مَنْ زَارَ قَبْرِي وَجَبَتْ لَهُ شَفَاعَتِي

My intercession is wājib for whoever beholds my grave.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers! Mawlana Naqī ꜤAlī Khān رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه grants us two pearls of wisdom regarding this hadith. Here is a summary of what he said:

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1st pearl of wisdom

Question: The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: شَفَاعَتِي لِاَهْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ مِنْ اُمَّتِي – “My intercession is for the major sinners of my ummah.”^[2] In another hadith, it was said, “I will not be content until I have taken all of my ummah out of Hell and admitted them into Paradise.”^[3]

These hadith indicate how intercession is for sinful Muslims. If this is the case, regardless of whether a Muslim has been to Madinah or not, what is the virtue and speciality of visiting the grave of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم?

Answer: Some scholars have explained how general sinners who have not visited Madinah, will receive a general intercession. Yet, those who have visited Madinah will receive a special intercession. They will be protected from the terrors of the Day of Judgement and admitted into Paradise without accountability. They will hold a high rank in Paradise, such that they will be blessed with a special vision of Allah.

Mawlana Naqī ꜤAlī Khān رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه wrote another brilliant answer: