abuubakar, bro once again i will advise you to study under teachers and not to read from books with your own judgements.
It is a hadith in sahih bukhari..
which hadith? the one you posted about the man who asked the rasool (though he wasnt alive) for rain? Give me the reference, i have the entire collection of sahih bukhari in my house and i will see if that hadith is in there.
My mistake it is narrated with sahih Isnad in Fath al Bari of Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani, Imam Ibn Kathir also called its Isnad as sahih in Al Bidayah wan Nihaya
But seriously
This tradition establishes the following principles:
1. Visiting graves with the intention of mediation and seeking help.
2. It is valid to visit the grave of a pious dead person during the period of one’s trials and tribulations to seek help from him because if this act were invalid, ‘Umar would surely have forbidden that person to do so.
3. The Prophet’s appearance in the dream of the person who visited his grave and to give him good tidings, argues in favour of the fact that it is quite valid to seek help from non-Allah and the dead because if it were invalid, it would have been impossible for the Prophet not to have forbidden that person to do so.
4. Validation of the mode of address “O Messenger of Allah (yā rasūl Allah)” even after his death.
5. Call for help and the act of intermediation dates back to the early ages.
6. The holy personality of the Prophet is a fountain of guidance even after his death.
7. The head of the state is responsible for administrative matters. The Holy Prophet , in spite of being the chief of prophets, did not break the state channel and, as a visible demonstration of his sense of discipline, he commanded the man visiting his grave to see the head of the state.
8. The man visiting the grave implored his help through the instrumentality of the Ummah. This shows the Prophet’s immeasurable love for the Community of his followers.
9. Justification for making the Ummah as a source for seeking his help.
10. Justification for making non-prophet a means of help in the presence of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
11. Anyone who strengthens his link with the Holy Prophet is rewarded by his sight and is showered with his blessings.
12. The Holy Prophet , even after his death, is aware of the weakness of his Ummah or anyone of its rulers and he issues different commands for removing these flaws.
13. To seek guidance from Allah’s favourites.
14. The acknowledgement of the Prophet’s commands by the Companions after his death as just and truthful.
15. Imposition of commands received in dreams on others.
16. When intermediation was discussed in the presence of ‘Umar bin al-Khattāb, he did not forbid it; rather he cried and responded to it acknowledging it as valid.
17. ‘Umar bin al-Khattāb’s love for the Holy Prophet that he incessantly cried as someone mentioned the Holy Prophet
How do we refute this?
