Book Name:Shoq e Madina
oppressed themselves should run to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. It is there they shall acquire salvation.”[1]
سُبْحٰنَ اللہ The Quran itself wants us to hasten and run to Madinah. We should act upon this and rush to that blessed city as soon as possible. Whoever can visit should not be lazy in doing so. As for whoever does not possess the means to travel to Madinah, cannot afford it or does not have any visible means to travel, they should strive to increase their love, longing and yearning for that holy city. If they are sincere in their longing, they too shall visit Madinah one day - ان شآء اللہ.
The importance of visiting Madinah
The imam of the Ahl al-Sunnah, Imam Aḥmad Razā Khān رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه says:
Visiting the resting place of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is the greatest of every mustaḥab action and critically important. In fact, it is near-wājib to do so.[2]
The hadith expert of Delhi, Shaykh Abd al-Ḥaqq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes in Jadhb al-Qulūb, “Whenever Muslims travel to Madinah intending to visit the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, angels gift them with mercy as a form of welcome.”[3]
As narrated in Sunan Dāraquṭni, Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: