Visiting the historical sites related to the Prophetic biography

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Question: What is the ruling regarding visiting the [historical] sites related to the Prophetic biography, such as the cave of Hiraa, the mountain of Uhud and Masjid Qiblatayn?

Response: Visiting them [in order] to seek blessing from them, or believing that [visiting them] is
legislated is [in fact] an innovation – and not permissible.

As for visiting them just to have a look – then there is no harm [in that].

If he is visiting them just to have a look – then there is no harm [in that].

However, if he was visiting them to seek blessing from them or believing that visiting them is legislated – and that there is reward [in doing so], then this is an innovation and [therefore] not permissible.


Translation originally published on 7 January, 2015.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.