Doubt
(1):
Allah’s
Messenger
(sallallahu
alaihi
wa-sallam)
said:
“I
used
to
forbid
you
from
visiting
graves,
but
now
you
should
visit
them,
for
surely
they
are
reminders
of
the
next
life.”[1]
Based
upon
this
Hadeeth,
Moulana
Zakariyah
attempts
to
prove
in
Fazaail-e-Aamaal
that
it
is
permissible
to
travel
to
the
graves
of
the
righteous
in
order
to
seek
blessings
from
them.
This
is
an
incorrect
conclusion
because
the
wordings
of
the
Hadeeth
are
clear
and
comprehensive.
This
Hadeeth
refers
to
the
visiting
of
any
common
graveyards
-
the
desolate
and
destitute
sight
of
which
reminds
one
of
the
Hereafter.
It
does
not
refer
to
the
practice
of
undertaking
a
pilgrimage
to a
particular
grave
or
tomb
to
seek
blessings
or
for
any
other
benefits.
[1] Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol.2, p.463-464, no.2131), Sunan Abu Dawood (Eng. Trans.) vol.2, p.919, no.3229, Sunan an-Nasa’ee, Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hambal and al-Baihaqee.
