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The virtue of visiting the Prophet’s Mosque
The First hadith
on the authority of the mother of the Believers, Aisha - may God be pleased with her - that the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace - said: “I am the seal of the prophets, and my mosque is the seal of the mosques of the prophets. The mosques are most worthy of being visited, the departures are drawn to it, The Grand Mosque and my mosque.”
The second hadith
In Al-Tirmidhi on the authority of Anas - may God be pleased with him - that the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - said: “Whoever prays forty prayers in a mosque, God has written for him an innocence from Hell, an innocence from torment, and an innocence from hypocrisy. In the Musnad of Imam Ahmad from the hadith of Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with him - that the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - He said: “Whoever enters this mosque of ours to learn something good or to teach it, is like a mujahid in the path of God.”
The third hadith
“And in the Two Sahihs on the authority of Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with him - he said: The Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - said: “A prayer in my mosque is better than A thousand prayers for anyone else, except the Sacred Mosque.” And in Sahih Muslim on the authority of Ibn Omar - may God be pleased with them both - that the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace - said: “A prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers in any other place, except the Sacred Mosque.”
The Fourth hadith
And in the two Sahihs on the authority of Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with him - that the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - said: “What is between my house and my pulpit is a garden from the gardens of Paradise” In a narration by Ahmad, he said - may God bless him and grant him peace -: “And my pulpit is on one of the canals of Paradise”
The Fifth hadith
On the authority of Abu Hurairah - may God be pleased with him - he said, “Do not embark on a journey except to three mosques: the Sacred Mosque, this mosque of mine, and Al-Aqsa Mosque.” Agreed upon
The supplications recited in the Prophet’s Mosque
The supplication of going to the mosque walking
“Oh God, put light in my heart, light in my sight, and light in my hearing and on my tongue is light, and on my right hand is light, and on my left side is light, Oh God, make light above me and light below me, and put light in front of me and light behind me, O God, make light great for me.” (Narrated by Imam Muslim)
A supplication for visiting the Prophet’s Mosque
I seek refuge in God Almighty, His honorable face, and His ancient authority from the accursed Satan, in the name of God, and may blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of God, Oh God, open for me the doors of your mercy,” or he says: “In the name of God, and prayers and peace, on the Messenger of God, O God, open the doors of your mercy for me, And when he comes out, let him say: Oh God, I ask you of your grace.
A supplication for visiting the Prophet’s Mosque
Peace be upon you, O Messenger of God! Peace be upon you, O God’s best creation! Peace be upon you, beloved of God! Peace be upon you, O Master of Messengers and Seal of the Prophets! Peace be upon you and your family, and your companions, and your household, and upon the prophets and all the righteous; I bear witness that you conveyed the message, fulfilled your trust, and advised the nation, so may God reward you on our behalf as best as He would reward a messenger on behalf of his nation.”
Ibn Omar's supplication to visit the Prophet's Mosque
“Peace be upon you, O Messenger of God. Peace be upon you, O Abu Bakr. Peace be upon you, Oh Omar” and it is a valid suspended sentence. And about Malik he says: "May the peace, blessings, and mercy of God be upon you".
Bedouin supplication at the grave of the Messenger of God
Peace be upon you, O Messenger of God! I heard God Almighty saying: “And if only when they wronged themselves, they came to you and asked forgiveness from God, and the Messenger asked forgiveness for them. they would have found God Forgiving and Merciful.” I have come to you seeking forgiveness for my sin, seeking your intercession to my Lord. Then he began to say: O the best of those whose greatest is buried at the bottom, and the bottom was filled with their perfume, And I will sacrifice my life for you in a grave in which you reside, in which is chastity and generosity. He said: Then he left, and my eyes carried me, and I saw the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, In sleep, he said to me: O Utbi, come to the Bedouin, so give him good news that God Almighty has forgiven him.
The Supplication for visiting Al-Baqi'
Peace be upon you, people of your land, believers and Muslims, and we, God willing, will follow you. We ask God for wellness for us and for you.
A supplication for leaving Medina
Oh God, do not make this the last pledge to the sanctuary of Your Messenger, and make it easy for me to return to the Two Holy Mosques, By Your grace and grace, and grant me forgiveness and well-being in this world and the hereafter, We were returned safe and sound to our homelands.”
The Sunnahs for entering the Prophet’s Mosque
Make sure that your share of going out to the mosque is reward and reward, not sin and punishment. God Almighty said: “And they were not commanded except to worship God, sincere in religion to Him, turning away from polytheism.” (Surat Al-Bayyinah: 5)
On the authority of Abu Hurairah - may God Almighty be pleased with him - he said: The Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - said: “Whoever comes to the mosque for something, that is his share.”
When he goes to the mosque walking
“Oh God, put light in my heart, light in my sight, and light in my hearing, and on my tongue is light, and on my right hand is light, and on my left side is light, oh God, make light above me and light below me, and place light before me, and behind me is light. Oh God, increase the light for me.” (Narrated by Imam Muslim)
If the visitor arrives at the mosque
He enters with his right leg and says the supplication for visiting the Prophet’s Mosque: “I seek refuge in God Almighty and in His Noble Face, And his ancient authority from the accursed Satan, in the name of God, and may blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of God, oh God, open for me the doors of your mercy,” or he says: “In the name of God, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of God, O God, open for me the doors of your mercy, and when he comes out, let him say: Oh God, I ask you of your grace.
Praying two rak'ahs before sitting
He prays two rak'ahs to greet the mosque, and the prayer to greet the mosque is a Sunnah on the authority of the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace, On the authority of Abu Qatada, may God be pleased with him, he said: The Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “When one of you enters the mosque, he should not sit until he has prayed two rak’ahs.”
Visit the Prophet's grave
He faces the grave of the Messenger - may God bless him and grant him peace - and turns towards the Qiblah about four cubits from the wall of the grave of the Messenger - may God bless him and grant him peace - and he greets him moderate,
He says the supplication of visiting the grave of the Prophet
which is... Peace be upon you, O Messenger of God! Peace be upon you, O God’s best creation! Peace be upon you, beloved of God! Peace be upon you, O Master of Messengers and Seal of the Prophets! Peace be upon you and your family, and your companions, and your household, and upon the prophets and all the righteous; I bear witness that you conveyed the message, you fulfilled your trust and advised the nation, so may God reward you on our behalf as best as He would reward a messenger on behalf of his nation.” Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar said about this hadith: I did not find it to be narrated with such completeness.
What was reported on the authority of Ibn Omar is that he used to stand at the grave of the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - and say: “Peace be upon you, O Messenger of God. Peace be upon you, O Abu Bakr. Peace be upon you, O Omar, It is validly suspended.
On the authority of Malik, he says:
“May God’s peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.” This is what was reported on the authority of Ibn Umar and others. Al-Tabari leaned towards it and said: If the visitor says the above-mentioned things, there is nothing wrong with it. However, following is more important than Heresy, even if it is good.
Then it is delayed by an arm's length
Then he would move back an arm's length to his right and greet Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him. Then he would move back another cubit to greet Omar bin Al-Khattab, then he returns to his original position, facing the face of the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - and pleads with it for himself, and intercedes through it to his Lord, Glory be to Him, and prays for himself and his parents, and his friends and loved ones, and those who do good to him, and all Muslims, and to strive to supplicate frequently, and to take advantage of this honorable position, and to thank God Almighty, He glorifies Him, glorifies Him, and praises Him, and sends blessings upon the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace – and increase of that all.
This prayer is in Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa
(Between the grave and the pulpit)
Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah, on the authority of the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace - he said: “What is between my house and my pulpit is one of the gardens of Paradise,” and it is recommended for a Muslim to pray in the noble Rawdah, Regarding the meaning of the previous hadith, scholars mentioned 3 opinions, Praying in Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa and many supplications there
the first
The noble Rawdah is truly part of Paradise, and on the Day of Resurrection it will move to its place in Paradise.
And the second
Worship in Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa is a way for the one who does it to enter Paradise
And the third
The noble Rawdh
is where happiness is achieved through the worship that a Muslim performs there, just as this happens to him in Paradise and its gardens.
It is Sunnah for the visitor to pray the obligatory prayers in the Prophet’s Mosque, may God bless him and grant him peace, and whatever voluntary prayers, God willing, at times other than the prohibition.
He should do a lot of supplication, remembrance, and reading the Holy Qur’an in the mosque, and choose places away from crowds, facing the Qiblah with humility to God Almighty, He faces the Qiblah, thanks and glorifies God Almighty, and supplicates for himself whatever he wants, for his parents, and whomever he wants from among his relatives, sheikhs, brothers, and all other Muslims.
The visitor should be careful to perform the five daily prayers in his mosque, may God bless him and grant him peace, and take advantage of his time by doing a lot of dhikr, supplication, and voluntary prayers. Because of the great reward for that.
Visit Quba Mosque
It is Sunnah for him to visit Quba Mosque and pray there because the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to visit Quba Mosque, riding and walking, and praying two rak'ahs therein, He, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, as stated in the two Sahih books, (Whoever purifies himself in his house, then comes to the Quba Mosque and performs a prayer there, will have the reward of Umrah.)
The desirables for entering the prophet mosque
It is ruling for a woman to enter the Prophet’s Mosque
If a woman goes to the Prophet’s Mosque, she must cover her parts
This includes all of her body except the face and hands, and she must wear loose clothing that does not describe, reveal, or define the features of her body, and adherence to modesty and lack of adornment.
It is permissible for a Muslim woman to pray in the Prophet’s Mosque and go to it with the intention of visiting
As narrated by Ibn Omar, he said: I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, say: “When your women ask permission to go to the mosques, give them permission.” Lowering the gaze, God Almighty said: “And tell the believing women to lower their gazes” (Surat An-Nur: 31)
The purity of body and clothing - That he walk with humility and tranquility and not crowd the worshipers - Whoever enjoined upon him to greet the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace - He said: “Peace be upon you, O Messenger of God, from so-and-so, son of so-and-so! - It is recommended for whoever is in Medina to purify himself in his house, then go to Quba Mosque and pray two rak’ahs there.)
This is permissible when entering the Prophet’s Mosque
The ruling on menstruating women
A menstruating woman can wait for her periods to stop, or take a medication that prevents bleeding, by consulting medical professionals, then she takes a bath and visits the Prophet’s Mosque. If her bleeding does not stop and the time for travel approaches, then there is no objection to her visiting and greeting while she is menstruating, if it prevents pollution; The Prophet’s visit is one of the greatest acts of closeness and most desirable, and the pilgrims’ need for it is certain, a group of jurists have stated that the circumambulation of an excused menstruating woman is equivalent to the permissible passage through the mosque, and there is no doubt that the visit of the Prophet at that time is more permissible than the circumambulation.
The Prohibitions on entering the Prophet’s Mosque
Eating: The Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace - said: “Whoever eats onions, garlic, and leeks should not approach our mosque, for the angels are harmed by the same things that the sons of Adam are harmed by.”
Raising the voice is not allowed in the Prophet’s Mosque {O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet, and do not speak loudly to him as you speak loudly to one another, lest your deeds become worthless while you do not realize it} (Al-Hujurat: 2).
It is not allowed to crowd, especially women:
Do not crowd with men when entering and leaving the Prophet’s Mosque.
It is forbidden to face the grave of the Prophet when praying
Invoking anyone other than God Almighty is not permissible, as He said: (So do not pray to anyone with God.) And he said: (And who is more astray than one who calls upon other than God one who does not respond to him, Until the Day of Resurrection, and they are heedless of their supplications.)
It is not permissible to ask the Messenger because of your needs
It is not permissible to ask the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, to meet needs or relieve distress, or similar things that can only be asked of God Almighty.
The Wiping is not permitted in the Holy Grave
It is forbidden to touch the pulpit or grate the room in which the graves of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and his two companions, may God be pleased with them, or kiss it or circumambulate it.