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66 – Chapter: The recommendation for men to visit graves (1) and what the visitor should say

586 – Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “I had forbidden you to visit graves; now visit them.” Narrated by Muslim.
In another wording: “Whoever wishes to visit graves, let him do so, for they remind us of the Hereafter.”

587 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Whenever it was her night with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he would go out toward the end of the night to al-Baqīʿ and say, “Peace be upon you, abode of a believing people. What you were promised has reached you; tomorrow has its appointed time. Truly, if Allah wills, we shall join you. O Allah, forgive the people of Baqīʿ al-Gharqad (2).” Narrated by Muslim.

588 – Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to teach them that when they went out to the cemeteries, one of them should say, “Peace be upon you, residents of these dwellings—believers and Muslims. Indeed, if Allah wills, we shall soon join you. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.” Narrated by Muslim.

589 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with both of them) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by some graves in Madinah, turned his face toward them, and said, “Peace be upon you, people of the graves. May Allah forgive us and you. You have preceded us, and we are following after you.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan (3).

(1) I maintain that there is no evidence for making this restriction. In one of the chains of the forthcoming hadith of Aisha, the Prophet taught her the same litany when she visited the graves; see Ahkam al-janaiz, p. 180. (2) al-ghargad is a variety of thorny shrub; its singular form is al-ghargada. The cemetery of Madinah was called Baqi al-Ghargad because it once contained many such shrubs. I would suggest that it is the same plant we in Palestine call al-irqad. (3) Rather, its isnad is weak; the details are given in Ahkam al-janaiz, p. 197.

٦٦ - باب استحباب زيارة القبور للرجال (١) وما يقوله الزائر ٥٨٦ - عن بُرَيْدَةَ رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ فَزُورُوهَا » رواه مسلم . وفي رواية : « فَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَزُورَ الْقُبُورَ فَلْيَزُرْ فَإِنَّهَا تُذَكِّرُنَا الْآخِرَةَ » . ٥٨٧ - وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت : كان رسول الله ﷺ - كُلَّمَا كَانَ لَيْلَتُهَا مِنْ رسول الله ﷺ - يَخْرُجُ مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ ، فَيَقُولُ : « السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ ، وَأَتَاكُمْ مَا تُوعَدُونَ ، غَدًا مُؤَجَّلُونَ ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأَهْلِ بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ (٢) » رواه مسلم . ٥٨٨ - وعن بريدة رضي الله عنه قال : كَانَ النبي ﷺ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ إِذَا خَرَجُوا إِلَى الْمَقَابِرِ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَائِلُهُمْ : « السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ ، أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ » رواه مسلم . ٥٨٩ - وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال : مر رسول الله ﷺ بِقُبُورٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِوَجْهِهِ فقال : « السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ ، يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَنَا وَلَكُمْ ، أَنْتُمْ سَلَفُنَا وَنَحْنُ بِالْأَثَرِ » رواه الترمذي وقال : حديث حسن (٣) .

(١) قلت : لا دليل لهذا التخصيص ، وحديث عائشة الآتي في بعض طرقه أنه ﷺ علمها الورد المذكور إذا هي زارت القبور ، فانظر « أحكام الجنائز » ( ص ١٨٠ ) . (٢) الغرقد : ضرب من شجر العضاه وشجر الشوك . واحدته الغرقدة ، ومنه قيل لمقبرة أهل المدينة بقيع الغرقد ، لأنه كان فيها غرقد وقطع . قلت : وكأنه نفس النبتة التي نسميها في فلسطين « العرقد » . (٣) قلت : بل إسناده ضعيف : وبيانه في « أحكام الجنائز » ( ص ١٩٧ ) .