أحوالهم إنسان. وقال آخرون: بل الأولى أن يبني على باب الكهف مسجد وهذا القول يدل على أن أولئك الأقوام كانوا عارفين بالله معترفين بالعبادة والصلاة


Translation:
Some people said that the door of the cave should be closed so that nobody can enter it and the Ahwaal (of Ashab e Kahf) are kept hidden. Some people said that It is better to build a mosque at the door, this saying proves that these people were “ARIFEEN OF ALLAH WHO BELIEVED IN WORSHIPPING AND PRAYER”[Tafsir al Kabeer, Volume No. 5, Page No. 475]



Imam al-Razi also said:

ثم قال تعالى: {قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۴ عَلَىٰۤ أَمْرِهِمْ} قيل المراد به الملك المسلم، وقيل: أولياء أصحاب الكهف، وقيل: رؤساء البلد: {لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا} نعبد الله فيه ونستبقي آثار أصحاب الكهف بسبب ذلك المسجد

Translation: And when Allah said {Those who prevailed over their affair} this refers to the “MUSLIM RULER” or the Awliya of Ashaab al Kahf (i.e. their momineen friends) or the leaders of town. {We will surely build a Mosque over them} so that we can “WORSHIP ALLAH” in it and due to it we will “PRESERVE THE RELICS OF ASHAAB AL KAHF”[Tafsir al-Kabeer, 5/475]





Tafsir Number 4

In "Tafseer Roohul Bayaan", Vol. 3, according to the verse: "To build over the graves of the Ulema, Awliya and the Saliheen is a permissible act with this condition that the motive is that the greatness of these pious people must be made apparent so that the people don't think that it is an ordinary grave."





Tafsir Number 5


Imam Hakim (Rehmatullah Alaih) said in his Tafsir

قال الذين غلبوا على أمرهم} وهم المؤمنون, وكانوا غالبين في ذلك الوقت


Translation:
{Those who prevailed over their affair} refers to the “MOMINEEN” and they prevailed over this matter in that time [Tafsir al Wahidi under 18:21]



Tafsir Number 6


Imam Jalal ud-din Suyuti (Rehmatullah Alaih) and Al Muhalli (Rehmatullah Alaih) explain in Tafsir al Jalalyn:

يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَ} أي المؤمنون والكفار {بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْۖ} أمر الفتية في البناء حولهم {فَقَالُوۤا۴} أي الكفار {ٱبْنُوا۴ عَلَيْهِم} أي حولهم {بُنْيَـٰنًاۖ} يسترهم {رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۴ عَلَىٰۤ أَمْرِهِمْ} أمر الفتية وهم المؤمنون {لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم} حولهم {مَّسْجِدًا} يصلى فيه، وفعل ذلك على باب الكهف.


Translation: They were disputing, that is, the believers and the disbelievers, among themselves their affair, the affair of the youths, with regard to building something around them [as a monument]; so they, the disbelievers, said, ‘Build over them, that is, around them, a building, to cover them up; their Lord knows them best.’ Those who prevailed regarding their affair, the affair of the youths, “NAMELY THE BELIEVERS"


We will verily set up over them, around them, a place of worship’, for prayers to be performed therein. And this indeed took place at the entrance of the cave.[Tafsir al Jalalyn, Volume No.1, Page No. 389]



Tafsir Number 7


Imam Nasafi (Rehmatullah Alaih) writes in his Tafsir al Nasafi:

قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۴ عَلَىٰۤ أَمْرِهِمْ} من المسلمين وملكهم
وكانوا أولى بهم وبالبناء عليهم {لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم} على باب الكهف {مَّسْجِدًا} يصلي فيه المسلمون ويتبركون


Translation: {Those who prevailed over their affair} these are the “MUSLIMS AND THE RULERS” who said to build over them i.e. on the door of cave a Masjid so that “MUSLIMS CAN PRAY IN IT AND SEEK TABARRUK” [Tafsir al Nasafi, Volume No.3, Page No. 18]





Tafsir Number 8


Imam Abu Hayyan al Andalusi (Rehmatullah Alaih) said:


وروي أن التي دعت إلى البنيان كانت كافرة أرادت بناء بيعة أو مصنع لكفرهم فمانعهم المؤمنون وبنوا عليهم مسجداً


Translation:
The person who told to make a building over them was a Kafir woman, she told to make a Church over them where deeds of Kufr can take place, however the momineen stopped her and made a Masjid over there instead [Tafsir Bahr al Muheet, Volume No. 7, Page No. 158]




Tafsir Number 9


Allama Ibn Jawzi (Rehmatullah Alaih) who is considered the most strict scholar and revered highly by Salafi Muslims, he states in his Tafsir under 18:21


قال ابن قتيبة: يعني المُطاعين والرؤساء، قال المفسرون: وهم الملك وأصحابه المؤمنون اتخذوا عليهم مسجداً


Translation: Ibn Qutayba (Rehmatullah Alaih) said that the Mufasireen said: People who made Masjid were the (Muslim) King and his Momineen companions [Tafsir Zaad ul Maseer, Volume No. 5, Page No.124]






Tafsir Number 10



Imam Shahab ud-din Khafaji (Rehmatullah Alaih) wrote:

مسجد ايدل على جوازا لبناء على قبور الصلحاء ونحوهم كما اشار الي فى الكشاف وجواز الصلوة فى ذلك البناء

Translation: (Making mosque on cave) ”IS PROOF OF MAKING MOSQUES OVER THE GRAVES OF SALIHEEN” just like It is mentioned in Tafsir al Kashaaf and It is “PERMITTED” to pray inside this construction [Imam Khafaji in Inayatul Qadhi, Volume No. 6, Page No. 87, Published by Dar us Sadir, Beirut, Lebanon]





Tafsir Number 11


Mullah Ali Qari (Rehmatullah Alaih) writes:

أما من اتخذ مسجدا في جوار صالح أو صلى في مقبرة وقصد الإستظهار بروحه أو وصول أثر ما من أثر عبادته إليه لا للتعظيم له والتوجه نحوه فلا حرج عليه ألا ترى أن مرقد إسماعيل عليه السلام في المسجد الحرام عند الحطيم ثم أن ذلك المسجد أفضل مكان يتحرى المصلى لصلاته والنهي عن الصلاة في المقابر مختص بالقبور المنبوشة لما فيها من النجاسة كذا ذكره الطيبي وذكر غيره أن صورة قبر إسماعيل عليه السلام في الحجر تحت الميزاب وإن في الحطيم بين الحجر الأسود وزمزم قبر سبعين نبيا



Translation: Anyone who builds a mosque near the grave of an upright person or prays in the tomb (Maqbara) or intends to ask for help through the Ruh of that upright person or intends to seek barakah from his left overs, If he does all that without the intention of giving him Tazeem or doing tawajuh towards him ( in prayer) “Then there is nothing wrong in that, don't you see that Grave of Hadrat Ismail(A.S) is inside the Masjid ul Harram near the hateem and to Pray there is Superior than anything else ” however to pray near the graves is only forbidden when the soil becomes dirty because of Najasat of deceased… In the Hateem near Hajr al Aswad and Mizaab there are “Graves of 70 Prophets” [Mirqat, Sharh al Mishqaat, Volume No. 2, Page No. 202]





Mullah Ali Qari (Rehmatullah Alaih) also said:

وقد أباح السلف البناء على قبر المشايخ والعلماء المشهورين ليزورهم الناس ويستريحوا بالجلوس فيه


Translation: The early Muslims (Salaf) have considered it Mubah (i.e. allowed) to build over the graves of famous Mashaikh and Ulama so that people can visit them and sit there (easily) [Mirqaat Sharh al Misshqaat, Volume No. 4, Page No. 69]


So Indeed the Prophets, Mashaikh and Saliheen do not come under the prohibition because the grave of Prophet (Peace be upon him), Abu Bakr (Radhi’Allah anho), Umar (Radhi’Allah anho) and many other Prophets and Saliheen have remained “BUILT OVER”



Tafsir Number 12


Ibn khatir in his tafsir writes.


م { قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُواْ عَلَىٰ أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مَّسْجِدًا } حكى ابن جرير في القائلين ذلك قولين: [أحدهما] أنهم المسلمون منهم.


Translation: "When the people of the cave went into the cave, some people close to the entrance of the cave said, 'Build a mosque so we can worship Allah.' The people who said this were Muslims" [Tafsir Tabari, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Sura al-Kahf, verse 21]






Tafsir Number 13

The famous commentator of Sahih Bukhari and leading scholar in sight of Sunnis and Salafis/wahabisies.



Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani (rah) writes in his magnificent Fath ul Bari

In view of the fact that the Jews and Christians were taking the graves of their Prophets as their qibla for the purpose of respect, and were paying attention towards them at the time of their prayers, their graves took the position of idols. For this reason the Muslims have been forbidden from this action. However, if someone constructs a mosque near the grave of a pious person for the prupose of seeking tabarruk and not for prostration or paying attention towards them, he will never be included in this prohibition.( Ibn Hajr al-‘Asqalani, Fath al-bari, vol. 3, p. 208)





Proof 2 of building of tombs around a grave



Hadrat Umar (Ra) wish to get buried beside Tomb of Prophet(saw) in a Room


Al-Bukhari narrates in his Sahih, Book of Jana'iz:

When `Umar was stabbed he sent his son `Abd Allah with a message to `A'isha to "Ask her if I can be buried with my two companions," that is, in her room, next to the Prophet and Abu Bakr. `A'isha replied: "I wanted the spot for myself, but I shall put him [`Umar] before me today." It had been her habit that if a man from among the Companions asked her that spot she would always refuse. She herself gave the following instructions before her death: "Bury me with my lady-friends (the wives of the Prophet in al-Baqi`) [but do not bury me with the Prophet in the house, for I dislike to be held in reverence (inni akrahu an uzakka)." Ibn `Umar came back with the news, whereupon `Umar said: "NOTHING IN THE WORLD WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN THAT RESTING-PLACE." [Narrated by al-Bukhari in his Sahih.]

Why did Hadrat Umar (ra) wanted to get buried in a room and not outside , Why is Hadrat Abu Baker (Ra) buried in a Room , A tomb is also a room built around the grave ,and it proves its a sunnah


The Tomb of Aqah Karim (صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلم) is the greatest proof of this practice , Other tombs of Sahabas (Ra) were demolished by Al saud otherwise they too were present throughout history of islam.






Proof 3


Hadiths proving tombs of 70 Prophets (as) Tomb



5769- وعن ابن عمر أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏
‏"‏في مسجد الخيف قبر سبعون نبياً‏"‏‏.‏
رواه البزار ورجاله ثقات‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn Umar (RA) from Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) who said: In (fi) the Mosque of al-Khayf there is Qabr of 70 Prophets (together)

Imam al Haythami said that it is narrated by Al-Bazzar and all its narrators are trustworthy (i.e. Hadith is absolutely sahih)





Proof 4

Jesus Will Be Burried Next to our Prophet's (may God bless him and grant him peace) Tomb


Jesus, son of Mary, will come down to the world… He will marry, . . . live for 45 years and then die. He will be buried with me [Mohammed] in my grave. Then I and Jesus, son of Mary, will stand up in one grave between Abu Bakr and `Umar. (Mishkat-ul-Masabih, 40:4)

Jesus will marry and have a child after he returns. After he dies, the Muslims will perform his funeral prayer and bury him at the Rauza-i-Aqdas (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, 65)


This hadith itself proves that Hadrat Esa (aleh islam) will be buried in Prophet (صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلم) Tomb along with him





Imam Shafi(Rehmatuallah aliye) visiting Tomb of Imam abu Hanifa (Rah)


Proof No:5

He describes his own experience about the blessings of the tomb of Imam Abū Hanīfah: I derive blessing from the person of Imam Abū Hanīfah and I visit his grave everyday. When I face a problem, I offer two optional cycles of prayer and visit his grave and (while standing) I pray to Allah to solve my problem. And I have not even left the place that my problem is solved.

Reference

►Khatīb Baghdādī has related the incident with a sound chain of transmission in his Tārīkh Baghdād (1:123)

►Ibn Hajar Haythamī, al-Khayrāt-ul-hisān fī manāqib-il-imām al-a‘zam Abū Hanīfah (p.94)

► Muhammad Zāhid Kawtharī, Maqālāt (p.381)

►Ibn ‘Ābidīn Shāmī in Radd-ul-muhtār ‘alā Durr-il-mukhtār (1:41).






Sheikh ul-Islam al-Hafiz al-Imam Nawawi (Rehmatuallah aliye)

Proof No:6


اعلم أنه ينبغي لكل من حجّ أن يتوجه إلى زيارة رسول اللّه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم، سواء كان ذلك طريقه أو لم يكن، فإن زيارته صلى اللّه عليه وسلم من أهمّ القربات وأربح المساعي وأفضل الطلبات، فإذا توجَّه للزيارة أكثرَ من الصلاة عليه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم في طريقه، فإذا وقعَ بصرُه على أشجار المدينة وحَرمِها وما يَعرفُ بها زاد من الصلاة والتسليم عليه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم، وسألَ اللّه تعالى أن ينفعَه بزيارته صلى اللّه عليه وسلم، وأن يُسعدَه بها في الدارين، وليقلْ‏:‏ اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ عَليَّ أبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَارْزُقْنِي في زِيارَةِ قَبْرِ نَبِيِّكَ صلى اللّه عليه وسلم ما رزقْتَهُ أوْلِياءَكَ وأهْلَ طَاعَتِكَ واغْفِرْ لي وارْحمنِي يا خَيْرَ مَسْؤُول


Section: Chapter regarding Visit to the Tomb of the Messenger of Allah (Salallaho alaihi wasalam), and the Dhikr made there"

It should be known that “EVERYONE” who performs the hajj should set out to visit the Messenger of Allah (Salallaho alaihi wasalam), “WHETHER IT IS ON ONE’S WAY OR NOT” because visiting him (Salallaho alaihi wasalam) is one of the most important acts of worship, the most rewarded of efforts, and best of goals. When one sets out to perform the visit, one should do much of the blessings and peace upon him (salallaho alaihi wasalam) on the way. And when one’s eye falls on the trees of Medina, and its sanctum and landmarks, one should increase sending the blessings and peace upon the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), asking Allah Most High to benefit one by one’s “VISIT TO HIM” (Allah bless him and give him peace)...and grant one felicity in this world and the next through it. One should say,"O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy, and bestow upon me, through the visit to the Grave of Your prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), that which You have bestowed upon Your friends, those who obey You. Forgive me and show me mercy, O Best of Those Asked" (Imam Nawawi in Kitab ul Adhkaar, Page No. 178)


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Kharija ibn Zayd said: I can see myself when we were young men [boys] in the time of Uthman [ibn `Affan](ra)The strongest one of us in high jump was he who could jump over the grave of `Uthman ibn Maz`un and clear it


► cited by al-Bukhari in his Sahih chapter-title, "[Placing] a Stalk on Top of the Grave."

► Ibn Hajar said in Fath al-Bari (3:256=1959 ed. 3:223 cf. Taghliq al-Ta`liq):

► "Al-Bukhari narrated it with its chain in al-Tarikh al-Saghir (1:42

It contains a proof for the licitness of raising high the grave and elevating it above the surface of the earth,

In second hadith it says high jump by sahabas (Ra) which is only possible if grave is high

Now according to above hadith Amir al-San`ani in Subul al-Salam said: "The Jumhur - vast majority - hold that the prohibition of building up and plastering graves is one of preference (tanzih) [i.e. not strictness (tahrim)] and that preference is for Qaboor of Laymen as Grave of Prophet (صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلم) himself is elevated as stated in Sahih bukhari above ,



“BUILDING A MOUND OVER THE GRAVE...”

Under it he brings the hadith

Abu Hanifa informed us from Hammad that Ibrahim said: Someone informed me that they had seen the grave of Prophet (Peace be upon him), the grave of Abu Bakr (ra), and the grave of Umar (ra) with “mounds on top of them protruding prominently from the gournd” and on them pieces of white clay.

Imam Muhammad said: We (Ahnaaf) adhere to this, the grave is marked with a prominent mound, but it is not to be made in the form of a square and that is the “Verdict of Abu Hanifa” [Kitab ul Athaar, Page No. 145, Published by Turath Publishing]

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The Wahabi sect claims that all graves should be flattened or destroyed, this is directly in opposition to Sunnah. The Hadith which they misuse refers to flattening the graves of Mushrikeen not momineen because the graves of Prophet, Abu Bakr, Umar and other sahaba is proven to be built in "MOUNDED SHAPE"



Shafi classical point of view for public graves


The great Shafi scholar and Sufi, Imam Abdul Wahab al-Sharani (rah) writes:
My teacher Ali (rah) and brother Afzal ud din (rah) used to forbid that domes should be build over graves of ordinary people and also to put the deceased in “COFFINS” and also to put sheets over their graves. They used to say that only Prophets and great awliya are deserving for domes and sheets, whereas we should be buried in the feet of people and also in their ways [Al-Anwar al Qudsiya, Page No. 593]



Imam Ibn Hibban (rah) the great Muhadith from Islaaf as Saliheen (rah) [d. 354 AH] said regarding visitation to tomb of Imam Ali Raza bin Musa (ra):



قد زرته مراراً کثيرة، وما حلّت بي شدّة في وقت مقامي بطوس، وزرت قبر علي بن موسي الرضا صلوات اﷲ علي جده وعليه، ودعوت اﷲ تعالي إزالتها عنّي إلا استجيب لي، وزالت عنّي تلک الشدّة وهذا شئ جرّبته مراراً فوجدته کذلک، أماتنا اﷲ علي محبة المصطفي وأهل بيته صلي اﷲ وسلم عليه وعليهم أجمعين.


I have done ziyarah of his tomb many times, during my stay at Tus, whenever I got into any difficulty I went to the grave of Imam Musa raza (ra) and asked Allah for the fulfillment of my need, every time I was answered and my difficulty was removed. This is such a reality that I found it to be true nomatter how many times I did it May Allah grant us death in the true love for Prophet (Peace be upon him) and his blessed Ahlul Bayt. [Ibn Abi Hatim Razi, Kitab al Thiqat, Volume No. 8, Page No. 457, Number: 14411]





Answering Objection : Prostrating towards a grave(doing sajda)



This is clearly haram even if sajda e tazeemi , Sunni muslims donot believe in doing Sajda towards a grave as Shariah prohibits it ,

it has already in miskat ul mabasih page 161 Vol 1 hadith 694


و عن عطا ء بن ىسار قال قال رسؤل الله صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلمااللهما كا تجعل قبرى وثنا يعبد اشتد غضب الله علئ قوم اتخز وا قبور انبيا حى ام مسا جد رواحما لق مرسلق

Hadrat Ata Bin Siyar narrated that Prophet (صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلم) said that donot make my grave an idol after I die may Allah curse this nation who made graves of their Prophets (as) into prostration places (worship places)

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Here above strictness forbidding prostration is narrated in the hadith , and by making places of worshipping it means making it prostration place, this has already been mentioned by imam ibn e hajar (Rah) in same thread

so any one who does Sajda to is haram, any muslims who does it is not follow ahle sunnah wal jammat



On the issue of kissing a Shrine/grave Or putting head on grave.


PROOF 1


It is also narrated that Mu`adh ibn Jabal and Bilal came to the grave of the Prophet and sat weeping, and the latter rubbed his face against it.

► Ibn Majah 2:1320,

►Ahmad,

►al-Tabarani,

►al-Subki, and Ibn `Asakir

PROOF 2

Dawud ibn Salih said: "[The governor of Madina] Marwan [ibn al-Hakam] one day saw a man placing his face on top of the grave of the Prophet. He said: "Do you know what you are doing?" When he came near him, he realized it was Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. The latter said: "Yes; I came to the Prophet, not to a stone.,

► Ibn Hibban in his Sahih,

►Ahmad (5:422),

►Al-Tabarani in his Mu`jam al-Kabir (4:189) and his Awsat according to Haythami in al-Zawa'id (5:245 and 5:441 #5845 Book of Hajj, "Section on the honoring of the dwellers of Madina, chapter on placing one's face against the grave of our Master the Prophet " and #9252 Book of Khilafa, "Chapter on the leadership of those unworthy of it"),

►al-Hakim in his Mustadrak (4:515);

► both the latter and al-Dhahabi said it was sahih.

► It is also cited by al-Subki in Shifa' al-siqam (p. 126)

►and Ibn Taymiyya in al-Muntaqa (2:261f.)



Prophet's (صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلم) Grave

Imam al-Dhahabi said: "Ahmad ibn Hanbal was asked about touching the Prophet's grave and kissing it and he saw nothing wrong with it. His son 'Abd Allah related this from him. If it is asked: "Why did the Companions not do this?" ]We reply: "Because they saw him with their very eyes when he was alive, enjoyed his presence directly, kissed his very hand, nearly fought each other over the remnants of his ablution water, shared his purified hair on the day of the greater Pilgrimage, and even if he spat it would virtually not fall except in someone's hand so that he could pass it over his face. Since we have not had the tremendous fortune of sharing in this, we throw ourselves on his grave as a mark of commitment, reverence, and acceptance, even to kiss it. Do you not see what Thabit al-Bunani did when he kissed the hand of Anas ibn Malik and placed it on his face saying: "This is the hand that touched the hand of the Messenger of Allah "? Muslims are not moved to these matters except by their excessive love for the Prophet , as they are ordered to love Allah and the Prophet more than their own lives, their children, all human beings, their property, and Paradise and its maidens. There are even some believers that love Abu Bakr and 'Umar more than themselves.
[Al-Dhahabi, Mu'jam al-Shuyukh (1:73 #58).]


"'Abd Allah ibn Ahmad said: "I saw my father take a hair that belonged to the Prophet , put it on his mouth, and kiss it. I believe I saw him put it on his eyes. He also dipped it in water and drank the water to obtain cure. I saw him take the Prophet's bowl (qas'a), wash it in water, and drink from it. I saw him drink Zamzam water in order to seek cure with it, and he wiped his hands and face with it." I say: Where is the quibbling critic of Imam Ahamad now?

It is also authentically established that 'Abd Allah asked is father about those who touch the pommel of the Prophet's e pulpit and touch the wall of the Prophet's e room, and he said: "I do not see any harm in it." May Allah protect us and you from the opinion of the Khawarij and from innovations!

[ Al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' (9:457). Ch. on Imam Ah.mad, section entitled Min adabih]

NOTE from Ala Hadrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan (rah)

Even after above Sahih hadiths and opinion of salafs Mujadad Ala Hadrat Imam Ahmed Raza khan (rah) said


He states: there are diverse opinions amongst the scholars regarding kissing graves. It is an act which lies between two things: something that allows the practice: love and something that disallows it: adab respect. Hence, the one who does it through overwhelming love is not criticized because this act is proven from the sahabah. Though, it is better for the general public to be precautious.] Our scholars have explicitly stated that one should stand at least four feet away from the grave, so how would one kiss it!?

(Fatwa Ridhwiyah, 9:528)


Answering Objection To put pictures near grave




Narrated Aisha


Um Salama told Allah's Apostle about a church which she had seen in Ethiopia and which was called Mariya.She told him about the pictures which she had seen in it. Allah's Apostle said, "If any righteous pious man dies amongst them, they would build a place of worship at his grave and make these pictures in it; they are theworst creatures in the sight of Allah."

[sahih bukhari volume 1, number 426]

First thing to be noted is ahle sunnah wal jammat considers putting pictures at graves as haram and No muslim at any part of world does it, Worshipping (means doing sajda) according to hadith of Miskat and even Imam Ibn e Hajar (Rah) , there is no a single imam who took worshpiing as building shrines except some deviated people, As QURAN ITSELF SAYS THEY BUILD A PLACE OF WORSHIP AND EVEN MASJID R NABWI (صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلم) is a Place of Worship ,

Making pictures is haram and has no justification

Secondly this hadith is stated for Christians and non muslims, And some people blindly quote such hadiths and verses for muslims



Answering Objection Hadith of Visiting only 3 mosques is allowed



Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Do not set out on a journey except for three mosques, i.e. Al-Masjid-Al-Haram, the Mosque of Allah's Apostle, and the Mosque of Al-Aqsa (Mosque of Jerusalem)." [Sahih bukhari volume 2,number 281]

Some people take this hadith literally to claim that going to any mosque or Shrine is Haram , According to this childish logic we see

► All scholars who go to any mosque in the world to give lectures or pay visits (which many do every year including wahabi(ghair muqaled) school scholars) are doing a haram act

Now let us see what Classical imams (rah) said regarding this issue

IMAM NAWAWI ON THIS HADITH quoting Salafs

Imam Nawawi write in Sharah of hadith 'Not to travel (for visiting) except for three mosques (Bukhari)' the true meaning of hadith, He (Nawawi) Write: In this haidth the Three Mosques status and thier high status as compaired to other mosques in the world is mentioned, because these are mosques of the Prophets (may Peace Be Upon Him) and this is why offering salat in them has greater blessing. (he writes more that many ulemas have different viewpoint regarding going to Graves and going to these three Mosques)

Near our Masters (i.e Shafi'I) right Concept is that those to whom Imam al-Harmain (Abu al-Mali Abdul Malik al-Jiyoni) and other researches of islam have permitted for them its neither Haram not Makruh to visit grave (qaboor) for Ziyarah,

According to them it means that to go for a journey for Sawab having intentions of complete and utmost blessing is only permissible for these three mosques. [Sharah Sahih Muslim, Nawawi, Volume 009, Page No. 106]



Ibn e taymiyah said

He said “It is also mustahabb (recommended) to visit the graves of the people of al-Baqee’ and the martyrs of Uhud, to pray for them and ask for forgiveness for them, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to do this, but this is prescribed for all the Muslim graves.” (Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 17/470)



Also Visiting mosque of Quba apart from 3 mosques

For those who still after views of Imam Nawawi Rah take that hadith literally ,

The hadeeth narrated in al-Saheehayn from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to come to Quba’ riding and walking.” According to another report: “and he would pray two rak’ahs there.” (narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim).

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also said, “Whoever purifies himself in his house then comes to the mosque of Quba’ and prays there, he will have a reward like that for ‘Umrah.”

►Narrated by Ahmad,

►al-Nasaa’i,

► Ibn Maajah

►and al-Haakim. Al-Haakim classed it as saheeh and al-Dhahabi agreed with him

► Also classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 6154
,
this proves that the hadith of only visiting three moques if taken literally is illogical , As Sahabas (Ra) used to Visit janat ul baqi and also visiting Masjid e Quba is recommended



Answering ObjectionOmer (radhiallah) cutting Tree where Prophet (صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلم) took biyah fearing people will worship it

It states it is narrated that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) heard that some people were visiting the tree under which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had accepted the bay’ah of people, so he commanded that it should be cut down.”
[Narrated by Ibn Waddaah in his book al-Bida’ wa’l-Nahiy ‘anhaa, and by Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf, 2/375. Its isnaad was classed as saheeh by Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Baari, 7/448]

people quote this narration to prove visiting dargahs are haram as people may worship graves so lets demolish them,

Reply

Some use this Hadith, wrongly, to prove that praying under the blessed tree was Shirk. Also, to search for Tabarruk and blessings of Nabi Muhammad (s) and pious people is Shirk and it is for this reason that Sayyidina Umar chopped the tree down.

This is a great lie and some people fabricate this to suit their own ideas and Sayyidina Umar (r) did chop the tree down, because he thought the people praying there were mushriks. (naoozbila)




That kind of a silly thought did not even occur his mind.

This incident -“as recorded in Sahih Bukhari (Kitab al-Maghazi) and Muslim (Kitab al-Imamah) -“ took place because there was controversy over which tree was the one where ba'yah was taken and reliable sources from amongst the Sahabah held that that tree was definitely the wrong tree and the original tree could no longer be located and had vanished .

Sahih Bukhari Book 52 Hadith 205
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:


When we reached (Hudaibiya) in the next year (of the treaty of Hudaibiya), not even two men amongst us agreed unanimously as to which was the tree under which we had given the pledge of allegiance, and that was out of Allah's Mercy.

The tree that the Tabi'een were visiting at the Hudaybiyyah , in the the time of Sayyidina Umar was not the real one, but it was in the same valley where the real one was.


Hence, the real reason Umar had the tree chopped down (because it was wrongly attributed to the Prophet (s).

In fact, the mysterious vanishing of the real tree by Allah (swt) shows how important it was

In the last moments of Jabir Bin Abdullah he had lost his sight he use to say: 'If I could see today I would show you where the tree was, where the Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) received the Ba’ya of the companions”.

[Sahih Bukhari chap,Al-Magazi]

Imam Ibn Hajar Asqalani says in the commentry: “Some people forgot where this place was like Sa’eed Bin Al-Musayib’s Father, and some knew where it was like Jabir Bin Abdullah”.


