Guardian Pilgrimage Procedures: Intention, Wudu, To Prayers Offered

Procedures for pilgrimage to the guardian (Freepik)

The grave pilgrimage is not only carried out to visit the graves of those closest to you, but also the graves of the guardians. The guardian in question here is the individual of God's choice who was awarded the sinking and has a special role in spreading the teachings of Islam. So what is the Wali's pilgrimage procedure like?

One example of the guardian is Wali Songo, who played a major role in spreading Islam on the island of Java. In Rofi'ie and Ariniro's book Guidelines on Religious Tourism, Rofi'ie and Ariniro's Guardian I mentions that pilgrimages to guardians' graves have many benefits.

This activity can soften the heart, become a life lesson (ibrahan or iktibar), as well as remind pilgrims about the life of the hereafter. The legal basis for grave pilgrimage refers to the sabda of the Prophet Muhammad in one of his hadiths.

"Actually, I once forbade you to go on a pilgrimage to the grave, so (now) go on a pilgrimage to the grave." (HR Muslim and Abu Dawud)

So what are the Wali pilgrimage procedures that Muslims need to understand and implement?

Quoting from the Complete Guideline of Pilgrimage of Wali Sanga Composition I, the following is the Wali pilgrimage procedure for Muslims:

When visiting the graves or graves of the guardians, we must intend. This intention is intended in order to get the pleasure of Allah SWT and not to cause deliberation.

It is better to pray before entering the burial area. Wudu is intended so that the prayers offered are more easily granted by the Almighty.

When visiting the graves of the guardians, Muslims are brought to prayer to the occupants of the grave by facing the grave. The reading that can be said when performing grave pilgrimages to the guardian's grave is as follows:

You can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't help it, you can't.

Asnihu 'alaa ahlid diyaari minal mu'miniina wal mutriina wa innaa insyaa Allah laahiquun nas-alullaha lana wa lalamal 'aafiyah.

Meaning: "Greetings of safety to the residents of the houses (buries) and the believers and Muslims, hopefully Allah will bless the previous people of us and the later people, and we God willing, will follow you. We ask Allah for safety for us and for you. (HR Muslim)

This procedure has been explained by the Prophet SAW in hadiths sourced from Basyir bin Khashashah:

"When the Prophet SAW was walking, suddenly he looked at a man walking between the graves wearing sandals, then the Prophet SAW said, 'Wow, the owner (who wears) sandals is bad for you, let go of your sandals.' So, that person also saw when he found out that the Prophet SAW, he released both sandals and threw them. " (HR Abu Dawud)

When praying during pilgrimage, Muslims must face the Qibla and not towards the grave. Prayers offered before the grave are feared to be an act of begging to other than Allah SWT.

Here are some things that Muslims should avoid or not do during guardian pilgrimages:

That is the guardian's pilgrimage procedure that needs to be understood and applied by Muslims. Try to do the above procedures when you make a pilgrimage to the graves of the guardians. Also read the complete grave pilgrimage prayer.

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