10 - The true faith regarding visiting the Prophet's tomb...

10 - The true faith regarding visiting the Prophet's tomb and asking for his intercession First, on visiting the Prophet's tomb, the following evidence is presented: said: «Whoever visits me after my death is as if he had visited me in my lifetime.» 27 said: «Whoever visits me at al-Medina I shall be his witness and intercede on his behalf on Judgment Day.» 28 said: «Whoever visits me at al-Medina shall be at my side on Judgment Day.» 29 The Prophet also said: «Whoever visits my tomb will entitled to my intercession.» 30 Imam Malik said: If a man wants to visit the Prophet's tomb let him turn his back to the Qibla (i.e.

the Kaba in Mecca), face the Prophet and call a blessing on him and supplicate. 31 Followers of Imam al-Shafi advised visitors of the Prophet's tomb to stand facing the tomb with their backs to the Qibla. This was also Ahmed ibn Hanbal's instruction. 32 In his book entitled Al-Ilal wa al-Su'alat, Abdullah ibn Ahmed ibn Hanbal…