[Fathul bari, chapter Bay'a Ridwan]


Imam Tabari said:

During the period of Umar (Radiall hu anhu’s) Khalifet, he went for pilgrimage, when he passed Hudaiba' he asked:“Where is the tree under which the bay’a took place?” A person replied: 'This one”. Someone said: 'This one”. Umar (Radiall hu anhu) said: “Forget the inconvenience”.

[Tafsir Tafhemul Qur’an Surah Fata’h under verse 18 by Sayyid Maududi].





Answering Objection : Hadith of Sahih muslim on Building over the grave


Regarding Hadith of Sahih muslim And it was narrated that Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade plastering over graves, or sitting on them or building over them. Both reports were narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh

Sitting over not around ,the graves is forbidden and no one sits on as grave, I never saw a sane muslim doing it ,Similarly the Dome is like a room build around not over a grave and this has been proved from above what Prophet (صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلم) and first two caliphs(ra) of Islam were themselves buried in a room not in a open grave.
,By building over them it means structures made over them (not around ) during time of ignorance, Muslims build tomb or shrine around it



Examples of building over the grave by Christians and Jews, Muslims donot do it



This is what is meant by building over graves, Muslims build shrines around not over the graves , This is how Shrine of our Prophet Muhammad (salehalawaalihiwasalam) is, And this is how all shrines are built.Wahabis (salafis) need to take English and Arabic lessons to understand the difference between Over and Around





answering Objection: Issue of building mosque over a grave



Dawud Book 20 Hadith 3230

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) cursed women who visit graves those who built mosques over them and erected lamps



This hadith can be explained by a simple logic that even Prophet Muhammad's grave is inside a mosque.Not in the main hall where Salat is offered but according to the most famous and respect Wahabi (salafi) historian Ibn khateer




Imam at-Tabari and Hafiz Ibn Kathir write, in 88 AH,
that the room of 'A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her) - where there are graves of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them)- was joined to the mosque of the Prophet

[Tareeh Tabari and Tar'ikh Hafiz Ibn Kathir, Chapter of Government of Walid ibn 'abd al-Malik]

This does not only answers right from Sunnah point of view but also fully refutes the Wahabi claims , Ahlus sunnah doesn't believes in building mosques over a grave or graves inside mosques but attaches graves to the mosque and main prayer and salat hall is still sepeared from the mosque which is a sunnah practice.



May Allah guide us all, Ameen.

20 comments:

  1. Answering misquotation of
    Hadith and Objections

    Hadith states Sahih Muslim
    Volume 2, Book 23, Number 414
    Narrated 'Urwa:
    Aisha said, "The Prophet in his
    fatal illness said, ' Allah cursed the
    Jews and the Christians because
    they took the graves of their
    Prophets as places for praying."
    ' Aisha added, " Had it not been
    for that the grave of the
    Prophet (p.b.u.h) would have
    been made prominent but I am
    afraid it might be taken (as a)
    place for praying.
    The above hadith is quoted for
    jews and christians not for
    muslims who took their Prophets
    as God, Son/daughter of God.
    Lets see how the classical
    scholars view it.
    Imam Ibn Hajar al - Haytami(in his
    Zawajir) quotes the hadith from
    Ahmad, Bukhari and Muslim that
    the Prophet (Allah bless him and
    give him peace) said: "May Allah
    curse the Jews and Christians;
    they have taken the tombs of
    their prophets as places of
    worship."
    He said, "The reason for
    considering it an enormity is
    obvious
    He explains, however, that,
    “Taking a grave as a place of
    worship means to pray on the
    grave or towards it. The
    prohibition, moreover, applies
    exclusively to the grave of
    someone venerated... under the
    two conditions:
    A) that the grave is of someone
    who is honored and venerated;
    B) and that the prayer is
    performed towards or on the
    grave with the intention of
    gaining the blessing of it, or out
    of reverence for it . (from: al-
    Zawajir, Reliance w21)
    And this is only if one prays so
    close to it that if praying the
    prayer of those attentive
    (looking down), the grave would
    be within one's sight.
    [end quote ]
    Hence praying salat towards the
    grave or doing sajda infront of it
    as christians/jews used to do it
    is haram.No one is history of
    Islam took this hadith as proof of
    prohibiting building of tombs/
    shrines over Pious muslims
    graves.

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  2. Proof 1 of building of tombs
    around a grave

    Quran states:
    Thus did We make their case
    known to the people, that they
    might know that the promise of
    Allah is true, and that there can
    be no doubt about the Hour of
    Judgment. Behold, they dispute
    among themselves as to their
    affair. (Some) said, "Construct a
    building over them": Their Lord
    knows best about them: those
    who prevailed over their affair
    said, "Let us surely build a
    place of worship over
    them. " (Quran 18:21)

    Authentic classical Tafsir for
    this verse

    Tafsir Number 1
    Qadhi Thana Ullah Panipatti
    (Rahimuhullah) writes in his great
    Tafsir al Mazhari: After the
    death of Ashaab al Kahf a
    dispute occurred between
    Muslims and non-muslims, The
    Muslims said that they will make
    a Masjid over them because they
    were of our faith whereas the
    disbelievers said they will build
    other buildings on it where
    people will live ….This Ayah is
    proving that Mosques could
    be made near graves of
    Awliya in order to say salaat
    in them, Tabarruk is also
    attained through the tombs
    of Awliya [Tafsir al Mazhari
    Volume No.7, Page No. 123-124]


    Tafsir Number 2
    Tafsir by Imam Bayzawi (rah)
    says: "From this it is understood
    that to erect a Mausoleum for
    the special people, i.e. Pious
    Saints and Ulema, is permissible".


    Tafsir Number 3
    Tafsir by Imam Fakhrud'deen Razi
    (rah) writes:
    أن بعضهم قال: الأولى أن
    يسد باب الكهف لئلا يدخل
    عليهم أحد ولا يقف على
    أحوالهم إنسان. وقال آخرون:
    بل الأولى أن يبني على باب
    الكهف مسجد وهذا القول يدل
    على أن أولئك الأقوام كانوا
    عارفين بالله معترفين
    بالعبادة والصلاة
    Translation: Some people said
    that the door of the cave should
    be closed so that nobody can
    enter it and the Ahwaal (of
    Ashab e Kahf) are kept hidden.
    Some people said that It is
    better to build a mosque at the
    door, this saying proves that
    t hese people were “ARIFEEN OF
    ALLAH WHO BELIEVED IN
    WORSHIPPING AND PRAYER”[Tafsir
    al Kabeer, Volume No. 5, Page No.
    475]
    Imam al-Razi also said:
    ثم قال تعالى: }قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ
    غَلَبُوا۴ عَلَىٰۤ أَمْرِهِمْ{ قيل
    المراد به الملك المسلم،
    وقيل: أولياء أصحاب الكهف،
    وقيل: رؤساء البلد: }لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ
    عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًا{ نعبد الله فيه
    ونستبقي آثار أصحاب الكهف
    بسبب ذلك المسجد
    Translation: And when Allah
    said {Those who prevailed over
    their affair} this refers to the
    “MUSLIM RULER” or the Awliya of
    Ashaab al Kahf (i.e. their
    momineen friends) or the leaders
    of town. {We will surely build a
    Mosque over them} so that we
    can “WORSHIP ALLAH” in it and
    due to it we will “PRESERVE THE
    RELICS OF ASHAAB AL KAHF”[Tafsir
    al-Kabeer, 5/475]

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  3. Tafsir Number 4
    In "Tafseer Roohul Bayaan", Vol.
    3, according to the verse: "To
    build over the graves of the
    Ulema, Awliya and the Saliheen is
    a permissible act with this
    condition that the motive is that
    the greatness of these pious
    people must be made apparent
    so that the people don't think
    that it is an ordinary grave."

    Tafsir Number 5
    Imam Hakim (Rehmatullah Alaih)
    said in his Tafsir
    قال الذين غلبوا على أمرهم{
    وهم المؤمنون, وكانوا غالبين
    في ذلك الوقت
    Translation: {Those who
    prevailed over their affair}
    refers to the “MOMINEEN” and
    they prevailed over this matter
    in that time [Tafsir al Wahidi
    under 18:21]


    Tafsir Number 6
    Imam Jalal ud-din Suyuti
    (Rehmatullah Alaih) and Al Muhalli
    (Rehmatullah Alaih) explain in
    Tafsir al Jalalyn:
    يَتَنَـٰزَعُونَ{ أي المؤمنون
    والكفار }بَيْنَهُمْ أَمْرَهُمْۖ{ أمر
    الفتية في البناء حولهم
    }فَقَالُوۤا۴{ أي الكفار }ٱبْنُوا۴
    عَلَيْهِم{ أي حولهم }بُنْيَـٰنًاۖ{
    يسترهم }رَّبُّهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْۚ قَالَ
    ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۴ عَلَىٰۤ أَمْرِهِمْ{
    أمر الفتية وهم المؤمنون
    }لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم{ حولهم
    }مَّسْجِدًا{ يصلى فيه، وفعل
    ذلك على باب الكهف .
    Translation: They were disputing,
    that is, the believers and the
    disbelievers, among themselves
    their affair, the affair of the
    youths, with regard to building
    something around them [as a
    monument]; so they, the
    disbelievers, said, ‘Build over
    them, that is, around them, a
    building, to cover them up; their
    Lord knows them best. ’ Those
    who prevailed regarding
    their affair, the affair of
    the youths, “NAMELY THE
    BELIEVERS"
    We will verily set up over them,
    around them, a place of
    worship ’, for prayers to be
    performed therein. And this
    indeed took place at the
    entrance of the cave.[Tafsir al
    Jalalyn, Volume No.1, Page No.
    389]


