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It is the house of the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, in which he lived throughout his Madinah period. It witnessed many of the episodes of his life, too. The prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, also received Quranic revelations in this room. Hence, Allah honored it to become the burial place of the prophet's honorable body.
The room was located to the east of the Prophet's Mosque. It was a modest construction, made of palm branches and mud bricks. It had a door that led to the Blessed Rawdah.The Prophet (ﷺ) lived in this room. He also ran his state and conveyed his message from this room. It was also the place where he worshipped his Lord. The walls of this room witnessed the kindness of the prophet to his family and companions. During his last illness, he loved to be treated in this room, rather than in any other. Inside that room, his soul departed his good body to move to the Almighty. He was washed, then his companions offered funeral prayers and buried him inside this room. Later on, his two companions, Abu Bakr and Omar, may Allah be pleased with them, were buried next to him.
No spot on our planet is more blessed than the spot that contained the Prophet's body (ﷺ). All rooms of mothers of the believers were demolished in theexpansion of the Prophet’s Mosque during the reign of Al-Walid ibn Abdulmalik, except for Aisha’s room because it contained the blessed grave of the Prophet (ﷺ). Muslims still honor and preserve this room out of respect, loyalty and love for their prophet. They also preserve the two graves of his companions.
Omar ibn Al-Khattab ordered the construction of a wall to replace the palm fronds. Omar ibn Abdulaziz rebuilt the whole room with black stones, then ordered the construction of a five-sided wall around it to differentiate it from the Kaaba. In 668AH, a wooden cabin with three doors was constructed. In 678AH Mohammad ibn Qalawun Al-Salihi, ordered a dome to be built on top of the room. The cabin was later fitted with copper and iron windows. At a later stage, the dome was painted green, a practice that still stands today.
Since the reign of King Abdulaziz, the Saudi state has paid great attention to the blessed chamber and the green dome. It has preserved the old building and regularly maintains the chamber and repaints the dome. These tasks are assigned only to those whose religious observance and honesty can be trusted.
Entry into the blessed room is not allowed. Visitors stand in front of the grave (muwajahah) to greet the prophet (ﷺ). Alternatively, they can greet him as they pray in the Rawdah. They shall alsoinvoke blessings on the Prophet and greet his two companions, recalling his noble life and sunnah, and longing for meeting him in the hereafter.
It is the second holiest mosque in Islam, and the greatest mosque in Islam after the Grand Mosque of Makkah. Cognizant of the virtue of prayer in this mosque, Muslims from all over the world visit it. It is associated with the life of the Prophet (ﷺ), and the lives of his companions, both emigrants and helpers (ansar).
The Blessed Rawdah: it is paradise on earth, where an exhausted person finds serenity and peace. Here you can hear the moans and sense the sincere hopes of people at prayer.
