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🌷How to MAXIMIZE your time in Makkah🌷

By Asma bint Shameem

Makkah is the best place on earth. Allaah Subhaanahu Wa Ta'ala decreed Makkah to be a sanctuary the day He created the heavens and the earth.

So when we're in Makkah, we want to utilize each and every SECOND of our time so that we can MAXIMIZE our ibaadaat in the short time we're blessed to be in this Sacred Sanctuary.

Here are some things we can do:

🌷FIVE DAILY PRAYERS

Go to the masjid for the five daily prayers.

🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"One prayer in al-Masjid al-Haraam is BETTER than one hundred thousand prayers elsewhere." (Ahmad and Ibn Majaah 1406; saheeh by al-Albaani)

🌷TAWAAF

Try and do at least one Tawaaf a day if possible. Remember that one complete tawaaf consists of seven rounds.

Making tawaaf of the Ka'bah is one act of ibaadah that's not available anywhere else in the world. It erases sins, raises your status and is equivalent to freeing a slave. Subhaan Allaah!

The Sahaabah knew that and would take FULL advantage of that. And they tried to do as many tawaafs as possible.

🍃 Ibn Umar radhi Allaahu anhu said that he heard the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam say:

"Whoever circumambulates (the Ka'bah) seven times, counting them, and then prays two rak'ahs (after tawaaf) it will be equivalent to his freeing a believing slave."

And "No man lifts his foot and sets it down but ten hasanaat (good deeds) will be recorded for him, and ten sayi'aat (bad deeds) will be erased from his record, and he will be raised thereby ten degrees in status." (at-Tirmidhi; saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi)

🌷PRAY THE JANAAZAH PRAYER

After every fardh salaah, almost always there's a Janaazah prayer for someone or the other.

Do pray this prayer, whether you're a man or a woman, because it's recommended for both to offer this prayer and brings tremendous rewards.

🍃 The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:

"Whoever attends a funeral until he offers the (funeral) prayer will have one qiraat (of reward) and whoever attends until the burial is done will have two qiraats." It was said: "What are the two qiraats?" He said: "Like two great mountains." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

And imagine the rewards of praying in Masjid al-Haraam, where prayers offered are multiplied a 100,000 times! Yes, the reward for offering prayers in Masjid al-Haraam applies to ALL prayers, obligatory AND voluntary.

🍃 Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:

“Some scholars say that what brings the multiple reward in al-Masjid al-Haraam is the five daily prayers only, and other prayers do not bring the multiple reward. What appears to be the case from the apparent meaning of the hadeeth is that it includes ALL prayers, and the janaazah prayer is included in this general meaning of the reward for prayers in al-Masjid al-Haraam being multiplied. And Allaah knows best.” (Liqa’ al-baab il-Maftooh 116/11).

🌷NAWAAFIL

Pray all the nawaafil you can. Pray them at the times that one is allowed to pray nawaafil and do TAWAAF at times when it's not allowed to pray salah.

This way you MAXIMIZE your time and not one second is wasted In shaa' Allaah.

Since each prayer in the Haram is equal to 100,000 prayers anywhere else then what better place to pray as many nawaafil as possible here in Makkah?

Some of the nawaafil you can offer:

🌿Tahajjud

Of the nawaafil, pay special attention to the tahajjud prayer.

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"The BEST prayer after the obligatory prayer is prayer at night (qiyaam al-Layl)." (Muslim)

And he said:

"You should pray qiyaam al-layl, for it is the custom of the righteous who came before you and it brings you closer to your Lord, and expiates sins and prevents misdeeds." (al-Tirmidhi --hasan by al-Albaani)

So it's the BEST prayer after the obligatory prayers, BELOVED to Allaah and expiated sin. What more could a person ask!?

🌿Tahiyyatul Masjid

Masjid al-Haraam is after all a masjid so pray the two rakaat of greeting the Masjid every time you enter it.

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"When one of you enters the masjid, let him not sit down until he has prayed two rak'ahs." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

This applies all the time except when your intention is to do tawaaf.