    Tafsir Number 7
    Imam Nasafi (Rehmatullah Alaih)
    writes in his Tafsir al Nasafi:
    قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا۴ عَلَىٰۤ
    أَمْرِهِمْ{ من المسلمين وملكهم
    وكانوا أولى بهم وبالبناء
    عليهم }لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم{ على
    باب الكهف }مَّسْجِدًا{ يصلي
    فيه المسلمون ويتبركون
    Translation: {Those who
    prevailed over their affair} these
    are the “MUSLIMS AND THE
    RULERS” who said to build over
    them i.e. on the door of cave a
    Masjid so that “MUSLIMS CAN
    PRAY IN IT AND SEEK
    TABARRUK ” [Tafsir al Nasafi,
    Volume No.3, Page No. 18]


    Tafsir Number 8
    Imam Abu Hayyan al Andalusi
    (Rehmatullah Alaih) said:
    وروي أن التي دعت إلى
    البنيان كانت كافرة أرادت
    بناء بيعة أو مصنع لكفرهم
    فمانعهم المؤمنون وبنوا
    عليهم مسجداً
    Translation: The person who
    told to make a building over
    them was a Kafir woman, she
    told to make a Church over
    them where deeds of Kufr can
    take place, however the
    momineen stopped her and made
    a Masjid over there instead
    [Tafsir Bahr al Muheet, Volume
    No. 7, Page No. 158]


    Tafsir Number 9
    Allama Ibn Jawzi (Rehmatullah
    Alaih) who is considered the most
    strict scholar and revered highly
    by Salafi Muslims, he states in his
    Tafsir under 18:21
    قال ابن قتيبة: يعني
    المُطاعين والرؤساء، قال
    المفسرون: وهم الملك
    وأصحابه المؤمنون اتخذوا
    عليهم مسجداً
    Translation: Ibn Qutayba
    (Rehmatullah Alaih) said that the
    Mufasireen said: People who
    made Masjid were the
    (Muslim) King and his
    Momineen companions [Tafsir
    Zaad ul Maseer, Volume No. 5,
    Page No.124]

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  4. Tafsir Number 10

    Imam Shahab ud-din Khafaji
    (Rehmatullah Alaih) wrote:
    مسجد ايدل على جوازا لبناء
    على قبور الصلحاء ونحوهم
    كما اشار الي فى الكشاف
    وجواز الصلوة فى ذلك البناء
    Translation: (Making mosque on
    cave) ”IS PROOF OF MAKING
    MOSQUES OVER THE GRAVES OF
    SALIHEEN ” just like It is mentioned
    in Tafsir al Kashaaf and It is
    “ PERMITTED” to pray inside this
    construction [Imam Khafaji in
    Inayatul Qadhi, Volume No. 6,
    Page No. 87, Published by Dar us
    Sadir, Beirut, Lebanon]


    Tafsir Number 11

    Mullah Ali Qari (Rehmatullah Alaih)
    writes:
    أما من اتخذ مسجدا في جوار
    صالح أو صلى في مقبرة
    وقصد الإستظهار بروحه أو
    وصول أثر ما من أثر عبادته
    إليه لا للتعظيم له والتوجه
    نحوه فلا حرج عليه ألا ترى
    أن مرقد إسماعيل عليه
    السلام في المسجد الحرام
    عند الحطيم ثم أن ذلك
    المسجد أفضل مكان يتحرى
    المصلى لصلاته والنهي عن
    الصلاة في المقابر مختص
    بالقبور المنبوشة لما فيها
    من النجاسة كذا ذكره الطيبي
    وذكر غيره أن صورة قبر
    إسماعيل عليه السلام في
    الحجر تحت الميزاب وإن في
    الحطيم بين الحجر الأسود
    وزمزم قبر سبعين نبيا
    Translation: Anyone who builds
    a mosque near the grave of an
    upright person or prays in the
    tomb (Maqbara) or intends to
    ask for help through the Ruh of
    that upright person or intends
    to seek barakah from his left
    overs, If he does all that without
    the intention of giving him
    Tazeem or doing tawajuh
    towards him ( in prayer) “Then
    there is nothing wrong in
    that, don't you see that
    Grave of Hadrat Ismail(A.S)
    is inside the Masjid ul
    Harram near the hateem
    and to Pray there is
    Superior than anything else
    ” however to pray near the
    graves is only forbidden when
    the soil becomes dirty because
    of Najasat of deceased … In the
    Hateem near Hajr al Aswad and
    Mizaab there are “Graves of 70
    Prophets” [Mirqat, Sharh al
    Mishqaat, Volume No. 2, Page No.
    202]
    Mullah Ali Qari (Rehmatullah Alaih)
    also said:
    وقد أباح السلف البناء على
    قبر المشايخ والعلماء
    المشهورين ليزورهم الناس
    ويستريحوا بالجلوس فيه
    Translation: The early
    Muslims (Salaf) have
    considered it Mubah (i.e.
    allowed) to build over the
    graves of famous Mashaikh
    and Ulama so that people can
    visit them and sit there (easily)
    [Mirqaat Sharh al Misshqaat,
    Volume No. 4, Page No. 69]
    So Indeed the Prophets,
    Mashaikh and Saliheen do not
    come under the prohibition
    because the grave of Prophet
    (Peace be upon him), Abu Bakr
    (Radhi ’Allah anho), Umar
    (Radhi’Allah anho) and many
    other Prophets and Saliheen
    have remained “BUILT OVER”


    Tafsir Number 12

    Ibn khatir in his tafsir writes.
    م } قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ غَلَبُواْ عَلَىٰ
    أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مَّسْجِدًا {
    حكى ابن جرير في القائلين
    ذلك قولين: ]أحدهما[ أنهم
    المسلمون منهم .
    Translation: "When the people
    of the cave went into the cave,
    some people close to the
    entrance of the cave said, 'Build
    a mosque so we can worship
    Allah.' The people who said this
    were Muslims" [Tafsir Tabari,
    Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Sura al-Kahf,
    verse 21]


    Tafsir Number 13

    The famous commentator of
    Sahih Bukhari and leading scholar
    in sight of Sunnis and Salafis/
    wahabisies.
    Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani
    (rah) writes in his magnificent
    Fath ul Bari
    In view of the fact that the
    Jews and Christians were taking
    the graves of their Prophets as
    their qibla for the purpose of
    respect, and were paying
    attention towards them at the
    time of their prayers, their
    graves took the position of idols.
    For this reason the Muslims have
    been forbidden from this action.
    However, if someone constructs
    a mosque near the grave of a
    pious person for the prupose of
    seeking tabarruk and not for
    prostration or paying attention
    towards them, he will never be
    included in this prohibition .( Ibn
    Hajr al-‘Asqalani, Fath al-bari, vol.
    3, p. 208)

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  5. Proof 2 of building of tombs
    around a grave

    Hadrat Umar (Ra) wish to get
    buried beside Tomb of Prophet
    (saw) in a Room
    Al-Bukhari narrates in his Sahih,
    Book of Jana'iz:
    When `Umar was stabbed he sent
    his son `Abd Allah with a message
    to `A'isha to "Ask her if I can be
    buried with my two companions,"
    that is, in her room, next to the
    Prophet and Abu Bakr. `A'isha
    replied: "I wanted the spot for
    myself, but I shall put him [`Umar]
    before me today." It had been
    her habit that if a man from
    among the Companions asked
    her that spot she would always
    refuse. She herself gave the
    following instructions before her
    death: "Bury me with my lady-
    friends (the wives of the
    Prophet in al-Baqi`) [but do not
    bury me with the Prophet in the
    house, for I dislike to be held in
    reverence (inni akrahu an
    uzakka)." Ibn `Umar came back
    with the news, whereupon `Umar
    said: "NOTHING IN THE WORLD WAS
    MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN
    THAT RESTING-PLACE." [Narrated
    by al-Bukhari in his Sahih.]
    Why did Hadrat Umar (ra)
    wanted to get buried in a room
    and not outside , Why is Hadrat
    Abu Baker (Ra) buried in a
    Room , A tomb is also a room
    built around the grave ,and it
    proves its a sunnah
    The Tomb of Aqah Karim (صلی
    اللہ علیھ وآلھ وسلم ) is
    the greatest proof of this
    practice , Other tombs of
    Sahabas (Ra) were demolished by
    Al saud otherwise they too were
    present throughout history of
    islam.

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  6. Proof 3

    Hadiths proving tombs of 70
    Prophets (as) Tomb
    5769- وعن ابن عمر أن النبي
    صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
    "في مسجد الخيف قبر
    سبعون نبياً".
    رواه البزار ورجاله ثقات.
    Narrated by Ibn Umar (RA) from
    Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam)
    who said: In (fi) the Mosque of
    al-Khayf there is Qabr of 70
    Prophets (together)
    Imam al Haythami said that it is
    narrated by Al-Bazzar and all its
    narrators are trustworthy (i.e.
    Hadith is absolutely sahih)

    Proof 4
    Jesus Will Be Burried Next to our
    Prophet's (may God bless him and
    grant him peace) Tomb
    Jesus, son of Mary, will come
    down to the world… He will
    marry, . . . live for 45 years and
    then die. He will be buried with
    me [Mohammed] in my grave.
    Then I and Jesus, son of Mary,
    will stand up in one grave
    between Abu Bakr and `Umar.
    (Mishkat-ul-Masabih, 40:4)
    Jesus will marry and have a child
    after he returns. After he dies,
    the Muslims will perform his
    funeral prayer and bury him at
    the Rauza-i-Aqdas (Ibn Hajar al-
    Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi
    `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar,
    65)
    This hadith itself proves that
    Hadrat Esa (aleh islam) will be
    buried in Prophet ( صلی اللہ
    علیھ وآلھ وسلم ) Tomb along
    with him
    Imam Shafi(Rehmatuallah
    aliye) visiting Tomb of Imam
    abu Hanifa (Rah)

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  7. Proof 3

    Hadiths proving tombs of 70
    Prophets (as) Tomb
    5769- وعن ابن عمر أن النبي
    صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
    "في مسجد الخيف قبر
    سبعون نبياً".
    رواه البزار ورجاله ثقات.
    Narrated by Ibn Umar (RA) from
    Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam)
    who said: In (fi) the Mosque of
    al-Khayf there is Qabr of 70
    Prophets (together)
    Imam al Haythami said that it is
    narrated by Al-Bazzar and all its
    narrators are trustworthy (i.e.
    Hadith is absolutely sahih)

    Proof 4
    Jesus Will Be Burried Next to our
    Prophet's (may God bless him and
    grant him peace) Tomb
    Jesus, son of Mary, will come
    down to the world… He will
    marry, . . . live for 45 years and
    then die. He will be buried with
    me [Mohammed] in my grave.
    Then I and Jesus, son of Mary,
    will stand up in one grave
    between Abu Bakr and `Umar.
    (Mishkat-ul-Masabih, 40:4)
    Jesus will marry and have a child
    after he returns. After he dies,
    the Muslims will perform his
    funeral prayer and bury him at
    the Rauza-i-Aqdas (Ibn Hajar al-
    Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi
    `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar,
    65)
    This hadith itself proves that
    Hadrat Esa (aleh islam) will be
    buried in Prophet ( صلی اللہ
    علیھ وآلھ وسلم ) Tomb along
    with him
    Imam Shafi(Rehmatuallah
    aliye) visiting Tomb of Imam
    abu Hanifa (Rah)

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  8. Proof No:5

    He describes his own experience
    about the blessings of the tomb
    of Imam Abū Hanīfah: I derive
    blessing from the person of Imam
    Abū Hanīfah and I visit his grave
    everyday. When I face a problem,
    I offer two optional cycles of
    prayer and visit his grave and
    (while standing) I pray to Allah to
    solve my problem. And I have not
    even left the place that my
    problem is solved.
    Reference
    ►Khatīb Baghdādī has related
    the incident with a sound chain
    of transmission in his Tārīkh
    Baghdād (1:123)
    ►Ibn Hajar Haythamī, al-
    Khayrāt-ul-hisān fī manāqib-il-
    imām al-a‘zam Abū Hanīfah (p.94)
    ► Muhammad Zāhid Kawtharī,
    Maqālāt (p.381)
    ►Ibn ‘Ābidīn Shāmī in Radd-ul-
    muhtār ‘alā Durr-il-mukhtār
    (1:41).


    Sheikh ul-Islam al-Hafiz al-
    Imam Nawawi (Rehmatuallah
    aliye)
    Proof No:6
    اعلم أنه ينبغي لكل من حجّ
    أن يتوجه إلى زيارة رسول
    اللّه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم،
    سواء كان ذلك طريقه أو لم
    يكن، فإن زيارته صلى اللّه
    عليه وسلم من أهمّ القربات
    وأربح المساعي وأفضل
    الطلبات، فإذا توجَّه للزيارة
    أكثرَ من الصلاة عليه صلى
    اللّه عليه وسلم في طريقه،
    فإذا وقعَ بصرُه على أشجار
    المدينة وحَرمِها وما يَعرفُ بها
    زاد من الصلاة والتسليم
    عليه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم،
    وسألَ اللّه تعالى أن ينفعَه
    بزيارته صلى اللّه عليه
    وسلم، وأن يُسعدَه بها في
    الدارين، وليقلْ: اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ
    عَليَّ أبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَارْزُقْنِي في
    زِيارَةِ قَبْرِ نَبِيِّكَ صلى اللّه
    عليه وسلم ما رزقْتَهُ أوْلِياءَكَ
    وأهْلَ طَاعَتِكَ واغْفِرْ لي
    وارْحمنِي يا خَيْرَ مَسْؤُول
    Section: Chapter regarding
    Visit to the Tomb of the
    Messenger of Allah
    (Salallaho alaihi wasalam),
    and the Dhikr made there"
    It should be known that
    “ EVERYONE” who performs the
    hajj should set out to visit the
    Messenger of Allah (Salallaho
    alaihi wasalam), “WHETHER IT IS ON
    ONE’S WAY OR NOT” because
    visiting him (Salallaho alaihi
    wasalam) is one of the most
    important acts of worship, the
    most rewarded of efforts, and
    best of goals. When one sets out
    to perform the visit, one should
    do much of the blessings and
    peace upon him (salallaho alaihi
    wasalam) on the way. And when
    one ’s eye falls on the trees of
    Medina, and its sanctum and
    landmarks, one should increase
    sending the blessings and peace
    upon the Prophet (Allah bless him
    and give him peace), asking Allah
    Most High to benefit one by
    one’s “VISIT TO HIM” (Allah bless
    him and give him peace)...and
    grant one felicity in this world
    and the next through it. One
    should say, "O Allah, open for
    me the doors of Your
    mercy, and bestow upon
    me, through the visit to the
    Grave of Your prophet
    (Allah bless him and give
    him peace), that which You
    have bestowed upon Your
    friends, those who obey You.
    Forgive me and show me mercy,
    O Best of Those Asked" (Imam
    Nawawi in Kitab ul Adhkaar, Page
    No. 178)

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  9. Kharija ibn Zayd said: I can see
    myself when we were young men
    [boys] in the time of Uthman [ibn
    `Affan](ra)The strongest one of
    us in high jump was he who could
    jump over the grave of `Uthman
    ibn Maz`un and clear it
    ► cited by al-Bukhari in his Sahih
    chapter-title, "[Placing] a Stalk
    on Top of the Grave."
    ► Ibn Hajar said in Fath al-Bari
    (3:256=1959 ed. 3:223 cf. Taghliq
    al-Ta`liq):
    ► "Al-Bukhari narrated it with its
    chain in al-Tarikh al-Saghir (1:42
    It contains a proof for the
    licitness of raising high the grave
    and elevating it above the
    surface of the earth,
    In second hadith it says high
    jump by sahabas (Ra) which is
    only possible if grave is high
    Now according to above hadith
    Amir al-San`ani in Subul al-Salam
    said: "The Jumhur - vast majority
    - hold that the prohibition of
    building up and plastering graves
    is one of preference (tanzih) [i.e.
    not strictness (tahrim)] and that
    preference is for Qaboor of
    Laymen as Grave of Prophet
    ( صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ
    وسلم) himself is elevated as
    stated in Sahih bukhari above ,


    “BUILDING A MOUND OVER THE
    GRAVE...”
    Under it he brings the hadith
    Abu Hanifa informed us from
    Hammad that Ibrahim said:
    Someone informed me that they
    had seen the grave of Prophet
    (Peace be upon him), the grave
    of Abu Bakr (ra), and the grave
    of Umar (ra) with “mounds on
    top of them protruding
    prominently from the
    gournd ” and on them pieces of
    white clay.
    Imam Muhammad said: We
    (Ahnaaf) adhere to this, the
    grave is marked with a
    prominent mound, but it is
    not to be made in the form of a
    square and that is the “Verdict
    of Abu Hanifa” [Kitab ul Athaar,
    Page No. 145, Published by
    Turath Publishing]
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    The Wahabi sect claims that all
    graves should be flattened or
    destroyed, this is directly in
    opposition to Sunnah. The Hadith
    which they misuse refers to
    flattening the graves of
    Mushrikeen not momineen
    because the graves of Prophet,
    Abu Bakr, Umar and other
    sahaba is proven to be built in
    "MOUNDED SHAPE"

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  10. Shafi classical point of view
    for public graves
    The great Shafi scholar and Sufi,
    Imam Abdul Wahab al-Sharani
    (rah) writes:
    My teacher Ali (rah) and brother
    Afzal ud din (rah) used to forbid
    that domes should be build over
    graves of ordinary people and
    also to put the deceased in
    “ COFFINS” and also to put sheets
    over their graves. They used to
    say that only Prophets and
    great awliya are deserving for
    domes and sheets, whereas we
    should be buried in the feet of
    people and also in their ways [Al-
    Anwar al Qudsiya, Page No. 593]
    Imam Ibn Hibban (rah) the
    great Muhadith from Islaaf
    as Saliheen (rah) [d. 354 AH]
    said regarding visitation to
    tomb of Imam Ali Raza bin
    Musa (ra):
    قد زرته مراراً کثيرة، وما حلّت
    بي شدّة في وقت مقامي
    بطوس، وزرت قبر علي بن
    موسي الرضا صلوات اﷲ علي
    جده وعليه، ودعوت اﷲ تعالي
    إزالتها عنّي إلا استجيب لي،
    وزالت عنّي تلک الشدّة وهذا
    شئ جرّبته مراراً فوجدته
    کذلک، أماتنا اﷲ علي محبة
    المصطفي وأهل بيته صلي اﷲ
    وسلم عليه وعليهم أجمعين .
    I have done ziyarah of his tomb
    many times, during my stay at
    Tus, whenever I got into any
    difficulty I went to the grave of
    Imam Musa raza (ra) and asked
    Allah for the fulfillment of my
    need, every time I was answered
    and my difficulty was removed.
    This is such a reality that I found
    it to be true nomatter how
    many times I did it May Allah
    grant us death in the true love
    for Prophet (Peace be upon him)
    and his blessed Ahlul Bayt. [Ibn
    Abi Hatim Razi, Kitab al Thiqat,
    Volume No. 8, Page No. 457,
    Number: 14411]

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  11. Answering Objection :
    Prostrating towards a grave
    (doing sajda)
    This is clearly haram even if
    sajda e tazeemi , Sunni muslims
    donot believe in doing Sajda
    towards a grave as Shariah
    prohibits it ,
    it has already in miskat ul
    mabasih page 161 Vol 1 hadith
    694
    و عن عطا ء بن ىسار قال قال
    رسؤل الله صلی اللہ علیھ
    وآلھ وسلمااللهما كا تجعل
    قبرى وثنا يعبد اشتد غضب
    الله علئ قوم اتخز وا قبور
    انبيا حى ام مسا جد رواحما لق
    مرسلق
    Hadrat Ata Bin Siyar narrated
    that Prophet ( صلی اللہ
    علیھ وآلھ وسلم ) said that
    donot make my grave an idol
    after I die may Allah curse this
    nation who made graves of their
    Prophets (as) into prostration
    places (worship places)
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    Here above strictness forbidding
    prostration is narrated in the
    hadith , and by making places of
    worshipping it means making it
    prostration place, this has
    already been mentioned by imam
    ibn e hajar (Rah) in same thread
    so any one who does Sajda to is
    haram, any muslims who does it
    is not follow ahle sunnah wal
    jammat

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  12. On the issue of kissing a
    Shrine/grave Or putting
    head on grave.

