The
Holy grave of the Holy Prophet is inside the "Masjidun Nabawwi",
in Medina Munawwarah.
(1) Enter (put the right foot in first) from the door of Jabraeel (A.S.).
(2) Recite "Allaahu Akbar" 100 times. (3) Pray 2 Rak-a't "Tah'iyyah
Salaat ul Masjid" (welcome prayer).
(4) After kissing the "H'ujrah al Shareef" (the blessed chamber)
recite: Peace be on you O Messenger of
Allah.Peace be on you O Prophet of Allah. Peace be on you O Muhammad son
of Abdillah.
Peace be on you O the seal of Prophets. I bear witness that you carried
and delivered the Message,
established the prayers, paid the prescribed alms, directed to do what is
lawful, forbade not to do what is
unlawful, devotedly worshipped and served Allah, till the inevitable came
unto you. Blessings and mercy of Allah be
on you and on your pure children. (5) Stand near the pillar on the right
side of the holy grave, facing
Qiblah, left shoulder towards the holy grave and right shoulder towards
the "Mimber" (pulpit), which is the place of the
Holy head, and recite: I bear witness that there is no god save, Allah,
the One who has no associate.
I bear witness that Muhammad is His bondman and Messenger, I bear witness
that verify you are
the Messenger of Allah, and you are Muhammad son of Abdullah.
I bear witness that you carried and delivered the Message of your Lord,
gave sincere advise to your followers, strived in the way of Allah,
worshipped and served Allah, with wisdom and good counsel, that which was
entrusted to you
from the True God has been pronounced by you, you were kind unto the
faithfuls, but severely dealt with the
infidels, so Allah raised you to the noblest and the most celebrated
position, praise be to Allah that He saved
us, through you, from "giving partners to Allah", and from going
astry.
O Allah, therefore, Thy blessings, blessings of Thy favourite Angels,
commissioned Prophets, pious
servants, and the dwellers of the heavens and the earths, and those who
glorify Thee, O Lord of the
worlds, from the beginning to the end, be on Muhammad, Thy bondman,
Messenger, Prophet,
trustee, confidant, beloved, sincere friend, preferred choice, and
goodness, Thou Thyself
chose from among all that which has been created by Thee. O Allah elevate
him to the highes rank,
make him the means of approach to the Paradise, let him reach and stay at
the praised position,
(so that) the ancients and the moderns find his position enviable.
O Allah Thou has said: "And if, when they had wronged themselves,
they had but come
unto you and asked forgiveness of the Messenger, they would have found
Allah Forgiving,
Merciful."
I seek your forgiveness, repentant of my wrongdoing, and, through you,
direct myself towards Allah,
my lord and your lord, for obtaining pardon for me.
(6) Then turn towards Qiblah and invoke Allah for fulfilment of legitimate
desires. (7) Then go near the pulpit and touch it with your mouth, eyes and hands
and praise Allah.