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anatolian
I think what matters is not just visiting the grave but what you are doing there. When we visit the graves of our loved ones we pray for their souls. We dont worship them. Some people go to the graves of old famous scholars and pray them. Are you seeking the help from this soul who passed away or from Allah?
Is there any hadith which tells us what to do when we visit the grave of the Prophet aleyhissalam?
A hadith shows that Bilal :ra: who left Madina after Prophet :saws: 's demise once saw Prophet :saws: in a dream who asked something like, Oh, Bilal, You never come to me ( like have you forgotten me ? ) and Hazrath Bilal :ra: did travel from Damascus immediately to Medina and held Prophets grave and cried . Its said women rushed to masjid crying, hearing the same old adhan of the days of Muhammad Rasoolulah :saws: and the grandsons of Rasoolulah :saws: rushed to Bilal who hugged them and wept.
Now when the grave is cordoned off with a golden gate partitioned from the masjid Nabavi so this will not be allowed to anyone now to avoid the fuss ( they will kill each other doing that ) but these hadiths will give us some direction
what not to do & what to do
Dawud :: Book 10 : Hadith 2037
Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Do not make your houses graves, and
do not make my grave a place of festivity. But invoke blessings on me, for your blessings reach me wherever you may be.
Note : Avoiding festivity may refer to celebration like
urs that's seen widely in all dargas of the sub continent.
Malik :: Book 9 : Hadith 9.22.71
Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "I saw Abdullah ibn Umar stop by the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and
ask for blessings on the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
and on Abu Bakr and Umar."
and there are some more hadith on this topic i could n't locate now