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The most excellent of deeds on completion of the

Hajj or Umrah is to go to Madinah in order to visit
the grave of the master of Prophets, the mercy
unto mankind, Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬. Although visiting
the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬is classified as a Sunnah, some
scholars have gone to the extent of making it
close to Wajib, such is its significance and
excellence. Muslims have consistently, from the
time of the early righteous Muslim generations,
visited him and expended much effort to travel to
him because it is from amongst the most
important and beneficial acts accepted by Allah.
It is an excellent way of attaining spiritual
elevation and increasing your love for the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

Contents [hide]

1 Virtues of Visiting the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

2 The Presence of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
3 Intention of Visiting the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
4 En Route to Madinah
5 The Adab of Visiting the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
5.1 The Adab of the Sahaba
5.2 The Love of Imam Malik
5.3 Your Adab
6 En Route to Masjid Nabawi
7 Entering Masjid Nabawi
8 Sending Salam to the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
8.1 Salam on Behalf of Others
9 Greeting Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
10 Greeting Umar ibn al-Khattab
11 Greeting the Shaykhayn
12 The Legitimacy of Tawassul
13 Farewell Visit
14 Tips and Advice

Visiting the Grave of the P…

Virtues of Visiting the Prophet

‫ﷺ‬
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬himself implored his Ummah to visit
him, such was his love for his community. He labels
the person who has the ability and means to visit but
refrains, as being disrespectful and deprived. Those
who get to visit him ‫ ﷺ‬are indeed amongst the most
fortunate. There are numerous sayings of the Prophet
‫ ﷺ‬that highlight the importance of visiting him:

Abdullah ibn Umar I narrated that the

Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said:

”
Whoever visits my grave, my intercession becomes
obligatory for him.1

Abdullah ibn Umar I again narrated that the

Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said:

”
Whoever visits me and has no other motive, has a
right over me that I intercede on his behalf.2

Hatib I reported that the Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬

said:

”
Whoever visits me after my death is like he who had
visited me during my life. And whoever passes away
in either of the two Harams, will be resurrected
from among the ones given safety on the Day of
Resurrection.3

Abdullah ibn Umar I reported that the

Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said:

”
The person who performs Hajj then visits my grave
after my death, is like he who visited me during my
lifetime.4

It is related by a person from the family of Khattab

that the Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said:

”
Whoever undertakes a journey specially to visit me,
will be my neighbour on the Day of Judgement. 5

Ibn Abbas I reported the Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬

said:

”
Whoever performs his Hajj in Makkah, then he
comes to Madinah with the sole aim of visiting me in
my Masjid, for him shall be written (the rewards of)
two accepted Hajj.6

Allah says in the Quran:

َ‫ﺎءوك‬ ُ َ ُ َ 3 ْ ُ 3َ ََْ
ُ ‫ﻧﻔ َﺴ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﺟ‬ ‫وﻟﻮ ﻛﻏﻬﻢ ِإذ ﻇﻠﻤﻮا أ‬
ُ ُ 3 ُ َُ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ3 ُ َ ْ َ ْ َ
‫ﻓﺎﺳﺘﻐﻔﺮوا اﺑ واﺳﺘﻐﻔﺮ ﻟﻬﻢ اﻟﺮﺳﻮل‬
َ 3 ‫ﻟ َ َﻮ َﺟ ُﺪوا‬
ً‫رﺣﻴﻤﺎ‬3 ‫ﻮاﺑًﺎ‬3 َ‫اﺑ ﺗ‬
ِ
And if, when they wronged themselves, they had
come to you, [O Muhammad], and asked forgiveness
of Allah and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for
them, they would have found Allah Accepting of
repentance and Merciful.

[Surah al-Nisa, 4:64]

The meaning of this verse is not confined to solely his

earthly life, but also refers to his other-worldly lives.
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬informed us that:

”
My life is good for you, you do things and things are
done for you. When I die, my death shall be good for
you, for your works shall be shown to me so that
when what I see is good, I shall thank God, but when
what I see is evil I shall ask forgiveness for you.7

The Presence of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

It is clear from the aforementioned transmissions that
the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬is very much alive, aware of the
actions of his Ummah and receiving whatever
blessings God wishes him to receive. It is a matter
beyond dispute that the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬responds to
those who call him, saying “O Muhammad ‫”ﷺ‬. In a
hadith narrated by Abu Hurayra I, the Prophet
‫ ﷺ‬says of Isa S:

”
When he shall stand before my grave and say, ‘O
Muhammad!’ I shall certainly answer him.8

The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬also said:

”
None shall ever greet me without God returning my
spirit to me, so that I may answer his greeting.9

In another hadith, the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬says:

”
God has appointed to my grave an angel to whom
He has given the hearing of all the people, so that
none shall ever invoke blessings upon me up until
Resurrection Day without him informing me of his
name and that of his father. ‘This is so and so, son of
so and so, he has invoked blessings upon you.'10

A companion of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, Abu Darda I

stated that the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said:

”
Invoke blessings upon me in abundance on Fridays,
for it shall be witnessed, the angels witness it. None
shall invoke blessings upon me without it being
shown to me until he is done. ‘Even after you die?’
asked Abu Darda, to which the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬replied,
Even after death, for God has forbidden the earth to
eat the bodies of the Prophets, so that a Prophet of
God is alive, receiving his provision.11

He ‫ ﷺ‬also said:

”
For he who invokes blessings upon me before my
grave God appoints an angel who conveys them to
me, and he is granted all his needs in this world and
the next, and I shall be for him an intercessor or a
witness.12

Many scholars have mentioned, as quoted for

instance by Qadi Iyad in al-Shifa, that you should not
say, “I visited the tomb,” but rather, “I visited the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.” Imam Malik I declared: “I do not
approve of the visitor saying, ‘I have visited the tomb
of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.’”

This is because the guest is visiting that person who

hears and sees him, who is aware of his presence,
recognises him and answers him. Therefore his
visitation is not that of a person presenting himself at
his tomb, rather it is that of a visitor being welcomed
in the house of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said:

”
Between my house and my pulpit is a meadow of
paradise.

The blessed house of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬remains his

house, even after his death.

Intention of Visiting the Prophet

‫ﷺ‬
It is highly recommended that your intention for this
blessed trip should be to visit the Holy Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
You should also have the intention of drawing closer
to Allah through this virtuous action and you should
also make the intention of visiting Masjid Nabawi and
performing salah therein.

After you have made your intention, increase your

Salawat upon the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. You should do as much
Salawat en route to Madinah and recite it with full
concentration.

As a member of the Prophet’s ‫ ﷺ‬Ummah, you should

develop a yearning and desire within yourself to visit
him and express your love for him.

There are many instances of the Sahaba (the

companions) and Tabi’een (the successors of the
companions) of travelling to Madinah with the sole
intention of visiting the resting place of the Prophet
‫ﷺ‬.

