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جنة البقيع
Jannat al-Baqi is the main cemetery of المدينة, located immediately southeast of المسجد النبوي. It contains the graves of many companions, wives of النبي, and notable early Muslims, including Uthman ibn Affan (RA). النبي (PBUH) used to visit and make دعاء for its inhabitants. It is the most blessed cemetery in Islam after the one at Uhud.
Jannat al-Baqi has been a burial ground since the early days of Islam in المدينة. The first companion buried here was Uthman ibn Maz'un (RA). Over time, it became the resting place of thousands of companions, scholars, and righteous Muslims. Notable burials include Uthman ibn Affan (RA), the wives of النبي except Khadijah (RA) and Maymunah (RA), النبي's son Ibrahim, his daughters, and his uncle Abbas (RA). The cemetery's structures were demolished in 1926 based on the ruling against elaborate tomb structures.
Jannat al-Baqi is the most sacred cemetery in المدينة. النبي (PBUH) regularly visited and made دعاء for those buried here. A hadith states that those buried in Baqi will be among the first resurrected on the Day of Judgment. Visiting and making دعاء for the deceased is an أُسس سنة.
Baqi cemetery is adjacent to المسجد النبوي and can be viewed from the مسجد's eastern side. It is open to male الزوار after certain الصلوات (timings vary). Women are generally not permitted to enter but can view from the perimeter. When visiting, make دعاء for the deceased using the authentic الأدعية. Do not touch, kiss, or circumambulate graves. Photography may be restricted. The visit is a سنة but not واجب. Dress modestly and maintain the quiet dignity appropriate for a cemetery.