    PROOF 1
    It is also narrated that Mu`adh
    ibn Jabal and Bilal came to the
    grave of the Prophet and sat
    weeping, and the latter rubbed
    his face against it.
    ► Ibn Majah 2:1320,
    ►Ahmad,
    ►al-Tabarani,
    ►al-Subki, and Ibn `Asakir
    PROOF 2
    Dawud ibn Salih said: "[The
    governor of Madina] Marwan [ibn
    al-Hakam] one day saw a man
    placing his face on top of the
    grave of the Prophet. He said:
    "Do you know what you are
    doing?" When he came near him,
    he realized it was Abu Ayyub al-
    Ansari. The latter said: "Yes; I
    came to the Prophet, not to a
    stone.,
    ► Ibn Hibban in his Sahih,
    ►Ahmad (5:422),
    ►Al-Tabarani in his Mu`jam al-
    Kabir (4:189) and his Awsat
    according to Haythami in al-
    Zawa'id (5:245 and 5:441 #5845
    Book of Hajj, "Section on the
    honoring of the dwellers of
    Madina, chapter on placing one's
    face against the grave of our
    Master the Prophet " and #9252
    Book of Khilafa, "Chapter on the
    leadership of those unworthy of
    it"),
    ►al-Hakim in his Mustadrak
    (4:515);
    ► both the latter and al-Dhahabi
    said it was sahih.
    ► It is also cited by al-Subki in
    Shifa' al-siqam (p. 126)
    ►and Ibn Taymiyya in al-Muntaqa
    (2:261f.)
    Prophet's ( صلی اللہ علیھ
    وآلھ وسلم ) Grave
    Imam al-Dhahabi said: "Ahmad ibn
    Hanbal was asked about touching
    the Prophet's grave and kissing
    it and he saw nothing wrong
    with it. His son 'Abd Allah related
    this from him. If it is asked: "Why
    did the Companions not do
    this?" ]We reply: "Because they
    saw him with their very eyes
    when he was alive, enjoyed his
    presence directly, kissed his very
    hand, nearly fought each other
    over the remnants of his
    ablution water, shared his
    purified hair on the day of the
    greater Pilgrimage, and even if
    he spat it would virtually not fall
    except in someone's hand so
    that he could pass it over his
    face. Since we have not had the
    tremendous fortune of sharing in
    this, we throw ourselves on his
    grave as a mark of commitment,
    reverence, and acceptance, even
    to kiss it. Do you not see what
    Thabit al-Bunani did when he
    kissed the hand of Anas ibn Malik
    and placed it on his face saying:
    "This is the hand that touched
    the hand of the Messenger of
    Allah "? Muslims are not moved
    to these matters except by
    their excessive love for the
    Prophet , as they are ordered
    to love Allah and the Prophet
    more than their own lives, their
    children, all human beings, their
    property, and Paradise and its
    maidens. There are even some
    believers that love Abu Bakr and
    'Umar more than themselves.
    [Al-Dhahabi, Mu'jam al-Shuyukh
    (1:73 #58).]

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  13. "'Abd Allah ibn Ahmad said: "I
    saw my father take a hair that
    belonged to the Prophet , put it
    on his mouth, and kiss it. I
    believe I saw him put it on his
    eyes. He also dipped it in water
    and drank the water to obtain
    cure. I saw him take the
    Prophet's bowl (qas'a), wash it in
    water, and drink from it. I saw
    him drink Zamzam water in order
    to seek cure with it, and he
    wiped his hands and face with it."
    I say: Where is the quibbling critic
    of Imam Ahamad now?
    It is also authentically established
    that 'Abd Allah asked is father
    about those who touch the
    pommel of the Prophet's e pulpit
    and touch the wall of the
    Prophet's e room, and he said: "I
    do not see any harm in it." May
    Allah protect us and you from
    the opinion of the Khawarij and
    from innovations!
    [ Al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-
    Nubala' (9:457). Ch. on Imam
    Ah.mad, section entitled Min
    adabih]
    NOTE from Ala Hadrat Imam
    Ahmed Raza Khan (rah)
    Even after above Sahih hadiths
    and opinion of salafs Mujadad Ala
    Hadrat Imam Ahmed Raza khan
    (rah) said
    He states: there are diverse
    opinions amongst the scholars
    regarding kissing graves. It is an
    act which lies between two
    things: something that allows the
    practice: love and something
    that disallows it: adab respect.
    Hence, the one who does it
    through overwhelming love
    is not criticized because this
    act is proven from the
    sahabah. Though, it is better
    for the general public to be
    precautious.] Our scholars have
    explicitly stated that one should
    stand at least four feet away
    from the grave, so how would
    one kiss it!?
    (Fatwa Ridhwiyah, 9:528)

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  14. Answering Objection To put
    pictures near grave
    Narrated Aisha
    Um Salama told Allah's Apostle
    about a church which she had
    seen in Ethiopia and which was
    called Mariya.She told him about
    the pictures which she had seen
    in it. Allah's Apostle said, "If any
    righteous pious man dies
    amongst them, they would build
    a place of worship at his grave
    and make these pictures in it;
    they are theworst creatures in
    the sight of Allah."
    [sahih bukhari volume 1, number
    426]
    First thing to be noted is ahle
    sunnah wal jammat considers
    putting pictures at graves as
    haram and No muslim at any part
    of world does it, Worshipping
    (means doing sajda) according to
    hadith of Miskat and even Imam
    Ibn e Hajar (Rah) , there is no a
    single imam who took worshpiing
    as building shrines except some
    deviated people, As QURAN ITSELF
    SAYS THEY BUILD A PLACE OF
    WORSHIP AND EVEN MASJID R NABWI
    ( صلی اللہ علیھ وآلھ
    وسلم) is a Place of Worship ,
    Making pictures is haram and has
    no justification
    Secondly this hadith is stated for
    Christians and non muslims, And
    some people blindly quote such
    hadiths and verses for muslims

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  15. Answering Objection Hadith
    of Visiting only 3 mosques is
    allowed
    Narrated Abu Huraira: The
    Prophet said, "Do not set out on
    a journey except for three
    mosques, i.e. Al-Masjid-Al-Haram,
    the Mosque of Allah's Apostle,
    and the Mosque of Al-Aqsa
    (Mosque of Jerusalem)." [Sahih
    bukhari volume 2,number 281]
    Some people take this hadith
    literally to claim that going to
    any mosque or Shrine is Haram ,
    According to this childish logic we
    see
    ► All scholars who go to any
    mosque in the world to give
    lectures or pay visits (which
    many do every year including
    wahabi(ghair muqaled) school
    scholars) are doing a haram act
    Now let us see what Classical
    imams (rah) said regarding this
    issue
    IMAM NAWAWI ON THIS HADITH
    quoting Salafs
    Imam Nawawi write in Sharah of
    hadith 'Not to travel (for
    visiting) except for three
    mosques (Bukhari)' the true
    meaning of hadith, He (Nawawi)
    Write: In this haidth the Three
    Mosques status and thier high
    status as compaired to other
    mosques in the world is
    mentioned, because these are
    mosques of the Prophets (may
    Peace Be Upon Him) and this is
    why offering salat in them has
    greater blessing. (he writes more
    that many ulemas have different
    viewpoint regarding going to
    Graves and going to these three
    Mosques)
    Near our Masters (i.e Shafi'I)
    right Concept is that those to
    whom Imam al-Harmain (Abu al-
    Mali Abdul Malik al-Jiyoni) and
    other researches of islam have
    permitted for them its neither
    Haram not Makruh to visit grave
    (qaboor) for Ziyarah,
    According to them it means that
    to go for a journey for Sawab
    having intentions of complete
    and utmost blessing is only
    permissible for these three
    mosques. [Sharah Sahih Muslim,
    Nawawi, Volume 009, Page No.
    106]
    Ibn e taymiyah said
    He said “It is also mustahabb
    (recommended) to visit the
    graves of the people of al-
    Baqee ’ and the martyrs of Uhud,
    to pray for them and ask for
    forgiveness for them, because
    the Prophet (peace and blessings
    of Allaah be upon him) used to
    do this, but this is prescribed for
    all the Muslim graves. ” (Majmoo’
    al-Fataawa, 17/470)
    Also Visiting mosque of Quba
    apart from 3 mosques
    For those who still after views of
    Imam Nawawi Rah take that
    hadith literally ,
    The hadeeth narrated in al-
    Saheehayn from Ibn ‘Umar (may
    Allaah be pleased with him) who
    said: “The Prophet (peace and
    blessings of Allaah be upon him)
    used to come to Quba ’ riding and
    walking.” According to another
    report: “and he would pray two
    rak’ahs there.” (narrated by al-
    Bukhaari and Muslim).
    The Prophet (peace and
    blessings of Allaah be upon him)
    also said, “Whoever purifies
    himself in his house then comes
    to the mosque of Quba ’ and
    prays there, he will have a
    reward like that for ‘Umrah.”
    ►Narrated by Ahmad,
    ►al-Nasaa’i,
    ► Ibn Maajah
    ►and al-Haakim. Al-Haakim
    classed it as saheeh and al-
    Dhahabi agreed with him
    ► Also classed as saheeh by al-
    Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 6154
    ,
    this proves that the hadith of
    only visiting three moques if
    taken literally is illogical , As
    Sahabas (Ra) used to Visit janat
    ul baqi and also visiting Masjid e
    Quba is recommended

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  16. Answering Objection: Omer
    (radhiallah) cutting Tree
    where Prophet ( صلی اللہ
    علیھ وآلھ وسلم ) took
    biyah fearing people will
    worship it
    It states it is narrated that
    ‘ Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may
    Allaah be pleased with him) heard
    that some people were visiting
    the tree under which the
    Prophet (peace and blessings of
    Allaah be upon him) had accepted
    the bay ’ah of people, so he
    commanded that it should be cut
    down. ”
    [Narrated by Ibn Waddaah in his
    book al-Bida ’ wa’l-Nahiy ‘anhaa,
    and by Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-
    Musannaf, 2/375. Its isnaad was
    classed as saheeh by Ibn Hajar in
    Fath al-Baari, 7/448]
    people quote this narration to
    prove visiting dargahs are haram
    as people may worship graves so
    lets demolish them,
    Reply
    Some use this Hadith, wrongly,
    to prove that praying under the
    blessed tree was Shirk. Also, to
    search for Tabarruk and
    blessings of Nabi Muhammad (s)
    and pious people is Shirk and it is
    for this reason that Sayyidina
    Umar chopped the tree down.
    This is a great lie and some
    people fabricate this to suit
    their own ideas and Sayyidina
    Umar (r) did chop the tree down,
    because he thought the people
    praying there were mushriks.
    (naoozbila)
    That kind of a silly thought did
    not even occur his mind.
    This incident -“as recorded in
    Sahih Bukhari (Kitab al-Maghazi)
    and Muslim (Kitab al-Imamah) - “
    took place because there was
    controversy over which tree
    was the one where ba'yah was
    taken and reliable sources from
    amongst the Sahabah held that
    that tree was definitely the
    wrong tree and the original tree
    could no longer be located and
    had vanished .
    Sahih Bukhari Book 52 Hadith
    205
    Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
    When we reached (Hudaibiya) in
    the next year (of the treaty of
    Hudaibiya), not even two men
    amongst us agreed unanimously
    as to which was the tree under
    which we had given the pledge
    of allegiance , and that was out
    of Allah's Mercy.
    The tree that the Tabi'een were
    visiting at the Hudaybiyyah , in
    the the time of Sayyidina Umar
    was not the real one, but it was
    in the same valley where the
    real one was.
    Hence, the real reason Umar had
    the tree chopped down (because
    it was wrongly attributed to the
    Prophet (s).
    In fact, the mysterious vanishing
    of the real tree by Allah (swt)
    shows how important it was
    In the last moments of Jabir Bin
    Abdullah he had lost his sight he
    use to say: 'If I could see today I
    would show you where the tree
    was, where the Prophet (May
    Allah bless him and grant him
    peace) received the Ba’ya of the
    companions”.
    [Sahih Bukhari chap,Al-Magazi]
    Imam Ibn Hajar Asqalani says in
    the commentry: “Some people
    forgot where this place was like
    Sa ’eed Bin Al-Musayib’s Father,
    and some knew where it was like
    Jabir Bin Abdullah ”.
    [Fathul bari, chapter Bay'a
    Ridwan]
    Imam Tabari said:
    During the period of Umar
    (Radiall hu anhu ’s) Khalifet, he
    went for pilgrimage, when he
    passed Hudaiba' he asked: “Where
    is the tree under which the
    bay ’a took place?” A person
    replied: 'This one”. Someone said:
    'This one”. Umar (Radiall hu anhu)
    said: “Forget the inconvenience”.
    [Tafsir Tafhemul Qur’an Surah
    Fata’h under verse 18 by Sayyid
    Maududi].

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  17. Answering Objection : Hadith
    of Sahih muslim on Building
    over the grave

    Regarding Hadith of Sahih muslim
    And it was narrated that Jaabir
    (may Allaah be pleased with him)
    said: The Prophet (peace and
    blessings of Allaah be upon him)
    forbade plastering over graves,
    or sitting on them or building
    over them. Both reports were
    narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh
    Sitting over not around ,the
    graves is forbidden and no one
    sits on as grave, I never saw a
    sane muslim doing it ,Similarly the
    Dome is like a room build around
    not over a grave and this has
    been proved from above what
    Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیھ
    وآلھ وسلم ) and first two
    caliphs(ra) of Islam were
    themselves buried in a room not
    in a open grave.
    ,By building over them it means
    structures made over them (not
    around ) during time of
    ignorance, Muslims build tomb or
    shrine around it

    Examples of building over
    the grave by Christians and
    Jews, Muslims donot do it
    ( See the pictures from the source link )

    This is what is meant by building
    over graves, Muslims build
    shrines around not over the
    graves , This is how Shrine of
    our Prophet Muhammad
    (salehalawaalihiwasalam) is, And
    this is how all shrines are
    built.Wahabis (salafis) need to
    take English and Arabic lessons
    to understand the difference
    between Over and Around

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  18. answering Objection: Issue of
    building mosque over a grave

    Dawud Book 20 Hadith 3230
    Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
    The Apostle of Allah
    (peace_be_upon_him) cursed
    women who visit graves those
    who built mosques over them
    and erected lamps
    This hadith can be explained by a
    simple logic that even Prophet
    Muhammad's grave is inside a
    mosque.Not in the main hall
    where Salat is offered but
    according to the most famous
    and respect Wahabi (salafi)
    historian Ibn khateer
    Imam at-Tabari and Hafiz Ibn
    Kathir write, in 88 AH,
    that the room of 'A'isha (may
    Allah be pleased with her) -
    where there are graves of the
    Prophet Muhammad (may Allah
    bless him and grant him peace),
    Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah
    be pleased with them)- was
    joined to the mosque of the
    Prophet
    [Tareeh Tabari and Tar'ikh Hafiz
    Ibn Kathir, Chapter of
    Government of Walid ibn 'abd al-
    Malik]
    This does not only answers
    right from Sunnah point of view
    but also fully refutes the Wahabi
    claims , Ahlus sunnah doesn't
    believes in building mosques over
    a grave or graves inside
    mosques but attaches graves to
    the mosque and main prayer and
    salat hall is still sepeared from
    the mosque which is a sunnah
    practice.
    May Allah guide us all, Ameen.


    Source:
    http://www.ahlus-sunna.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=141

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  19. answering Objection: Issue of
    building mosque over a grave

    Dawud Book 20 Hadith 3230
    Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
    The Apostle of Allah
    (peace_be_upon_him) cursed
    women who visit graves those
    who built mosques over them
    and erected lamps
    This hadith can be explained by a
    simple logic that even Prophet
    Muhammad's grave is inside a
    mosque.Not in the main hall
    where Salat is offered but
    according to the most famous
    and respect Wahabi (salafi)
    historian Ibn khateer
    Imam at-Tabari and Hafiz Ibn
    Kathir write, in 88 AH,
    that the room of 'A'isha (may
    Allah be pleased with her) -
    where there are graves of the
    Prophet Muhammad (may Allah
    bless him and grant him peace),
    Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah
    be pleased with them)- was
    joined to the mosque of the
    Prophet
    [Tareeh Tabari and Tar'ikh Hafiz
    Ibn Kathir, Chapter of
    Government of Walid ibn 'abd al-
    Malik]
    This does not only answers
    right from Sunnah point of view
    but also fully refutes the Wahabi
    claims , Ahlus sunnah doesn't
    believes in building mosques over
    a grave or graves inside
    mosques but attaches graves to
    the mosque and main prayer and
    salat hall is still sepeared from
    the mosque which is a sunnah
    practice.
    May Allah guide us all, Ameen.


    Source:
    http://www.ahlus-sunna.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=141

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  20. answering Objection: Issue of
    building mosque over a grave

    Dawud Book 20 Hadith 3230
    Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
    The Apostle of Allah
    (peace_be_upon_him) cursed
    women who visit graves those
    who built mosques over them
    and erected lamps
    This hadith can be explained by a
    simple logic that even Prophet
    Muhammad's grave is inside a
    mosque.Not in the main hall
    where Salat is offered but
    according to the most famous
    and respect Wahabi (salafi)
    historian Ibn khateer
    Imam at-Tabari and Hafiz Ibn
    Kathir write, in 88 AH,
    that the room of 'A'isha (may
    Allah be pleased with her) -
    where there are graves of the
    Prophet Muhammad (may Allah
    bless him and grant him peace),
    Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah
    be pleased with them)- was
    joined to the mosque of the
    Prophet
    [Tareeh Tabari and Tar'ikh Hafiz
    Ibn Kathir, Chapter of
    Government of Walid ibn 'abd al-
    Malik]
    This does not only answers
    right from Sunnah point of view
    but also fully refutes the Wahabi
    claims , Ahlus sunnah doesn't
    believes in building mosques over
    a grave or graves inside
    mosques but attaches graves to
    the mosque and main prayer and
    salat hall is still sepeared from
    the mosque which is a sunnah
    practice.
    May Allah guide us all, Ameen.


    Source:
    http://www.ahlus-sunna.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=141

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