Masajid do exist in the vicinity of the sacred Raudah [i.e. shrine] of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and the shrines of the blessed Sahabah. These Masajid were constructed by the Sahabah and the pious people themselves. Now, generally Muslims construct Masajid in the vicinity of the shrines of the pious saints, because in the closeness to pious people, Salahs are more likely to be accepted. The reward for one Salah offered in Masjid-un-Nabawi is equal to the reward of 50,000 Salahs. By virtue of the closeness to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said to the sinful Israelis:       ‘وَّ ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَّ قُوْلُوْا حِطَّةٌ’ And enter the gate whilst prostrating, and say, ‘May our sins be forgiven’. (Part 1, Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 58)

By virtue of the blessings of the graves of Ambiya, repentance is accepted. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has mentioned the parable of Sayyiduna Zakariyya عَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام:

هُنَالِكَ دَعَا زَكَرِیَّا رَبَّهٗۚ-

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: It is here that Zakariyya prayed to his Lord.

(Part 3, Surah Aal-e-‘Imran, Ayah 38)

Standing beside Sayyidatuna Maryam رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا, Sayyiduna Zakariyya         عَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام made Du’a for his son. It is deduced that repentance is accepted and Du’as are answered a lot in the closeness to the pious saints.

(Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 1, pp. 440)

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! It has been the practice of pious saints and Islamic scholars (who have been following the right path) that they used to visit the blessed shrines of pious saints for the solutions of their problems and difficulties. Let’s listen to the practices of pious saints in this regard:

1.         Sayyiduna Hasan Bin Ibraheem Khallaal Hanbali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Whenever I face any problem, I visit the luminous shrine of Sayyiduna Imam Musa Bin Ja’far رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and present his Wasilah. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ solves my problem and fulfils my desire. (Tareekh-e-Baghdad, vol. 1, pp. 133)