Journey to Religious Places

By studying and scanning the standing view points of the Wahabis you must have Reckoned (guessed, supposed) up their temperament (nature) personalities their disposition, their likes, their dislikes, their ways, and the way they behave.

This is their belief as we have already referred to that if you have to travel you better go only to these three Mosques and you cannot go on traverse for anything else, this is preposterous, it is not possible at all in this world. 

Practically, man travels for trade sometimes person goes out to inquire about the health of certain patient, for which the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) has stressed upon repeatedly. The Prophet of God (peace be upon him and his progeny) also has said one must be very compassionate (merciful, pitiful) one must feel compunction (remorse, sorrow) and in this way you can be kind to your kith and kin, relatives, and your near and dear. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) also advises that if your relatives may be living at a long distance to traverse, you have to go, you have to cover a long distance but you must go to see your relatives.

There are many Holy verses in the Quran, which indicate and persuade us to go to the ruined castles of the Kings of the past, who once reigned over the world, so that you may get or you may attain an astonishment (to be surprised) out of the scene that how wonderful the Kings were!  Now, what status they have?

According to the Wahabis’ belief there is no scope or room for debate or dialogue in Islam. The Wahabis fabricate a false belief and use their money and all their means and sources to propagate and get it strengthened. When the belief is put into practice or translated into action and it eventually leads to terrorism.

Ibne Tamia, the real teacher of Abdul Wahab, has very strongly condemned and has very strongly prohibited people from going to visit the Holy Shrine of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny).  However, the Holy verses of the Surah Nisa verse 64, 

"And We did not send any apostles, but that he should be obeyed by Allah's permission; and had they, when they were unjust to themselves, come to you and asked forgiveness of God and the Apostle had (also) asked forgiveness for them, they would have found God Oft-returning (to mercy), Merciful." 

Clearly tells us that if we have been sinful, must go to our Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) and beg pardon for the misdeeds we have perpetrated (committed, perfor-med). 

There is argument available in the book ‘Wafa ul Wafa’, after the sad, death (demise) of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny). A person came to Medina and he read out the same verse of Surah Nisa thus acknowledged himself a sinful person and begged to the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him and his progeny) for interceding (recommending) him to God so that he may be blessed. In this way, Darrul Katni wrote in Sunan and in Babul Mawageet further stated that Abdullah ibne Umar quoted the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) having said, "Whosoever will come to my mausoleum is entitled to my intercession (recommendation) to be blessed by God.” In Mojam-e-Kabeer, Tabrani has written, Ghazali has stated in Ahyaul Uloom, it is quoted from Abdullah Ibne Umar that the Holy Prophet has said, “Whosoever will come to my mausoleum is entitled to receive recommendation from me and I shall stand for his Intercession on the Day of Judgment.

Darrul Katni also has written in ‘Sunnan’ that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said one who does Pilgrimage (Ziarat) to my tomb, it amounts to as if he has seen me during the days when I lived, it amounts to as if he has met me in my life time.

Of course, there are many other Traditions from the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) available on the issue.

Imam Malik[1] asked Mansoor Dawanekey not to talk more vociferously and loudly near the mausoleum of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) because the Quran. In Surah Hujjarat verse 2, 

"O!You who believe! Do not raise your voices of the Prophet, and do not speak loud to him as you speak loud to one another, lest your deeds become null while you do not perceive."  

It has directed people not to raise their voice against the voice of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny).  Mansoor inquired from Malik, whether, while praying, should he turn his face towards the mausoleum of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) or to the Ka’aba (House of God). Imam Malik answered, ‘why do you turn your face from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny), the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) is your means, source; the Prophet is your saviour and bridge between God and the man. Turn your face towards the mausoleum of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) and ask for his intercession, recommendation’ and the Imam Malik recited the verse of Surah Nis’a. This abundantly proves that the belief of Ibne Tamia and Abdul Wahab are divergent (deviators) and different as compared to belief of the rest of the Ulemas and scholars of Islam.

It is been historically proved that the companions (Ashab) of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) used to go to visit the Mausoleum of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny).  Like Hazrat Bilal, who was the prayer Caller (Muezzin) and a companion of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny), would come to the tomb of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny).  The account of the visit of Hazrat Bilal has been recorded by Ibne Asakir in ‘Muktasar Tareeq Damascus’ and in another book ‘Tahzeeb Al-Kamal’ also the incident of Hazrat Bilal has been quoted.

Another scholar, Sobki, in his book Shafa ul Sakam, has given an account of a king, Umar ibne Abdul Aziz, who used to send the people by providing them money and urging them to visit the Tomb of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) and requested them to convey his Salaams and compliments to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny).  The writer (The author) Waqedee has written in Futoh-e-Sham that when the king came to Medina, he accosted (addressed) Kabul Ahbar and asked this gentleman to come along with him so that they might go to the tomb to receive benefits. Therefore, all the Ulemas and the scholars agree upon and have got a consensus (opinion) on going to visit the mausoleum of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny), which is one ounce of merit.

In the beginning of the 8th Hijri Ibne Tamia propounded and propagated a new belief based on a false Tradition attributed to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) that one can travel to only three Mosques, which are Masjidul Nabi, Masjidul Haram and Masjidul Aqsa.