Aa’ishah radhi Allaahu anhaa said:

"When the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam came to Makkah, he did wudoo', then he circumambulated the House. And the two rak'ahs for greeting the masjid are replaced by the two rak'ahs following tawaaf." (al-Bukhaari 1614 and Muslim 1235).

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:

“If he enters the masjid to do tawaaf, such as a person who is doing ‘umrah and enters the masjid to do the tawaaf of ‘umrah, or to do a voluntary tawaaf, then in this case the tawaaf replaces the two rak’ahs for greeting the masjid, because when he does tawaaf he is going to pray two rak’ahs after tawaaf.” (Majmoo’ Fataawa 22/286)

🌿Tahiyyatul wudhu

The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said to Bilal radhi Allaahu anhu:

"Tell me about the most hopeful act (i.e one which you deem the most rewarding with Allah) you have done since your acceptance of Islam because I heard the sound of the steps of your shoes in front of me in paradise." Bilal said : "I do not consider any act more hopeful than that whenever I make ablution (wudoo) at any time of night or day, I offer salah (prayer) for as long as was destined for me to offer." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

🌿Salat ad-Duhaa

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam would pray Duhaa himself and encouraged us to do so as well.

Abu Hurairah radhi Allaahu anhu said: "My beloved ﷺ advised me to do three things, which I will not forsake so long as I live: to fast three days of each month, to pray Duha, and not to sleep until I pray Witr." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

🌿Salaat al-Ishraaq:

This prayer is a kind of Salaah ad-Duhaa prayed at its EARLY time, about 15-20 minutes after sunrise.

About this prayer, the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"Whoever prays Fajr in congregation, then sits remembering Allah until the sun rises, then prays two rak'ahs, will have a reward like that of Hajj and 'Umrah, complete, complete, complete." (at-Tirmidhi -- hasan by al-Albaani)

Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said:

"The Sunnah of Ishraaq is (the same as) the Sunnah of Duhaa, but if it is done early, from the time when the sun has risen to the height of a spear, then it is Ishraaq prayer; if it is done at the end of its time or in the middle of its time, then it is Duhaa prayer. But it is (all) Duhaa prayer, because the scholars said that the time of Duhaa prayer lasts from when the sun has risen to the height of a spear until just before the zenith." (Liqa' al-Baab al-Maftooh, 141/24)

🌿Salat al-Awwaabeen

This is also a kind of Duhaa prayer done at its LATER time.

Zayd ibn Arqam radhi Allaahu anhu said:

'The Messenger of Allaah Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam went out to the people of Qubaa' and found them praying (Duhaa). He said: "Salaat al-Awwaabeen is when the young camels lift up their feet (because of the heat of the sand)."'" (Muslim)

Please note: Salaat al-Awwaabeen is NOT the prayer between Mahhrib and Ishaa as is common among some people. Those are just general unspecified nawaafil.

🌿Unspecified nawaafil

You can read as many unspecified nawaafil as you want here in Masjid al-Haraam at all times except the prohibited times which are between Salat al-Asr to sunset and from Salat al-Fajr up until 15-20 minutes after sunrise.

So for example, you can pray unspecified and unlimited number of nawaafil between maghrib and Ishaa.

That was the practice of the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam and the Sahaabah.

Hudhayfah radhi Allaahu anhu said:

"I came to the Prophet ﷺ and prayed Maghrib with him. When he had finished the prayer, he stood and prayed, and he kept praying until he prayed 'Ishaa'. (Ahmad --saheeh by al-Albaani)

Or you can pray these unspecified nawaafil after salat al-Dhuhr up until Asr, etc

🌷READING QUR'AAN

Utilize those times when prayer is forbidden and read Qur'aan during this period.

And don't just 'read'.

Try and read the Qur'aan with MEANINGS so that you can understand what Allaah wants from you, how you can change for the better, how you can please your Creator and enter Jannah.

🌿TWO BIRDS with ONE STONE:

You can earn double rewards by reading the Qur'aan while you're saying any of your nawaafil prayers especially tahajjud.

Just open the Mus-haf and read DIRECTLY from the Mus-haf for each of the rakaat, instead of reading those small Surahs that you always read.

This way you'll get khushoo in your prayer, AND at the same time you'll get some Qur'aan recitation along with the nawaafil done. A beautiful way to maximize the rewards. Alhamdulillaah.

🌷REPEAT THE ADHAAN

Repeating after the Adhaan brings a lot of rewards and entry into Jannah.

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said about the one replies to the words of the adhaan "from the heart, he will enter Jannah." (Muslim)

🌷DUA BETWEEN ADHAAN and IQAAMAH

This is the best time to make duaa because this duaa will not be rejected.

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"Du'a is not rejected between the adhaan and Iqaamah, so engage in du'a (supplication)." (Abi Dawood and others- saheeh by al-Albaani)

🌷I'TIKAAF

I'tikaaf does not only take place in Ramadhaan and it does not have to be for ten days either.

You can make the niyyah for i'tikaaf for one week, one day or even for an hour.

So when you plan to stay in Masjid al-Haraam for some time, from one prayer to another etc., make your intention to make i'tikaaf and it will count as ibaadah.

Ibn Hazm said:

"I'tikaaf in the language of the Arabs means staying... any stay in the mosque for the sake of Allaah with the intention of drawing closer to Him is i'tikaaf... whether that is for a short time or a long time, because the Qur'aan and Sunnah do not specify any number or length of time." (Al-Muhalla, 5/179)

🌷DHIKR

Any other time that's left over from all of the above ibaadaat can be filled with dhikr so even these few moments will not be wasted.

Keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala. Make lots of istighfaar, and fill your time with Subhaan Allaah, Alhamdulillaah, Allaahu Akbar, La illaaha illallaah, and send salutations upon the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam.

Allaah says:

"and the men and the women who remember Allaah much with their hearts and tongues, Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise)" (Surah al-Ahzaab :35)

🌷SAY SALAAM to everyone.

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam told us the 'secret' to enter Jannah.... saying salaam to those you know and those you don't know.

Walk around in the streets JUST TO SAY SALAAM to your fellow Muslim.

This was the practice of the Sahaabah.

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you about something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread salaam amongst yourselves." (Muslim)

🌷GIVE SADAQAH

Spend on your Muslim brother/sister for the sake of Allaah. It doesn't have to be too much money. Even a little bit counts.

The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

"Whoever gives charity equal to a date from good (halal) earnings - for Allaah does not accept anything but that which is good - Allaah will take it in His right hand and tend it for the one who gave it as any one of you tends his foal, until it becomes like a mountain." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

🌷SMILE

Sadaqah is not just money. Even a smile is sadaqah.

The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:

"Do not regard any act of kindness as insignificant, even meeting your brother with a cheerful countenance." (Saheeh Muslim)

🌷FEED THE PEOPLE

When the Sahaabah asked the Prophet ﷺ what makes Hajj Mabroor, he ﷺ said:

"Providing food to people and spreading (the greeting of) salaam." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

🌷HELP SOMEONE

Be on the lookout for anyone that might need help. So if you see an old man struggling with his luggage, or a child who seems lost, or someone looking for a spot to pray or a sister who can't find her shoes, JUMP on the opportunity to help them and earn tremendous rewards just because you helped your fellow Muslim in times of their need.

🌷SLEEP

Yes that's right...SLEEP.

Sleeping and resting will also bring you rewards if you make your intention to rest so that you can worship Allaah better after you've rested and slept.

Any ordinary deed can be converted into an act of worship if we make our intention to do good.

That's why Muadh radhi Allaahu anhu used to say:

"I sleep and I get up (to pray at night), and I seek reward for my sleep as I seek reward for my getting up." (al-Bukhaari)

🌿THE SAME DEEDS APPLY to MADEENAH

We can do all these ibaadaat in Madeenah as well, except of course the Tawaaf.

May Allaah give us the taufeeq to do good and earn maximum rewards in these beautiful times and places.

And Allaah knows best.

🌷*When you visit Madeenah...*🌷

by Asma bint Shameem

Alhamdulillaah, you're in Madeenah, the most beautiful, the most beloved, the most sacred place on the face of the earth, after Makkah.

Here are some Do's and Don'ts when you visit such a venerated place.

📌 1. Be CAREFUL and show RESPECT

Madeenah is the city of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and his noble Sahaabah. This is where they established Islaam.

To commit any evil in this holy city, or to introduce any innovations here, of all places, would be the biggest disrespect to the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) and the biggest insult to the Deen of Islaam.

🍃 Shaikh Salah al-Budayr, the Imaam of Masjid an-Nabawi, said:

"O you who come to Madeenah, you are in a place which, after Makkah, is the best and noblest of all places, so RESPECT it as it should be respected; HONOR its sanctity and holiness and observe the BEST ETIQUETTE therein.

Know that Allaah has warned of the SEVEREST punishment for those who commit evil therein. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah radhi Allaahu anhu that the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said: "Madeenah is a Haram (sanctuary), so whoever commits evil therein or gives protection to an evildoer, the curse of Allaah, the angels and all of mankind may be upon him. Allaah will not accept any obligatory or naafil deed from him on the Day of Resurrection." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)"

📌 2. Visit the Masjid of the Prophet ﷺ

Obviously, if you're in Madeenah, you would want to visit the masjid of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam).

🍃He ﷺ said:

"The best places to which a person may travel are this Mosque of mine, and the Ancient House (i.e., the Ka'bah)." (Ahmad, saheeh by al-Albaani)

However, keep in mind that visiting this masjid is NOT part of Hajj or Umrah.

Any and all ahaadeeth which connect its visit to Hajj or that say that visiting the grave of the Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) is connected to Hajj are fabricated and not true.

📌 3. Do your Five Daily Prayers in Masjid an-Nabawi

Just one prayer at the Masjid of the Prophet ﷺ is BETTER than 1000 prayers any where else!

Subhaan Allaah!
Not “EQUAL” to a 1000 prayers....but BETTER than a 1000 prayers!

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

"One prayer in this Masjid of mine is better than one thousand prayers offered anywhere else, except al-Masjid al-Haraam." (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

📌 4. No need to complete 40 prayers in Madeenah

You don't HAVE to stay in Madeenah for forty prayers NOR is there any SPECIAL rewards for doing so.

You can stay as much as you want or as little as one prayer.

The hadeeth that talks about praying forty prayers in Madeenah is NOT AUTHENTIC.

The ulama have graded it as da'eef or weak.

🍃 Shake al-Albaani said:

"It is an innovation (bid'ah) to visit Madeenah and tell the visitors to Madeenah to stay there for a week so that they will be able to offer forty prayers in the Prophet's Masjid so that they will be free from hypocrisy and saved from the Fire."

🍃 And Shaykh Ibn Baaz said:

"With regard to the widespread idea that the visitor should stay for eight days so that he can offer forty prayers in the Mosque is wrong. This hadeeth is DA’EEF according to the scholars and cannot be taken as proof or relied upon. There is NO SET LIMIT for visiting the Prophet's Masjid. If a person visits for an hour or two, or a day or two, or for more than that, there is nothing wrong with that." (Fataawa Ibn Baz, 17/406)

📌 5. Visit the Rawdah (Riyadh al-Jannah)

Do try and visit the Rawdah, which is that part of the masjid that is between the Mimbar (pulpit) of the Prophet ﷺ and his house, where he is buried.

You can pray two or more rakaat there, but you don't HAVE to pray salah there if there is a lot of crowding and rush. You can make duaa, istighfaar, send salutations upon the Prophet ﷺ or any other dhikr.

This is a piece of Jannah on earth and ANY act of worship here would be accepted and ANY duaa you make will be heard.

After all, isn't Jannah where all wishes come true?

🍃 The Prophet (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

"The area between my house and my minbar is one of the gardens (riyaadh, sing. rawdah) of Paradise" (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

📌 6. The Rawdah is NOT the GRAVE of the Prophet ﷺ

Some people especially the sisters think that the Rawdah is the grave of the Prophet ﷺ.