One such instance was that of Bilal ibn Rabah I

who travelled from Syria with the intention of visiting
the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬after seeing him in a dream:

|EMOTIONAL| Sayyiduna B…

It is mentioned in several narrations that Umar ibn

Abdul Aziz I used to send a person on camel back
from Syria with the express purpose of conveying
salam to the Holy Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬at his blessed grave.13

Abdullah ibn Dinar I said:

”
I saw Ibn Umar when he returned from a journey
come to the masjid and say, ‘al-salam ‘alaika ya
RasulAllah, al-salam ‘ala Abi Bakr, al-Salam ‘ala Abi’
(may the salam be upon you O Prophet of Allah,
may the salam be on Abu Bakr, and may the salam
be on my father), and then he would pray two
units.14.

When Umar ibn al-Khattab I went to Bayt al-

Maqdis (Jerusalem), Ka’b Aahbar I, a senior
Jewish scholar, embraced Islam. Umar I was
greatly pleased by this and requested him to
accompany him to Madinah in order to present
himself at the blessed grave of Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. He
accepted this invitation and carried out the request of
Umar I.

After going to Madinah, Ka’b al-Ahbar I sought

permission to go to Damascus to which Umar I
replied:

”
Do not leave Madinah for it is the place of the
Prophet’s migration and the city of his burial.15

En Route to Madinah

Masjid Nabawi at night

As you begin your journey towards the blessed city of

Madinah al-Munawwarah, you should make a special
effort to recite Salawat / Durood Sharif (salutations
upon the Prophet ‫ )ﷺ‬abundantly, with complete
sincerity and presence of heart. The most virtuous act
on this blessed journey is the constant recitation of
Salawat.

Travel with great excitement and increase your love

and yearning for the Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬as you
approach Madinah. To increase your yearning, you
can:

• Recite poems in praise of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

• Read and study the prophetic biography (seerah) of
the Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬
• Discuss the life of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬with your fellow
travellers

As you enter the blessed city limits of Madinah al-

Munawwarah you should be completely engrossed in
the remembrance of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. Your yearning
for the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬should reach its climax at this
point.

When entering Madinah, recite Salawat along with

the following dua:

ْI ‫ﺎﺟ َﻌﻠْ ُﻪ وﻗَﺎﻳَ ًﺔ‬

ْ َ َ P َ ُ َ َ َ َ 3 ُ َ
‫اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﻫﺬا ﺣﺮم ﻧ ِﺒﻴﻚ ﻓ‬
ِ ِ
ْ‫ﻨﺎ ﻣ ْﻦ اﻟْ َﻌ َﺬاب َو ُﺳﻮ ِء‬3 ‫اﺠﺎر َوآﻣ‬
3 ‫ِﻣ َﻦ‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ ْ
.‫ﺎب‬ِ ‫ا\ﺴ‬ ِ

Allāhumma hādhā ḥaramu nabiyyika faj’alhu

wiqāyatan lī mina n-nāri wa amānan mina l-
‘adhābi wa sū’a l-ḥisāb.

O Allah, this is the Sacred Precinct of Your

Prophet, so make it a protection for me from the
Fire and a security from punishment and a bad
reckoning.

You should keep the sanctity of Madinah in mind and

maintain proper adab (etiquette) since Madinah,
along with Makkah, is the most auspicious place on
the face of the earth. Maintain this sense of reverence
from the beginning of your arrival until you depart,
with your heart full of awe, and profusely invoke
blessings and salutations upon the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. Be
conscious of the grand status and position of the
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬at all times.

If you haven’t done so already, you should bathe

immediately after reaching Madinah, wear clean
clothes and apply perfume.

The Adab of Visiting the Prophet

‫ﷺ‬

Adab of Visiting The Prop…

Adab (Arabic: ‫ )​أدب‬is commonly translated as “good

manners” or “decorum” and refers to the proper
etiquette that should be observed by a Muslim. It can
be defined as an expression of love from the heart for
someone or something. The more love you have for
something, the more adab you have for it. Developing
adab for the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬is thus achieved by
increasing your love for him.

If visiting the blessed Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬after his death is

akin to visiting him during his life, then it would be
beneficial to learn about the adab of the Sahaba
whose characters where chiselled to excellence by
the company of the blessed Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, which
imbued them with humanity, selflessness,
compassion, humility, integrity and love for Allah.

The Adab of the Sahaba

As a result of their immense love for the blessed
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, the adab of the Sahaba was unparalleled.
There are numerous examples of their level of adab:

• According to Anas ibn Malik I, “None of the

Sahaba raised their eyes to look at him except Abu
Bakr and Umar. They would look at him and he at
them. They would smile at him and he at them.”16.
• Anas I reported that “The Sahaba knocked at
the door of the Prophet of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬with their
fingernails (so as to avoid disturbing him).”17
• According to Hind bint Abi Hala J, “When he
spoke, those sitting around him bowed their heads
as if birds were perched on top of them.”18
• Another Hadith states, “They would run to take his
ablution water as if fighting with each other to get
it. If he spit out spit, they would take it in their
hands and rub it over their bodies.”19

In fact, the Sahaba received much of their training and

guidance on how to behave in the company of the
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬directly from Allah:

• In Surah Hujurat, they are told not to raise their

voices and not to call the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬by his name.
• In Surah Nur, they are told to call out to him softly
and with humility. They are also instructed not to
leave the gatherings of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬without his
permission.

The Love of Imam Malik

When Imam Malik I, who is known as Imam Dar
al-Hijrah (the Imam of Madinah), would hear of the
Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬, his face would turn pale, and
he would hunch over until his followers and students
could no longer bear to see him in that state. Mus’ab
ibn Abdullah V said:

”
When the Prophet was mentioned, Malik would
grow pale so that it distressed those with him. One
day he was asked about this. He said, ‘If you had
seen what I have seen, you would not be surprised
at what you see me do.'20

Imam Malik I spent his entire life in Madinah but

never rode on any conveyance during his time in the
blessed city. He used to walk barefoot and say: “I feel
ashamed to trample this ground with a beast while
Rasulullah ‫ ﷺ‬used to walk on it.”

Your Adab
To increase your love, yearning and adab for the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, ask yourself the following questions:

• Do I know him?
• Do I know his rank and station?
• Am I aware of what he did for me in the past?
• Am I aware of what he will do for me on the Day of
Judgement?
• Am I aware of his importance?
• Am I aware of how much Allah honoured him?
• Am I aware of his favours upon me?

If you’re struggling answer these questions, it is vital

that you increase your knowledge of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
before your visit. This will enable you to forge a
relationship with him and develop a greater
attachment to him ‫ﷺ‬.

Prior to your visit, you should also fulfil the adab of

the outward (i.e. your appearance). To do so, perform
ghusl, wear the best clothes you have, apply perfume,
wear white if it’s a Friday, cover your head, let your
beard grow and ensure you’re looking your best. This
should be done every time you intend to present
yourself in front of him ‫ﷺ‬.

It is Sunnah to perform ghusl

before entering Madi​nah al-
Munawwarah. If you’re unable to
do so, ensure you do ghusl before
your visit.

En Route to Masjid Nabawi

Before you make your way to Masjid Nabawi, make
sure you’re not distracted by anything that will divide
your attention. If you have a pressing matter to
attend to, complete it quickly. Don’t indulge yourself
in anything else other than the remembrance of the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

With great humility, adab and full concentration,

proceed to Masjid Nabawi, keeping in mind the
sanctity of the blessed city and the reason for your
visit at all times. On your way, recite salawat and give
some charity to the poor.

Take into account that nobody visits the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

without permission from Allah, who has chosen and
selected you from among all of His servants to receive
this tremendous honour. Know that you are amongst
the most fortunate that Allah has invited you to visit
His Beloved, so he ‫ ﷺ‬may honour you.

When your eyes fall on the green dome, increase your

salawat and know that the best of all creation and the
leader of all the Prophets lies beneath this blessed
dome.

It is preferable for women to visit

at night.

Entering Masjid Nabawi

Bab Jibril

It is preferable to enter Masjid Nabawi from Bab

Jibrail (the door through which the archangel Jibril
S would come into the presence of the Prophet
‫ )ﷺ‬because it was a habit of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬to enter
through this door. However, you may enter through
any of the other doors.

When you arrive the door of the masjid, offer your

greetings and wait for a moment before entering – as
if you’re asking the permission of the master ‫ ﷺ‬to
enter his house.

Enter with your right foot and recite the well-known

dua for entering the masjid:

ْ 3 ُ3
ْ‫اﻏﻔﺮ‬ 3 َُ ََ P َ 3 ُ3
ِ ‫ اﻟﻠﻬﻢ‬.‫ اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻞ ` _ﻤ ٍﺪ‬،‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ ا‬e.
َ ْ َ َ ََْ ْ َْ َ
‫ ِﺘﻚ‬f‫ أﺑﻮاب ر‬Iِ ‫ واﻓﺘﺢ‬Iِ
Bismi-llāh, Allāhumma ṣalli alā Muhammad.
Allāhumma-ghfir lī wa-ftaḥ lī abwāba raḥmatik.

In the name of Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad

‫ﷺ‬. O Allah, open for me the doors of Your Bounty.

Inside Masjid Nabawi

After entering the blessed mosque, be extremely
mindful. Try not to turn your attention to the
beautiful architecture of the mosque. Walk with
absolute respect and reverence, with your eyes
lowered. Don’t behave with disregard and refrain
from raising your voice in the mosque. Try not to
converse with others.

Rawdah

Entrance to the Rawdah area

Proceed to the area of the masjid which is situated

between the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬and the mimbar (pulpit),
known as the Rawdah. The area of the Rawdah is at
the centre of the masjid and is denoted by a light
green floral carpet. About this blessed area, the
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said:

”
The area between my house and my mimbar is one
of the meadows of Paradise, and my mimbar is on
my pond (al-Hawd).21

He ‫ ﷺ‬also said:

”
My pulpit is on one of the hills of paradise.22

There are different opinions about the meanings of

these sayings. The majority opinion, according to
Imam Malik I and many others, is that the
Rawdah area is literally from Paradise.

Tahiyyatul Masjid
At the Rawdah, perform two Rakahs of Tahiyyatul
Masjid (prayer of greeting the mosque), providing it
isn’t one of the makruh times for prayer. It is
preferable to recite Sūrah al-Kāfirūn in the first
Rakah and Sūrah al-Ikhlās in the second Rakah.

Note: If a congregational prayer is

about to begin, partake in it. This
will suffice for your Tahiyyatul
Masjid prayer.

If you cannot get a space here, pray wherever you can,

as close as possible to the Rawdah.

After the prayer, praise and glorify Allah for the

tremendous favour He has bestowed upon you by
bringing you to the sacred city as a guest of the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

You may also perform two Rakahs Nafl of Salat al-

Shukr (prayer of gratitude) to thank Allah for
permitting you to complete your pilgrimage and to be
in close proximity to the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

Make any Dua that you have as this is a place where

supplications are accepted.
 Note: women are only allowed
entry to the Rawdah at certain
times in the day.

Towards the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

Bab al-Salam

After finishing your prayer and dua, make your way

out to the southern gallery between Bab al-Salam
(the Door of Peace) and Jannatul Baqi. You will be
passing before the blessed Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬in just a few
minutes to present yourself in front of him.

Imam Malik I disliked anyone who said, “I am

going to visit the grave of the blessed Prophet ‫”ﷺ‬,
because it implies that the blessed Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬is dead
and unhearing, and if a visitor came to the blessed
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬with that state of mind, he would
naturally be indifferent to feeling that he was in the
presence of the blessed Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. He didn’t want us
to think we were visiting the grave of the blessed
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬but, rather, that we were coming in his
presence. Subsequently, we would be inspired with
awe and reverence for our Beloved Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

As you enter Bab al-Salam, be conscious of the fact

that you are walking on the ground that has been
blessed by the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬, those pure members of
his household, his righteous companions (Sahaba),
their followers (Tabi’een), those that followed them
(Taba Tabi’een) and the saintly men of God over the
centuries. This very ground was blessed by their
noble foreheads in prostration day after day.

The Southern Gallery of Masjid Nabawi adorned with the

names of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

After you enter from Bab al-Salam, look to your right

and you will see the names of the blessed Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
shining with light on the Qibla wall, all the way to the
Baqi Door.

Some of the names of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬are inscribed in

gold on a purple background: Muhammad, Ahmad,
Mahmud, Hamid, Wahid, Ahid.

Continue sending prayers and salutations on the

Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬until you reach him. Maintain adab and
lower you gaze in humility. Show heartfelt shame for
all the sins you have committed but remain confident
in gaining pardon in the court of the Messenger ‫ﷺ‬.

The Sacred Chamber of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

The Mawajaha

As you reach the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, you will see three gold
wire-mesh enclosures, with round holes in each one.
Many people are under the impression the Prophet
‫ ﷺ‬is resting inside the first enclosure, with Abu Bakr
al-Siddiq I in the second and Umar ibn al-
Khattab I in the third. This is incorrect – they are
all in the middle enclosure.

There are three round holes in the middle enclosure

and two holes in each of the two enclosures either
side of the middle one. The first hole, the largest and
the most prominent, situated on the left hand side of
the wire-mesh enclosure directly faces the blessed
countenance of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. Moving slightly to
the right, the second hole marks the direction of the
face of Abu Bakr I and the third hole, the face of
Umar I.

In Front of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

Stand a few yards away from the enclosure facing the
sacred chamber, with your back towards the Qibla,
and turn slightly to the left so that your face is
directly in front of the blessed face of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

Keep your heart free of all worldly thoughts, and take

into consideration that the Prophet’s ‫ ﷺ‬blessed eyes
are upon you, he hears you and is aware of your
presence.

Imam Ibn al-Hajj V in his book Kitab al-Madkhal

says:

”
One must adopt maximum humility and respect at
this time. This is because Rasulullah’s ‫ﷺ‬
intercession is guaranteed of acceptance. The
person who intended to present himself in his court
has fulfilled his objective. The person who presents
himself at his threshold is never refused. The person
who makes du’a through his wasilah (intercession) is
certain to have it accepted, and he receives
whatever he asks for. Experiences of people and
incidents are all testimony to this. The person
should therefore show as much respect as possible.

Mulla Ali Qari V stated:

”
It is undoubtedly better to invoke blessings close to
the blessed grave than invoking him from a distance
because the humility and presence of mind and
heart when invoking nearby are not found when
invoking from a distance.23

Sending Salam to the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬

You will now offer your salam to the blessed Prophet
‫ ﷺ‬in the best possible manner. There are numerous
ways to offer salams. Some scholars have
recommended salams containing different themes
and words, while others have recommended those
salams that are short and concise.

The minimum you should say is:

َْ َُ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3 َ
ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل ا‬
‫ﷲ‬

​As-salāmu ‘alayka yā rasūlAllāh.

Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah.

When reciting your salam, you must be mindful of the

greatness of Rasulullah ‫ ﷺ‬and utter the salam in an
average tone. You should not raise your voice loudly
as this is extremely disrespectful and demonstrates a
lack of adab, nor should you recite your salam too
softly. If you can, picture the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬standing in
front of you in your mind’s eye when greeting him.

It isn’t compulsory to learn and recite long a salam. If

you understand the words and meanings of the salam
and feel that your yearning and desire will increase if
you were to recite a lengthy salam, then do so. If this
is not the case, then instead of repeating a prolonged
salam, recite a short salam with absolute yearning,
desire, tranquillity and decorum. Ensure the salam
you’re sending resonates with your heart and soul.

Below are a few examples of other greetings you may

recite:

3 َ َُ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3 َ ُ 3 َ
ِ ‫اﻟﺼﻠﻮة و اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل‬
‫اﺑ‬

As-​ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ‘alayka yā rasūla llāh.

May the peace and blessings be upon you O

Messenger of Allah.

َْ َُ َ َ َْ َ ُ 3 َ
‫ﷲ‬
ِ ‫ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل ا‬m‫ﺻ‬

​Ṣalla llāhu ‘alayka yā rasūla llāh.

Blessings be upon you, O Messenger of Allah.

َُْ َ َ n 3 َ nَ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3 َ
ِ ‫ﺔ ا‬f‫ ور‬oِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻛﻓﻬﺎ اﺠ‬
‫ﷲ‬
ُُ ََََ
‫ﺗﻪ‬q‫وﺑﺮ‬

As-salāmu ‘alayka ayyuha n-nabiyyu wa raḥmatu

llāhi wa barakātuhu.

Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of

Allah and His blessings.

َ‫ﺪ ْي ﻳﺎ‬P‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴ‬ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3 َ ُ َ 3 َ

ِ ‫اﻟﺼﻼة واﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴ‬
َ َُ
‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫رﺳﻮل ا‬
َ‫ﺪ ْي ﻳﺎ‬P‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴ‬ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3 َ ُ َ 3 َ
ِ ‫اﻟﺼﻼة واﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴ‬
َ ْ َ
‫ﷲ‬
ِ ‫ﺣ ِﺒﻴﺐ ا‬
َ‫ﺪ ْي ﻳﺎ‬P‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴ‬ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3 َ ُ َ 3 َ
ِ ‫اﻟﺼﻼة واﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴ‬
َvْ ‫ﻠْ َﻌﺎﻟَﻤ‬P‫ ًﺔ ﻟ‬fَ ْ ‫َر‬
ِ
َ‫ﺪ ْي ﻳَﺎ ﻧُ ْﻮر‬P‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺳﻴ‬ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َٓ َ َ َ
ِ ِ‫و` اﻟِﻚ وأﺻﺤﺎﺑ‬
‫ﷲ‬
ِ ‫ا‬

Aṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ‘alayka yā sayyidī yā

rasūla llāh.
Aṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ‘alayka yā sayyidī yā
ḥabība llāh.
Aṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ‘alayka yā sayyidī yā
raḥmatan li-l ‘ālamīn.
Wa ‘alā ’ālika wa aṣḥābika yā sayyidī yā noora
llāh.

Peace and blessings be upon you O my master,

O Messenger of Allah.
Peace and blessings be upon you O my master,
O beloved of Allah.
Peace and blessings be upon you O my master,
O mercy to the Universe.
And upon your family and companions O my
master, the light of Allah.

َْ َُ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3 َ
ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل ا‬
‫ﷲ‬
ْ َ ْ ََْ َ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3
‫ﷲ ِﻣﻦ ﺧﻠ ِﻘ ِﻪ‬ ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﺧ{ة ا‬
َ ْ َ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3 َ
ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﺣ ِﺒﻴﺐ ا‬
‫ﷲ‬
َ‫ﺎﻳﻢ‬َ َ َ َْ َ ْ ُْ َ P َ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3 َ
‫ وﺧ‬v‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﺳﻴﺪ اﻟﻤﺮﺳ ِﻠ‬
َvْ P‫اﺠﺒﻴ‬ 3
ِ
َ َ ْ ََ َ ََ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3
‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ و` آﻟِﻚ وأﺻﺤﺎﺑِﻚ‬
َ َ ْ P َ َ َ ْ ْ َ
‫ َوﺳﺎﺋِ َﺮ‬v‫اﺠ ِﺒﻴ‬ 3 `‫َوأﻫﻞ ﺑَﻴﺘﻚ َو‬
ِ ِ
َ.vْ \‫اﻟﺼﺎ‬ 3
ِِ
َ‫دﻳْﺖ‬3 َ‫اﻟﺮ َﺳﺎﻟَ َﺔ َوأ‬ َ
P ‫أﺷﻬﺪ ﻛﻧﻚ ﺑَﻠﻐﺖ‬ ْ 3 َ 3 َ ُ َ ْ َ

َ 3ُ َ ْ َ ََ ََ ََ
‫اﻷﻣﺎﻧﺔ وﻧﺼﺤﺖ اﻷﻣﺔ‬
ًَْ َُ َ َ َ َ َ َْ 3 َ ُ َ َ َ
‫ﺟﺰاك اﷲ ﻗﻨﺎ أﻓﻀﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺟﺰى رﺳﻮﻻ‬
3ُ ْ َ
‫ﻗﻦ أﻣ ِﺘﻪ‬

As-salāmu ‘alayka yā rasūla llāh.

