‘Abd Allāh ibn ibn ‘Umar al-‘Umarī, who is a weak narrator. There is no established hadith whatsoever from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, concerning visiting his grave or the grave of Abraham, Allah’s intimate friend. Rather, the scholars relied only on the hadiths concerning greeting him with peace and sending blessings upon him, such as his saying, may Allah bless him and grant him peace:

“No man greets me with peace without Allah returning my soul to me so that I may return his greeting.”

This was narrated by Abū Dāwūd and others. And his saying, may Allah bless him and grant him peace:

“Allah has appointed angels at my grave to convey to me the greetings of peace from my community.”

This was narrated by al-Nasā’ī. And his saying, may Allah bless him and grant him peace:

“Send abundant blessings upon me on Friday and Friday eve, for your blessings are presented to me.” They asked, “How will our blessings be presented to you when you have decayed?” He replied, “Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the flesh of the prophets.”

This was narrated by Abū Dāwūd and others.

Mālik disapproved of a man saying, “I visited the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.” They explained that, in common usage, the word “visiting” had come to encompass prohibited practices. Visiting graves takes two forms: one prescribed by the Sharia and the other an innovation.

The purpose of “the prescribed visit” is to greet the deceased with peace and supplicate for him, whether he is a prophet or not. Thus, when the Companions visited the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, they would greet him with peace, supplicate for him, and then leave. None of them would stand at his grave to supplicate for himself. For this reason, Mālik and others disapproved of this and said that it was among the newly introduced religious innovations.

For this reason, the jurists said:

“When a Muslim greets him with peace