Thats NOT TRUE.

The Rawdah is that part of the MASJID that is BETWEEN the Mimbar of the Prophet ﷺ and his house where he is buried, also called RIYADH-UL-JANNAH.

When sisters are allowed to go inside the older part of the Masjid, we are visiting Riyadh-ul-Jannah and NOT the grave of the Prophet ﷺ.

📌 *7. Visiting the Grave of the Prophet ﷺ *

For MEN, visiting the grave of the Prophet and the graves of the two noble Sahaabah Abu Bakr and Umar (radhi Allaahu anhumaa) is good and recommended. They should visit them, send salaams upon them and make duaa for them.

🔺What about women❓

As far as women are concerned, there is a difference of opinion among the Ulama of Ahl-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah whether women are allowed to visit graves or not, and that includes the grave of the Prophet ﷺ.

Both sides have valid points based on the Qur'aan and authentic Sunnah, and Allaah knows best.

And although, some ulama do allow women to visit graves, under certain conditions, the Saudi authorities follow the opinion that it's NOT allowed for women to visit graves, and so NONE of the sisters are ALLOWED to go there.

So when they open the doors of the old masjid and let sisters in, they’re NOT letting the women visit the GRAVE. Rather, they’re letting them pray in Riyadh al-Jannah or ‘Rawdah’ as they say.

📌 8. HOW TO visit the grave of the Prophet ﷺ and the two Sahaabah (for men).

The way to visit the grave of the Prophet ﷺ is simple.

When a man visits the grave of the Prophet ﷺ, he should say "Al-salaamu 'alayka ya Rasool-Allaah (Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allaah)."

Then move about a yard to the right and say salaams to Abu Bakr by saying, "Al-salaamu 'alayka ya Aba Bakr." Then move a little further to the right, about a yard, and say salaams to Umar ibn al-Khattaab, by saying, 'Al-salaamu alayka ya 'Umar."

Or other similar words.

❌ Common MISTAKES at the grave of the Prophet ﷺ❌

❌a) Do NOT make duaa TO the Prophet ﷺ. That's SHIRK, may Allaah protect us.

❌ And do NOT justify making duaa to the Prophet ﷺ by saying that you're "asking" the Prophet ﷺ so that he can intercede for you with Allaah or you're asking Allaah "THROUGH" him.

THAT IS ALSO SHIRK!

The Prophet ﷺ CAN NOT and DOES NOT have the ability to hear you OR fulfill your duaa.

It's ONLY Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala that can do that.

❌ b) Do not make duaa here even if you're making duaa to Allaah. Or read Qur'aan or other acts of worship. There's NO PROOF that such an action is good.

🍃 Ali ibn al-Husayn saw a man making duaa at the grave of the Prophet ﷺ and he told him NOT to do that. (Abu Ya'la and al-Haafiz al-Diya)

❌c) Do not think that there's any special reward for Ibaadah at the grave of the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam or any increased chances of duaa being answered here. That's NOT correct and there's NO PROOF for that.

❌d) Do not stand before the grave with your hands tied as if you're in prayer, or bow or make sajdah etc. as some extreme people do, Astaghfirullaah.

That's SHIRK because this is a posture of humility and worship and we're only allowed to do that for Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala.

Yes of course, we stand with utmost RESPECT but NOT like we’re in Salaah. And no bowing or sujood, Aa’oodhu Billaah.

❌ e) Don't make it a habit

Do not keep going to visit the grave again and again, after every prayer, or every day etc.

I know that you LOVE the Prophet ﷺ and LOVE to visit the grave.

But that's actually going AGAINST the teachings of the one you love.

🍃 The one you love (Sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

"Do not take my grave as a place of festivity (which you visit repeatedly)." (Abu Dawood--saheeh by al-Albaani)

TRUE love is to follow the TEACHINGS of the Prophet ﷺ and to OBEY him. And to GIVE UP what YOU want, just because HE said so.

🍃 Someone asked Imaam Maalik about a man who came to visit the grave of the Prophet ﷺ every day.

He said, 'That is NOT RIGHT,' and quoted the hadeeth, 'O Allaah, do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped.'" (saheeh by al-Albaani)

🍃 Al-Qaadi 'Iyaad said about this issue:

"I have not heard of this from any of the fuqaha', and nothing is good for the latter generations of this ummah except that which was good for its first generations. I have not heard that any of the first generations of the ummah used to do that." (Al-Shifa bi Ta'reef Huqooq al-Mustafa)

📌 9. Visiting al-Baqee', mount Uhud and the Shuhadaa

Here again it is recommended for the MEN to visit the graveyard of al-Baqee', and the Shuhadaa of Uhud.

But for women, they are not allowed to visit the graves, although they may visit Uhud.

The authorities do not allow women to visit the graveyard of al-Baqee' because they follow the safer opinion of not allowing women to visit graves, since the hadeeth of the Prophet ﷺ is very severe.

🍃 He said:

"Allaah cursed the women who visit graves." (at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah-- saheeh by al-Albaani)

📌 10. Do NOT TOUCH, WIPE, KISS any part of the Masjid

Some people, out of their love for the Prophet ﷺ touch or wipe parts of the masjid with their hands, clothes, prayer mats etc., seeking blessing (barakah) with the pillars, walls, doors, mihraab, minbar, etc.

Some even do it with the bookshelves and water coolers there! Subhaan Allaah! Thats NOT ALLOWED.

Remember, the Masjid is made of concrete and marble and brick and wood, just like any other building.

There's no “special” or “blessed” brick or stone used to build it, nor does the bookshelf, or marble or anything else of the building have anything to do with the Prophet ﷺ himself.

It's NOT permissible to seek barakah from anything other than the PERSONAL relics of the Prophet ﷺ and there are NO “relics” to be found in the masjid itself.

Besides, TRUE barakah comes from following the TEACHINGS of the Prophet ﷺ NOT by wiping the walls of his masjid, or kissing the doors or hugging the pillars.

📌 11. Be PATIENT, CONSIDERATE and SACRIFICE for your Muslim brother/sister

This goes for our ENTIRE LIFETIME, but this is something we should take care of, ESPECIALLY while in this Holy city.

Madeenah is a HOLY place. The Masjid is the Masjid of your BELOVED. The Rawdah is a piece of JANNAH. The other person is your BROTHER/SISTER in Islaam.

Keep this 👆🏼principle in mind for EVER but especially when visiting the masjid, praying at a specific spot, waiting in line anywhere, or even while visiting the Rawdah.

You also don't want to push, shove or hurt any of your fellow Muslim in such sacred place.

Be extra, EXTRA careful and EXTREMELY polite, patient and courteous.

So INCONVENIENCE yourself for your brother/sister.

WAIT your turn to go into the Rawdah area and don't make your stay there too long in consideration for all those Muslim brothers and sisters waiting in line.

If you TRULY love the Prophet ﷺ you'll IMPLEMENT the following hadeeth and keep it in your HEART FOREVER.

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

"The dearest of people to Allaah, may He be exalted, is the one who does most benefit to people, and the DEAREST of deeds to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala, is JOY that you bring to a Muslim, or relieving him of distress, or paying off debt for him, or dispelling his hunger. And to walk with a brother to meet his needs is DEARER to me than observing I’TIKAAF in this masjid - meaning the masjid of Madeenah - for a MONTH." (at-Tabaraani -- saheeh by al-Albaani)

📌 12. Go to Masjid al-Qubaa

The Prophet ﷺ used to LOVE to go to this Masjid every Saturday and pray two rakaat there as reported by al-Bukhaari.