As-salāmu ‘alayka yā khyarata llāhi man
khalqihi.
As-salāmu ‘alayka yā ḥabiba llāh.
As-salāmu ‘alayka yā sayyida l-mursalina wa
khātama n-nabiyyīn.
As-salāmu ‘alayka wa ‘ala ālika wa aṣḥabika wa
ahli baytika wa ‘ala an-nabīyyina wa sā’ira ṣ-
ṣaliḥin.
Ashhadu annaka balaghta r-risāla wa addayta l-
amāna wa naṣaḥta l-ummah.
Jazāka llāhu ‘anna ‘afḍala ma jaza rasūlan ‘an
ummatihi.

Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah.

Peace be upon you O choicest creation of Allah.
Peace be upon you, O beloved of Allah.
Peace be upon you, O leader of all messengers,
seal of the prophets.
Peace be upon you, upon your family, upon your
companions, upon your wives, upon all the
Prophets and all pious people.
I bear witness that you have conveyed the
message, fulfilled the trust and advised the
people with the best of advice.
May Allah reward you on our behalf, the best
reward he would grant a messenger.

After saying salam, you may:

• Recite Salat al-Ibrahimiyyah / Durood Ibrahim; the

salutation that is recited during Salah in the sitting
position.
• Testify to the oneness of Allah and the finality of
His messenger ‫ ﷺ‬by repeating the Shahada.
• Thank the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
• Most importantly, ask the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬for his
intercession.

Seeking the Prophet’s ‫ ﷺ‬Intercession

One of the great favours that Allah has granted his
beloved Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬is that he will be a means
(wasilah) of intercession (shafa’a) for his community
on the Day of Judgement. The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬is also a
means of gaining proximity to Allah in this world. It is
vital that you make dua and plead for the Prophet’s
‫ ﷺ‬intercession when presenting yourself to him. You
may recite the dua below or supplicate in your native
language.

ُ 3 ََََ َ َ َ 3 َ َُ ْ َ َْ َُ َ
‫ أﺳﺄﻟﻚ اﻟﺸﻔﺎﻋﺔ وأﺗﻮﺳﻞ‬،‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل ا‬
َ 3 ََ ًَ ْ ُ َ ْ َُ ْ َ َ َ
‫ﷲ أن أﻣﻮت ﻣﺴ ِﻠﻤﺎ ` ِﻣﻠ ِﺘﻚ‬ ِ ‫ﺑِﻚ ِإ• ا‬
َ 3 َُ
‫وﺳﻨ ِﺘﻚ‬

Yā rasūla llāh as’aluka ash-shafā’ata wa

atawassalu bika ila llāhi ‘an ‘amūta Musliman
‘ala millatika wa sunnatik.

O Rasulullah! I request your intercession, and I

ask Allah, through you, to enable me to die on
your religion and your Sunnah.

Examples of other duas you can make in your native

tongue:

• Intercede for me and assist me in this world and in

the Hereafter, Ya Rasulallah!
• Resurrect me with you and allow me to be with you
on the Day of Judgement, Ya Rasulallah!
• Allow me to drink the water of al-Kawthar from
your beautiful hands on that day, Ya Rasulallah!
• Please don’t let me be embarrassed or ashamed on
the day, Ya Rasulallah!
• Ya Rasulallah! I have come to you in a state of sin.
Please intercede for me so that I may be forgiven.
Forgive me and be pleased with me.
• Please permit me to follow you into Jannah Ya
Rasulallah – that Jannah where I may be close to
you!
• Allow me to see you in a dream, Ya Rasulallah! For
you said: ‘Whoever sees me in a dream, has truly
seen me.’ I yearn to see your beautiful face!
• Ya Rasulallah, please allow me to see you in a state
of wakefulness!
• Ya Rasulallah, your enemies were privileged to see
your blessed face. I am not your enemy, but your
servant. Please allow me to see the one I love!
• Increase my love for you, Ya Rasulallah!
• Increase my proximity to you, Ya Rasulallah! Be my
means of obtaining closeness to Allah.
• Allow me to send more Salawat upon you, Ya
Rasulallah!
• Please allow me to adopt more of your Sunnahs ,
Ya Rasulallah!
• Ya Rasulallah, let me serve you and serve your
community.
• Ya Rasulallah, please guide me through all my
affairs!
• Ya Rasulallah, please help me with my ailments;
whether they are physical, mental or spiritual.
Indeed, you are the Bringer of Relief, the Merciful,
the Kind!
• Ya Rasullallah, please raise my rank. Indeed, you
are the Raiser of Ranks!

Remember to also seek his intercession for your

parents, family, teachers, friends and the Muslim
community.

Be careful if you choose to open

your hands in dua when facing the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. Although this is
acceptable according to Islamic
law, you may be reprimanded by
the Saudi authorities for doing so.
The Saudis follow the Salafi school
of thought, a movement which
significantly differs to that of
traditional Sunni Islam.

Salam on Behalf of Others

After making dua, if anybody has asked you to convey
their salam to the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬, you can do so in the
following manner:

َُ ْ َْ َُ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3
‫ﷲ ِﻣﻦ ﻓﻼ ِن‬
ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل ا‬
َُ ْ
‫ﺑ ِﻦ ﻓﻼ ٍن‬

As-salāmu ‘alayka yā rasūla llāh min fulān ibni

(binti) fulān.

Peace be upon you O Messenger of Allah from

……, son (daughter) of …….

Replace fulān ibni (binti) fulān in the above sentence

with the name of the person followed by the name of
the invidual’s father, e.g. As-salāmu ‘alayka yā rasūla
llāh min Zayd ibni Ahmad (male) or As-salāmu
‘alayka yā rasūla llāh min Zaynab binti Ahmad
(female).

If you have been asked to covey the greetings of a

number of people and you can’t remember each and
every individual, you may say the following:

ْ َ ْ َْ َُ َ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3
‫•ﻴ ِﻊ‬ِ ‫ﷲ ِﻣﻦ‬ ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل ا‬
َ 3 َ َْ ْ َ
ِ‫ ﺑِﺎﻟﺴﻼم‬ë‫ﺎ‬ِ ِ ‫ﻣﻦ أوﺻ‬
As-salāmu ‘alayka yā rasūla llāh min jamī‘i man
’awṣanī bi s-salām.

Peace be upon you O Messenger of Allah. May

peace be on you for all those who requested me
to convey salam.

If you’re struggling with the Arabic, it’s acceptable to

convey their greetings in your native language.

Greeting Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

After greeting the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬and making dua, take a
step to the right so that you’re in line with the blessed
face of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq I. You may recite one
of the greetings below:

ْ َ ََ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ 3
‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ أﺑﺎ ﺑﻜ ٍﺮ‬

As-salāmu ‘alayka yā Abā Bakr.

Peace be upon you, O Abu Bakr.

َ‫ أَﺑﺎ‬v
َ ْ ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ َﺧﻠﻴْ َﻔ َﺔ اﻟ ْ ُﻤ ْﺴﻠﻤ‬
َ ْ َ ُ َ 3 َ
‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴ‬
ِِ ِ
َ‫ﺪ ْﻓﻖ‬P ‫اﻟﺼ‬ P ‫ﻜﺮ‬ ْ َ
ِ ‫ﺑ‬
Assalāmu ‘alayka yā khalīfata l-muslimīna Abā
Bakri aṣ-Ṣiddīq.

Peace be upon you O Caliph of the Muslims,

Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.

ْ ُ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ 3
‫” رﺳﻮ ِل‬ 3 ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ أﺑﺎ ﺑﻜﺮ ﺻ‬
ٍ
َْ ْ ََ
‫ﺎر‬
ِ ‫ﷲ وﺛﺎ ِﻏﻴ ِﻪ ِ• اﻟﻐ‬
ِ ‫ا‬
ًَْ َ 3َُ 3ُ ْ َ ُ َ َ َ
‫ﺟﺰاك اﷲ ﻗﻦ أﻣ ِﺔ _ﻤ ٍﺪ ﺧ{ا‬

As-salāmu ‘alayka yā Abā Bakrin ​ṣafiyya rasūli

llāhi wa thānīhi fi l-ghār.
Jazāka llāhu ‘an ummati Muḥammadin khayra.

Peace be upon you, O Abu Bakr, close friend of

the Prophet, second of two in the cave.
May Allah reward you well on behalf of the
Ummah of Muhammad.

ْ ُ َ َ َْ َ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ 3
ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﺧ ِﻠﻴﻔﺔ رﺳﻮ ِل ا‬
‫ﷲ‬
ْ• ‫ﷲ‬ ْ ُ َ َ َ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ 3 َ
ِ ِ ‫ﺎﺣﺐ رﺳﻮ ِل ا‬ ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ﺻ‬
َََُْ َْP P ْ َ ََ َْ
‫ﷲ‬
ِ ‫ﺔ ا‬f‫ﺎر أﺑﺎ ﺑﻜ ٍﺮ اﻟﺼﺪﻓﻖ ور‬ ِ ‫اﻟﻐ‬
ُُ ََََ
‫ﺗﻪ‬q‫وﺑﺮ‬
ًَْ َ 3َُ 3ُ ْ َ ُ َ َ َ
‫ﺟﺰاك اﷲ ﻗﻦ أﻣ ِﺔ _ﻤ ٍﺪ ﺧ{ا‬

As-salāmu ‘alayka yā khalīfata rasūli llāh.

As-salāmu ‘alayka yā ​ṣaḥiba rasūli llāhi fi l-
ghāri Abā Bakrin aṣ-Ṣiddīq wa raḥmatu llāhi
wa barakātuhu.
Jazāka llāhu ‘an ummati Muḥammadin khayra.

Peace be upon you O Caliph of Rasulullah.

Peace be upon you O companion of Rasulullah in
the cave, Abu Bakr Siddiq.
May Allah reward you well on behalf of the
Ummah of Muhammad.

You may praise Abu Bakr I, thank him and make

dua, using him as a Wasilah as you did with the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

Greeting Umar ibn al-Khattab

After greeting Abu Bakr I, take another step to
the right so that you’re in line with the blessed face of
Umar ibn al-Khattab I. You may convey your
salam to him using one of the greetings below:

ُ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ 3
ُ‫ﺎﻗ َﻤﺮ‬ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳ‬

As-salāmu ‘alayka yā ‘Umar.

Peace be upon you, O Umar.

َْ َ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ 3
َ ْ ‫{ اﻟ ْ ُﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬
َ‫ ُﻗﻤ َﺮ‬v
ِِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ أ ِﻣ‬
3 َ ْ ْ
‫ﺎب‬ ِ ‫ﺑ ِﻦ ا™ﻄ‬
As-salāmu ‘alayka yā amīra l-mu’minīn, ‘Umara
bni l-Kha​ṭṭāb.

Peace be upon you O Commander of the

Faithful, Umar ibn al-Khattab.

َ ُ 3َ َ َُ ُ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ 3
‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎﻗﻤﺮ أﻋﺰ اﷲ ﺑِﻚ‬
ً ْ َ 3َُ 3ُ ْ َ ُ َ َ َ َ َ ْ
‫اﻹﺳﻼم ﺟﺰاك اﷲ ﻗﻦ أﻣ ِﺔ _ﻤ ٍﺪ ﺧ{ا‬

As-salāmu ‘alyka yā ‘Umar.

A’azza llāhu bika l-Islām.
Jazāka llāhu ‘an ummati Muḥammadin khayra.

Peace be upon you O Umar.

Allah gave honour to Islam through you.
May Allah reward you well on behalf of the
Ummah of Muhammad.

َvْ ‫{ اﻟ ْ ُﻤ ْﺆﻣﻨ‬
َ ْ َ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ 3
ِِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ أ ِﻣ‬
َ ْ ْ 3 َ َ ْ َ ُ َ 3
ِ‫اﻹﺳﻼم‬ ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻳﺎ ِﻋﺰ‬
َvْ ‫َواﻟ ْ ُﻤ ْﺴﻠﻤ‬
ِِ
َ ْ ُ َْ 3 َ ™‫ُﻗ َﻤ َﺮ ﺑْﻦ ا‬
‫ﺎب اﻟﻔﺎروق‬ ِ ‫ﻄ‬ ِ
ُُ ََََ َََُْ
‫ﺗﻪ‬q‫ﷲ وﺑﺮ‬ ِ ‫ﺔ ا‬f‫ور‬
ً ْ َ 3َُ 3ُ ْ َ ُ َ َ َ
‫ﺟﺰاك اﷲ ﻗﻦ أﻣ ِﺔ _ﻤ ٍﺪ ﺧ{ا‬

As-salāmu ‘alyka yā amīra l-mu’minīn.

As-salāmu ‘alyka yā ‘izza l-Islāmi wa l-Muslimīn.
‘Umara bni l-Kha​ṭṭābi l-Farūq.
Wa raḥmatu llāhi wa barakātuhu.
Jazāka llāhu ‘an ummati Muḥammadin khayra.

Peace be upon you O leader of the faithful.

Peace be upon you O pride of Islam and
Muslims,
Umar ibn al-Khattab al-Faruq.
And the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
May Allah reward you well on behalf of the
Ummah of Muhammad.

You may praise Umar I, thank him and make dua,

using him as a Wasilah as you did with the Prophet
‫ﷺ‬.

Greeting the Shaykhayn

After conveying your salam to Umar I, you may
greet both Abu Bakr and Umar L collectively by
taking half a step to your left, so that you’re standing
between the two graves, and reciting the following:

ْ ُ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ َ ُ َْ ُ َ 3 َ
ِ ‫ رﺳﻮ ِل ا‬œ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻤﺎ ﻳﺎ ﺿ ِﺠﻴ‬
‫ﷲ‬
ْ‫َو َرﻓﻴْ َﻘﻴْﻪ َو َوزﻳْ َﺮﻳﻪ‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ َْ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ ُ َ َ َ
‫ﺰا ِء‬¢‫وﺟﺰاﻛﻤﺎ اﷲ أﺣﺴﻦ ا‬

As-salāmu ‘alaykumā yā ḍajī‘aī rasūli llāhi wa

rafīqayhi wa wazīrayhi.
Wa jazākuma llāhu aḥsana l-jazā.

Peace be upon you o resters next to Rasulullah,

his two companions and ministers.
And May Allah reward the two of you an
excellent reward.

You should praise them, show your gratitude to them

and use them as a Wasilah for your duas. Remember
to send them the salam of others if you were asked.

You may then take another step to the left so that

you’re once again facing the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬where you
can make more dua.

The Legitimacy of Tawassul

It is the belief of traditional Sunni Islam that you can
supplicate to Allah through various means or
intermediaries. In Arabic, an intermediary is known as
a ‘Wasilah’ and the act of using an intermediary is
known as ‘Tawassul’. The practice of using the
righteous servants of Allah as a means of gaining
proximity to Him or to ask for His help is documented
in Hadith literature as well as by Muslims through the
ages. The foremost intermediary for Muslims is the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬. Unfortunately, this hugely beneficial and
widely practiced act of worship is today sometimes
erroneously regarded as associating partners with
Allah. Following are some proofs for the legitimacy of
this practice.

This authentic tradition is narrated in the books of

both al-Nasa’i and Tirmidhi. Uthman ibn Hunaif I
narrated that a blind person came to the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
and requested that he make dua for his eyesight to be
restored. The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said, ‘If you wish, I will make
dua for you, or you could exercise patience, an option
that is better for you.’ The person replied and said,
‘Please make dua for me.’ The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬instructed
him to perform wudhu perfectly and make the
following dua:

َ P َ َ َْ ُ 3 ََََ َ ُ َ ْ َ ْP 3 ُ
‫ أﺳﺌﻠﻚ وأﺗﻮﺟﻪ ِإ§ﻚ ﺑِﻨ ِﺒﻴﻚ‬ë‫اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ِإ‬
َ‫ﺔ‬fْ ‫اﻟﺮ‬
3 P َ َ 3 َ َ َْ َ ُ 3 َ 3َُ
ِ oِ ‫ اﷲ ﻋﻠﻴ ِﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻧ‬m‫_ﻤ ٍﺪ ﺻ‬
P َ َ َ ُ 3 َ َ َ P ُ 3َُ َ
ْ ¶
• ْ ْ
ِ ‫ أﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﺑِﻚ ِإ• ر‬ë‫ﻳﺎ _ﻤﺪ ِإ‬
ْI ß ْ َْ ْ َ َ
ِ ِ ‫ﺣﺎﺟ ِ¨ ِ§ﻘ‬
3•ِ ‫ﻔ ْﻌ ُﻪ‬P ‫ﻢ َﺷ‬3 ‫ ُﻬ‬3‫اَﻟﻠ‬

Allāhumma innī as’aluka wa atawajjahu ilayka bi

nabīyyika Muḥammadin ​ṣallā llāhu ‘alayhi wa
sallama nabiyya r-raḥma.
Yā Muḥammad(u) innī atawajjahu bika ila rabbī
fī ḥājatī liyaqḍī lī.
Allāhumma shaffi’hu fī.

O Allah! I ask You and I turn to You using Your

Prophet, the Prophet of mercy as an
intermediary.
O Muhammad! I turn to my Lord by means of
you for my need, that He fulfils it.
O Allah! Accept his intercession in my favour.24
 24

Through the virtue of the Prophet’s ‫ ﷺ‬supplication,

the blind man’s vision was restored. It is
recommended to read this dua after greeting the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

This next account is reported by Atabi V who

narrates: “I was sitting in the Rawdah, when a
Bedouin came and said:

ُ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ َر ُﺳ ْﻮ َل اﷲ َﺳﻤ ْﻌﺖ‬ َ َْ َ ُ َ 3

ِ ِ ‫اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴ‬
ُ‫ﻏ ُﻬ ْﻢ إ ْذ َﻇﻠَ ُﻤﻮا أَ ْﻏ ُﻔ َﺴﻬ ْﻢ‬3 ‫“وﻟ َ ْﻮ َﻛ‬
َ ‫اﷲ َﻓ ُﻘ ْﻮ ُل‬
َ
ِ
ُ‫اﺳﺘَ ْﻐ َﻔ َﺮ ﻟ َ ُﻬﻢ‬
ْ َ َ3 ُ ََْ ْ َ َ ُ َ
‫ﺟﺎءوك ﻓﺎﺳﺘﻐﻔﺮوا اﺑ و‬
ْ ََ ً َ ً 3َ َ3 ُ َ َ َ ُ ُ3
‫اﻟﺮﺳﻮل ﻟﻮﺟﺪوا اﺑ ﺗﻮاﺑﺎ ر ِﺣﻴﻤﺎ” وﻗﺪ‬
ًَ ْ َ ْ ُ ْ َْ ْ ًَ َْ ْ ُ َ ُْ
‫ ﻣﺴﺘﺸ ِﻔﻌﺎ‬oِ ‫ِﺟﺌﺘﻚ ﻣﺴﺘﻐ ِﻔﺮا ِﻣﻦ ذﻧ‬
َ
ْ¶P ‫ﻚ إ• َر‬
ِ ِ‫ﺑ‬
As-salāmu ‘alayka yā rasūl llāh, sami‘tu llāha
yaqūlu “wa law annahum idh ẓalamu anfusahum
jā’uka fa s-taghfaru llāha wa s-taghfara lahumu
r-rasūlu lawajadu llāha tawwāban raḥīma” wa
qad ji’tuka mustaghfiran min dhanbī
mustashfi’an bika ila rabbī.

Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah! I

heard Allah saying (in His Book):
“And if, when they wronged themselves, they had
come to you, (O Muhammad), and asked
forgiveness o f Allah and the Messenger had
asked forgiveness for them, they would have
found Allah accepting of repentance and
Merciful.”
And I have come to You repenting from my sins
and seeking your intercession to my Lord.

