The Prophet (s.a.w.) is with His Community
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh Ahmad ibn al-Mubarak as-Sijilmasi al-Lamati ( q.s .), the author of adh-Dhahab al-Ibriz min Kalam Sayyidi ‘Abd al-‘Aziz , mentioned that he noticed a man who saw the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) in the state of wakefulness, and because of him, the fragrant scent of Madina, the City of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ), was emanating from the city of Fez. He then went on to say, he heard this man say, “I went on the pilgrimage and when I visited the tomb of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ), a spiritual state came over me and I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I did not think that I would reach your City and then return to Fez.’ Then I heard a voice from the noble tomb, and it was saying, ‘If I am stored in this tomb, those of you who come must stay here, but if I am with my community, wherever it may be, you must return to your homelands.’ I therefore went back to my homeland.”