As for Abū Ḥanīfa, he maintained (1) that one should face the qibla. Some of his disciples said that one should turn his back to the Chamber, while others held that he should keep it to his left (2).

Yet they are all agreed that no one is to touch the Chamber (3), kiss it, circumambulate it, pray toward it (4), or supplicate there while facing it; all such practices are forbidden by consensus of the leading scholars. Mālik was among the most emphatic of the imams in his disapproval of this, and the report claiming that he instructed al-Manṣūr to face the Chamber when making supplication is a fabrication against him.

Nor should anyone stand by the grave to make supplication (5) for himself, for this is an innovation. None of the Companions ever stood there to pray (6) for his own needs; rather, they would face the qibla and make their supplications in his mosque.

The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, “O Allah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped” (7), and he also said, “Do not make my grave a festival, and do not make your houses…"