O devotees of the Prophet! Let’s listen to a faith-enlightening parable regarding visiting Madinah.

O visitor of the blessed shrine! Return forgiven

Sayyiduna Haatim Asam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه visited the blessed shrine of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and made the following Du’a: ‘O Allah Almighty! I beheld the blessed grave of Your beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Do not return me empty handed.’

A voice was heard: ‘O bondman! We granted you the permission of visiting the blessed grave of Our Beloved صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم only when We intended to purify you. Now, you and those who beheld the blessed grave with you should return, being forgiven. Allah Almighty has indeed become pleased with you and those who beheld the blessed shrine of the Beloved Prophet
صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. (Ar-Raud-ul-Faaiq, pp. 306)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of the Prophet! Did you hear that what a great privilege and blessing it is to behold the blessed shrine of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? As the beholders of the blessed shrine of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم are given the glad-tidings of forgiveness from the court of Allah Almighty.

So, how fortunate are those devotees of the Prophet who have been blessed with visiting Madinah-e-Munawwarah, who have soothed their eyes by beholding the green dome, who have beheld the attractive and beautiful minarets of Masjid-e-Nabawi and who have beheld the blessed pulpit and Mihrab of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم with their own eyes.

No doubt, they would even still remain restless out of the love of Madinah. Their eyes would well up when they would see those scenes in pictures. Their hearts would get restless.

If only Allah Almighty also blesses us sinners with the privilege of visiting Madinah-e-Munawwarah for the sake of those devotees of the Prophet.