Is it wrong that to going makbara and prying to allah infront of the makbara?
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Is it
wrong that to going makbara and prying to allah infront of the makbara?
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In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Saeed bin Al-Musayyib reported from Abu
Hurairah that the Prophet (saws) said, "You should not undertake a special
journey to visit any place (of worship) other than the three Mosques: the
Sacred Mosque of Makkah, this mosque of mine (in Madinah), and Al-Aqsa Mosque
(in
Related by Bukhari and Muslim.
Beloved brother in Islam, the Messenger of Allah (saws)
forbade the believers from undertaking a special journey for the sole purpose
of visiting any place of worship, except the three Holy Masjids of Makkah,
Madinah, and
Thus to undertake a special travel for the purpose of
visiting a ‘makbara’, or ‘tomb’, or ‘shrine’ or any place of worship with the
intention to offer prayers (except to the three holy mosques) would be
impermissible in Shariah.
But if one is in a particular place for another reason,
and wishes to visit a ‘makbara’ or graveyard where a deceased loved one is
buried, there is absolutely no harm.
Your
Question: ….Is it wrong that to going makbara and prying to allah infront of
the makbara?
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 186:
And if My
servants ask you, O Prophet, concerning
Me, tell them that I am quite near
to them. I hear and answer the
prayer of the suppliant, when he calls
on Me. So let them respond to My call
and believe in Me. (Convey this to
them), perhaps they may be guided
aright!
Secondly, if one wishes to make supplications to their
Lord Most Gracious, one may do so from wherever one is……for the Lord Most
Merciful is quite near to each and every individual with His Knowledge and He
hears and responds to the supplications of the suppliant from wherever it may
be made. Thus if one wishes to make
supplications to their Lord, they do not need to go visit a ‘makbara’ or
graveyard!
The wisdom behind the allowance of visiting graveyards in
Islam is so that it may remind one who is alive of his own death, his
inevitable destination and home in the grave, and the Hereafter.
Ibn Abbas reported: "Once the
Prophet (saws) passed by graves in Madinah. He (saws) tumed his face toward
them saying: 'Peace be upon you, O dwellers of these graves. May Allah forgive us and you. You have preceded
us, and we are following your trail'."
Related by Tirmidhi.
Aishah reported: "I asked: 'What should
I say when I pass by a graveyard, O Messenger of Allah (saws)?' He (saws)
replied, 'Say, "Peace be upon the believing men and women dwelling here.
May Allah grant mercy to those who have preceded us and those who are to follow
them. Certainly, Allah willing, we will join you"'.
Related by Muslim.
Your
Question (again): ….Is it wrong that to going makbara and prying to allah
infront of the makbara?
In light of the guidance of the Sunnah of the Messenger of
Allah (saws) there is absolutely no harm in visiting ‘makbaras’ or graveyards
in Islam which are located in the area where one lives, or places where one
might be visiting; but when visiting these graveyards one should be extremely
careful and make sure they invoke only and only their All-Hearing All-Knowing
Lord in their supplications.
It is permissible in Islam to make supplications for
the deceased in the graves and for oneself when visiting the graveyards; but if
(Allah forbid) one were to invoke the deceased or make supplications to
them instead of for them, then without an iota of a doubt, that
would be a manifestation of the unforgivable and heinous abomination of ‘shirk’
in the Sight of Allah Subhanah!
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 10 Surah Yunus verse 18:
These people serve
beside Allah those which can neither harm nor benefit them, and say, “These are
our ‘shofa’a’ (intercessors) with Allah!”
(O Mohammed), tell them, “Do you wish to inform Allah of that thing
which He knows not in the heavens, or in the earth?” He is absolutely free from, and exalted above the shirk
that they commit.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 18 Surah Kahf verse 102:
What? Do these people, who have disbelieved, presume that they would make My servants
their ‘auliyaas’ besides Me? We have
prepared Hell for the hospitality of such people.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 5 Surah Maidah verse 72:
Whoever commits
‘shirk’ (invoking anything with Allah),
Allah shall forbid for him
If one trusts,
obeys, and follows the guidance
and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being
misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger
(saws), one can be assured of being led
astray.
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows
Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
