http://www.haqchaaryaar.net/Videos/volume37.htm this is the speech. it is actually in nottingham. 25:30 - sayyid sahib mentions the point of sayyiduna 'ali making the shrine of rasulAllah sallAllahu 'alaihi wasallam 26:40 - four walls of sayyida 'aisha radiyAllahu ta'ala anha's house were intact 28:20 - next day after burial, sayyiduna 'uthman ordered special sand and strengthened them with his own hands 29:00 - 'uthman radiyAllahu ta'ala anhu dhun nurayn ordered a special door
it was in leicester a few years ago at the sayyida amina radiyallahu ta'ala anha conference that sayyid irfan shah mash.hadi said something like uthman radiyallahu ta'ala anhu bought special (expensive) materials (eg. sand) to construct the rawda at the house of aisha siddiqa radiyallahu ta'ala anha and 'ali radiyallahu ta'ala anhu did something similar. does anyone have info. on this? the actions of the sahaba show the belief they had in regards to the rawda mubarakah. and i believe for people who have the ability, it is near wajib (in our hanafi madhab) to visit rasulullah sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. and imam ibn hummam says one must not intend to visit the mosque but the intention must be clear, ie. i am visiting the beloved of Allah jalla jalaluhu wa sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam.