Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 66 of 372
Desirability of visiting the Graves for men, and that they should say
The Book of Miscellany – Chapter 66 : Ahadith 581 – 584
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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581 Buraidah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “(In the past) I forbade you from visiting graves, but visit them now.”
In another narration Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever wants to visit a graveyard, let him do so, because it reminds us of the Hereafter.”[Muslim].
582 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha): reported Whenever it was her turn to spend with Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he used to go to the Baqi` (graveyard in Al-Madinah) at the last part of night and say, “May you be safe, O abode of the believing people. What you have been promised has come to you. You are tarried till tomorrow and certainly we shall follow you if Allah wills. O Allah, forgive the inmates of the Baqi`-al-Gharqad.”[Muslim].
583 Buraidah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ used to teach them (i.e., the Companions) whenever they came out to visit the graveyard to say: “As-salamu `alaikum ahlad-diyyari minal-Mu’minina wal-Muslimina, wa inna in sha’ Allahu bikum lahiqun. As’alul-laha lana wa-lakumul- `afiyyah (May you be safe, O inmates of the abodes of the believers and the Muslims, and if Allah pleases, we shall follow you, we pray to Allah for well-being for ourselves and for you).”[Muslim].
584 Ibn `Abbas (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by the graves at Al-Madinah. He turned his face towards them and said, “May you be granted safety, O inmates of the graves. May Allah forgive us and you. You have preceded us, and we are to follow.”[At-Tirmidhi].