He then recited the following poem:

ُ ُ ُ ْ َ ِ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ َْ َ َ
‫ﻳﺎ ﺧ{ ﻣﻦ د ِﻓﻨﺖ ﺑِﺎﻟﻘﺎع أﻗﻈﻤﻪ‬
ُ‫اﻷ َﻛﻢ‬َْ ُ َْ 3 ْ ْ َ َ َ
‫ﻓﻄﺎب ِﻣﻦ ِﻃﻴ ِﺒ ِﻬﻦ اﻟﻘﺎع َو‬
ُُ َ َ َْ ْ َ ُ َ ْ ْ َْ
‫® أﻧﺖ ﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨﻪ‬ ٍ ‫ اﻟ ِﻔﺪاء ِﻟﻘ‬Øِ ‫ﻏﻔ‬
َ ْ َ ُ ْ ُْ ْ َ ُ َ َ ْ ْ
ُ‫ﻜ َﺮم‬ ‫ﻮد واﻟ‬¢‫ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ اﻟﻌﻔﺎف و ِﻓﻴ ِﻪ ا‬

Yā khayra man dufinata bil qā’i a’ẓumuhu,

Fa ​ṭaba man ​ṭībihinna l-qā’u wa l-akamu,
Nafsī l-fida’u liqabrin anta sākinuhu,
Fīhi l-‘afāfu wa fīhi l-jūdu wa l-karam.

O one buried in the most noble of ground,

Its (that is, the grave’s) fragrance has scented all
the land and mountains.
May my life be sacrificed for the grave of which
you are the occupant.
In it there is purity, generosity and nobility.

The Bedouin then left and I fell asleep. In my dream I

saw the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬who said to me, ‘O ‘Atabi! Convey
to that bedouin the glad tidings that Allah, the Exalted
One, has forgiven his sins.”25

Farewell Visit
Upon leaving Madinah, humbly present yourself at
the blessed tomb of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬one final time.
Make the following dua before leaving:

”
O Allah! Let me die in a state of Iman following the
Sunnah in the city of Madinah and allow me to be
buried in Jannatul Baqi.

Tips and Advice

• Do not waste any time during your stay in Madinah
and spend as much time as you can in Masjid
Nabawi. Some choose to spend their entire stay in
Madinah in close proximity to the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
• Spend time your time in the mosque performing
Salah, reciting Quran and sending Salawat upon
the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
• Whenever you pass the tomb of the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬,
whether from inside or outside Masjid Nabawi,
stop and offer salam before continuing.
• When your gaze falls on to the Green Dome,
whether you’re close to the mosque or far away,
look at it with love and yearning and send
salutations upon the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
• Try to offer salam at the blessed grave of the
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬as much as you can. Imam Abu Hanifa,
Imam Shafi’i and Imam Ahmad X all
recommended visiting the blessed grave as much
as possible. Imam Malik V didn’t recommend
visiting it excessively due the risk of becoming
disinterested and taking it for granted.
• Don’t turn your back towards the blessed grave,
regardless of whether or not you’re performing
Salah, unless you have no other option.
• Don’t circumambulate around the blessed tomb or
prostrate towards it.

References
↑2 Allamah An-Nawawi
says, it has been
reported by Al-
Bazzar and Dar Qutni.
Hafiz Ibn Al-Hajar
says in Sharh-al-
Manasik, it has been
reported by Ibn
Khuzaymah in his
Sahlh. A group of
muhaddithin
including the likes of
Shaykh Abd-al-Haq
Al-Ishbili in his Al-
Ahkam and Shaykh
Taqi-ad-Din As-Subki
have classified it as
authentic. Mulla Ali
Qari has also
mentioned in his
Sharh-ash-Shifa that
a group from the
a’immah hadith have
classified it as
authentic.

↑2 Allamah Iraqi says in

his Sharh-al-Ihya, ‘At-
Tabrani has narrated
this and Ibn-as-Sakan
has authenticated it.
The author of Ithaf
says, ‘Shaykh Abd-al-
Haq has done the
same together with
Shaykh Taqi-ad-Din
As-Subki according to
overall chain of
narrations.’

↑2 Reported by Dar
Qutni and Allamah
Adh-Dhahabi in Al-
Wafa Al-Wafa has
taken its chain to be
good.

↑2 Reported by Dar
Qutni, At-Tabrani and
Al-Bayhaqi.

↑2 Reported by Al-
Bayhaqi and it is a
mursal hadith.
However, Shaykh
Taqi-ad-Din As-Subki
after elaborating on
its different chains of
narration has
classified it as a good
mursal.

↑2 Reported by Ad-
Daylami as
mentioned in Ithaf.

↑2 This hadith was

transmitted by Bazzar
with a sound chain of
transmission.
Asqalani approved it
in his commentary on
the compilation of
Bukhari, and so did
Suyuti in his work on
the attributes of the
Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

↑2 Abu Ya’la, Musnad,

6449; ibn Hajar al-
‘Asqalani, al-Matalib
al-‘Aliya, Bab ‘Alamat
al-sa‘a, 4628; al-
Hakim, Mustadrak,
Kitab Tawarikh al-
mutaqqadimin min al-
anbiya’ wa’l-mursalin,
Dhikr nabiy Allah wa
ruhuh ‘Isa ibn
Maryam salawat
Allah wa salamuh
‘alayh, 4162

↑2 Abu Dawud, Sunan,

Kitab al-Hajj, Bab
Ziyarat al-qubur,
1745

↑2 Bazzar, Musnad,
Musnad Ammar ibn
Yasir, 1274

↑2 Ibn Maja, Kitab Md ja

fi’l-janaiz, Bab Dhikr
wafatih wdafnih
salla’llahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam, 1627.

↑2 Bayhaqi, Shu’ab al-

Iman,1544, 3997

↑2 Shifā’ āl-Asqām

↑2 Fadl al-Salat ‘ala al-

Nabi

↑2 al-Musannaf, ‘Abd al-

Razzaq, vol. XI, p. 251

↑2 Tirmidhi Hadith 3668

↑2 Al Mustadrak Hadith
1080

↑2 Al-Shifa’

↑2 Bukhari

↑2 Sahih al-Bukhāri,
hadīth: 1195, 1196.
Sahīh Muslim vol. 9
pp.161-162 (with
commentary of Imām
al-Nawawī), hadīth:
1390,1391

↑2 Ahmad

↑2 Virtues of Invoking
Blessings and Virtue
on the Noble Prophet
‫ﷺ‬.

↑2 Tirmidhi, vol. 5 p.388,

hadith: 3578. Ibn
Majah, vol. 1 p. 441,
hadith: 1385.

↑2 Tafsir Ibn Kathir, vol.

1. p 519 (commentary
of chapter 4, verse
64) al-Adhkar al-
Nawawi: p. 336.

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