Before reading this chapter, we recommend our Readers to read once again the previous chapter of “Umar’s Disease of Literalism”, where we have made it clear how Salafies destroyed the places of Ziyyaraat in name of Umar Ibn Khattab.
Saudi Salafies have declared a lot of things Haram, which were kept Halal by Allah (swt). Not only these things are Halal, but Allah and His beloved Rasool (saw) promised great rewards for these things. But Saudi Salafies lash the Muslims from performing these things.
Let’s have a closer look to these innovations, with Allah’s help.
The authentic Saudi Governments site www.islam-qa.com has a fatwa of Sheikh Salaah al-Budayr , the Imam of Masjid-e-Nabi, who writes:
It is not prescribed to go to the places and mosques in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or the Sahaabah prayed in order to pray there or to worship Allaah by offering du’aa’s there etc., because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not enjoin that or encourage people to visit these places.
It’s an innovation and this prohibition is not from Quran or Sunnah of Rasool Allah (saw).
Narrated Abu Burda: When I came to Medina. I met Abdullah bin Salam. He said, “Will you come to me so that I may serve you with sawiq (i.e. powdered barley) and dates, and let you enter a (blessed) house in which the Prophet entered?
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58, Number 159
It’s a challenge to Salafies to bring even a single verse of Quran, or single hadith of Rasool Allah (saw), which prohibits it. [We know that they will come up with innovations of Umar. But it’s not acceptable, while Umar has no right to make anything Haram in Sharia of Islam. Please see our previous chapter]
Another innovation of Salafies is to destroy the graves of Anbia(as) and Ahle Bait (as) in Saudia in name of Shirk. Did Rasool Allah (saw) ever destroyed any graves of Muslim or ordered the Sahaba to do so, so that no sign of his grave be left? No, certainly not. Contrary to this, look how Rasool Allah (saw) wanted to show the grave of Hadhrat Musa (as) to his companions.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
…Then Moses asked, “O my Lord! What will be then?” He said, “Death will be then.” He said, “(Let it be) now.” He asked Allah that He bring him near the Sacred Land at a distance of a stone’s throw. Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said , “Were I there I would show you the grave of Moses by the way near the red sand hill.”
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 423
Please also note in above tradition that how Prophet Musa (as) is wishing to be buried in a Sacred Land, while Salafies say that it’s shirk to believe that such things can benefit us except Allah (swt)
Now let’s look at the Salafies destruction of such graves, in name of Shirk.
Here is a partial list of other places, which were destructed by Salafies, in name of Shirk.
These house have been demolished by Saudies, due to the fear of Shirk. But look at the behaviours of Sahaba Karam.
Narrated Abu Burda: When I came to Medina. I met Abdullah bin Salam. He said, “Will you come to me so that I may serve you with sawiq (i.e. powdered barley) and dates , and let you enter a (blessed) house in which the Prophet entered?
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58, Number 159
The Imam of Masjid-e-Nabi, Sheikh Salaah al-Budayr, continues to write:
It is not permissible for the visitor to those graves or anyone else to seek blessings from them by touching them, kissing them, clinging with any part of the body to them, or to seek healing from its dirt by rubbing one’s hands or face with it or to take anything from them in order to dilute it with water and wash oneself with it.
Let us divide the above claim of Sheikh Salaah al-Budayr into sub parts, so that we can see his innovations easily.
Off course the Rawdah of Rasool Allah (saw) is one of the most blessed places in the universe. Just remember:
Can Salfies tell us if there is no Barakah in the Rawdah of Rasool Allah (saw), then:
See the testimony of Aisha, who confirms that all Sahaba considered the Rawdah of Rasool Allah (saw) as a Sanctuary.
Narrated Hisham’s father:
‘Aisha said to ‘Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, “Bury me with my female companions (i.e. the wives of the Prophet) and do not bury me with the Prophet in the house, for I do not like to be regarded as sanctified (just for being buried there).’
Narrated Hisham’s father: ‘Umar sent a message to ‘Aisha, saying, “Will you allow me to be buried with my two companions (the Prophet and Abu Bakr) ?” She said, “Yes, by Allah.” though it was her habit that if a man from among the companions (of the Prophet ) sent her a message asking her to allow him to be buried there, she would say, “No, by Allah, I will never give permission to anyone to be buried with them.”
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 92, Number 428
Why Salafies don’t issue the fatwa of shirk against all these Sahaba, who considered the Rawdah of Rasool Allah (saw) as a sanctuary? Moreover, they have to tell us why Abu Bakr and Umar wished to be burried along with Rasool Allah (saw)?
Double Standards?
Instead of using their conjectures, we challenge the Salafies to bring even a single Proof, either from Quran or Hadith, which support their conjecture that Rasool’s (saw) grave is an idol temple.
Another innovation in Islamic Sharia by this Salafi Imam. It’s a challenge to Salafies to show even a single verse or hadith of Rasool Allah (saw), which says that it’s Haram to do the above acts of respect, in order to seek Barakah. Just look the Sunnah of Sahaba Karam:
Dawud ibn Salih says: “[The Caliph] 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), Tabarani in his Mu`jam al-kabir (4:189) and his Awsat according to Haythami in al-Zawa’id (5:245), 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), Ibn Taymiyya in al-Muntaqa (2:261f.), and Haythami in al-Zawa’id (4:2).
Source:
Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine – (Cached)
Mu`adh ibn Jabal and Bilal also came to the grave of the Prophet and sat weeping, and the latter rubbed his face against it.
Ibn Majah 2:1320
Source:
Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine – (Cached)
Al-Dhahabi, who is beloved and one of most respected Alim of Salafies, he also confirm how Sahaba used to visit the graves of Rasool Allah (saw):
Imam al-Nawawi also instructed for seeking the barakah from grave of Rasool Allah (saw)
It is related in Al-Majmu’, vol. 8 p. 274; Fayd al-Qadir, vol. 2 p. 134; I’anah al-Talibiyyin, p. 315:
The pilgrim should face the shrine of the Messenger of Allah (s), make him a means (tawassul) towards reaching God and seek his wasilah as intercession (shafa’at), in the same manner as the Bedouin who visited the Prophet’s shrine and standing beside it said: ‘Peace unto you O Messenger of Allah, I have heard Allah has said:
…Had they, when they had wronged themselves, come to you and asked Allah’s forgiveness and the Apostle had asked forgiveness for them, they would certainly have found Allah Most-Propitious, Most-Merciful. (Holy Qur’an 4: 64). “Therefore, I have come to you for forgiveness of my sins and seeking your intercession with Allah.”
Now we are quoting al-Dhahabi (an Alim, who is student of Ibn Taymiyyah and very much respected by present day alleged Salafies). He is also confirming that Sahaba used to come to grave of Rasool Allah (saw) and showed actions of love and respect to his grave)
Hafiz al-Dhahabi writes in the compendium of his shaykhs entitled Mu`jam al-shuyukh (1:73) in the entry devoted to his shaykh Ahmad ibn `Abd al-Mun`im al-Qazwini (#58): “Ahmad ibn al-Mun`im related to us… [with his chain of transmission] from Ibn `Umar that the latter disliked to touch the Prophet’s grave. I say: He disliked it because he considered it disrespect. 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.
Dhahabi continues: If it is said: “Why did the Companions not do this?” It is replied: “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. Don’t you 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 Allah’s Messenger”? 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 they love their own lives, their children, all human beings, their property, and Paradise and its maidens.
Now Salafies are welcome to issue fatwas of Shirk upon Al-Dhahabi and Al-Nawawi, but they don’t do it either due to their double standards (Munafiqat). Please also note that many Sahaba were unable to visit the grave of Rasool Allah (saw), while it was situated in the Hujrah of Hadhrat Aisha and they had to first take permission before entering it.
What an innovation by Saudi Salafies that poor women are absolutely not allowed to visit the Rawdah of Rasool Allah (saw). They still claim that Rasool Allah (saw) cursed the women, who visit graveyards (although according to Sunni Fiqh, this order was abrogated).
These Salafies must look at the following facts:
If Salafies still want to curse the women, who visit Rawdah of Rasool Allah (saw), then they first have to curse Ummul Momineen Aisha. Here one more authentic Hadith from Rasool Allah (saw), in which he saw a woman, who was weeping at a grave. Instead of cursing her, Rasool Allah (saw) advised her to practice patience.
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet passed by a woman who was weeping beside a grave. He told her to fear Allah and be patient. She said to him, “Go away, for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like mine.” And she did not recognize him. Then she was informed that he was the Prophet . so she went to the house of the Prophet and there she did not find any guard. Then she said to him, “I did not recognize you.” He said, “Verily, the patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.”
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 372
Can Salfies tell us why Rasool Allah (saw) didn’t curse her and prohibit her to visit the grave (He only objected to her weeping and asked her to show patience)? Are you people really the followers of Rasool (saw)?
It is narrated by Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal that before Umar was buried in Aisha’s room, she would go their without Hijab, as Rasool Allah [saww] was her husband and Abu Bakr was her father. However, when Umar got buried there, she would only go in the room with Hijab.
al-Mishkat: Bab ziyarat al-Qubur
Now Salafies have to tell the following things: