In the chapter on ‘The characteristics of the Prophet’...

In the chapter on ‘The characteristics of the Prophet’, Bukhari narrates from Wahab ibn ‘Abdullah that: “People were rubbing the hands of the Holy Prophet (PBUHH) over their faces and I too took the hands of the Prophet and rubbed them over my face and his hands were more fragrant than musk [15] ” . Similarly, after the death of the Prophet (PBUHH), there are several reports of the companions seeking Tabarruk with the grave of the Prophet.

For instance, The great companion Bilal who left Medina for some reason and settled by order of the frontier guards, in the districts of Syria saw in his dream that the Holy Prophet (PBUHH) was saying: “What kind of injustice is this, O Bilal? Has not the time come that you visit us?! He woke up from his sleep, in sadness, sat on his horse, and…