🍃 Ibn Umar Radhi Allaahu anhumaa said:

“The Prophet ﷺ used to go to the masjid of Quba’ every Saturday, walking or riding, and he would pray two rak’ahs there.” (al-Bukhaari 1191; Muslim 1399)

🍃 And he Sal Allaahu Alayhi wa Sallam said:

"Whoever purifies himself in his house, then comes to the Masjid of Quba' and prays there, he will have the reward of 'Umrah." (Ibn Maajah --saheeh by al-Albaani)

📌 13. No need to go to any other Masaajid

We don't need to go to any other masjid besides Masjid an-Nabawi and Masjid al-Qubaa, because there's no proof of that from the Qur'aan or the practice of the Prophet ﷺ or the Sahaabah that they did that.

🍃 Al-Ma'roor ibn Suwayd said:

"We went out with Umar ibn al-Khattaab, and we passed by a mosque on the way.

The people hastened to pray there, and 'Umar said, "What is the matter with them?"

They said, "This is a masjid in which the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ prayed."

Umar said, "O people, those who came before you were DOOMED because they followed such practices, until they established places of worship in such locations.

If a time for prayer comes when you are there, then pray, and if it is not the time for prayer, then MOVE ON." (Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf, 7550)

🍃 Also, when 'Umar radhi Allaahu anhu heard that there were people who came to the tree under which the Prophet ﷺ received the bay'ah (oath of allegiance), he ordered that it be CUT DOWN. (Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf, 7545)

🍃 That's why Shaikh Salah al-Budayr said:

"It is NOT prescribed to go to the places and Masaajid in which the Prophet ﷺ or the Sahaabah prayed in order to pray there or to worship Allaah by offering du'aa's there etc., because the Prophet ﷺ did not enjoin that or encourage people to visit these places."

And Allaah knows best.

🌷Umrah/Hajj Education🌷

by Asma bint Shameem

🔺*The CONFUSION of Ihraam and “STITCHES”*🔺

❓ QUESTION❓

Can men use a belt that has stitches on it while in ihraam? Or use a towel or blanket that has stitches? What about sandals that have stitches?

🌿 ANSWER🌿

In order to answer that, we should first try and understand the ”concept” behind the prohibition of STITCHED CLOTHES for men in ihraam.

🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

“The muhrim should not wear a shirt, pants, a burnous, or shoes, unless he cannot find any sandals, in which case he may wear something that comes below his ankles.” (al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

So what is prohibited, is to wear clothes that are specifically “stitched” or “SEWN” to FIT the BODY of a man like a shirt, pants etc.

And similarly it’s prohibited for women to wear the Niqaab and gloves because it’s “stitched” or “sewn” to FIT the face and hands, for women.

Why is that?

That’s because when we’re at hajj, it’s supposed to be a PRACTICE SESSION for the Day of Judgment when we will all be resurrected NAKED and barefoot.

Hajj is a reminder that one day we will all be brought back to life and we will be called to a place of gathering where we will stand for 50,000 years. Then answer our Master and Creator for what we did in the dunya.

So we are supposed to take off our clothes during hajj as a REPRESENTATION of BEING NAKED that day.

Obviously we can’t be naked when we go for hajj.

So the men “take off their regular clothes that are stitched or sewn to fit their body” and they cover themselves with two sheets of ihraam.

Similarly women cannot be naked at hajj, so they uncover only their face and hands by taking off the niqaab and gloves.

So it’s not really the “STITCHES” that are forbidden.

It’s the CLOTHES that are sewn and worn on the body that are forbidden.

So the man CAN cover himself with a blanket or even an ihraam sheet that has ‘stitches’ on it. Or wear a belt that has stitches on it. Or put on a money pouch that has stitches on it. Or use sandals that have stitches in them. All of that is permissible.

🍃 Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen said:

“There is nothing wrong with wrapping a shirt around one's body without wearing it, and there is nothing wrong with wearing an ‘abayah as a rida’, so that it is not worn in the usual fashion.” (Manaasik al-Hajj wa’l-‘Umrah (p. 64)

That’s because it’s not that there can’t be any “stitches” on a garment. Rather it’s the CLOTHES that are forbidden.

Think about it this way...

If there was a shirt that was GLUED TOGETHER, and was not “sewn”, would that be allowed for a man to wear in ihraam?

No, it would NOT be allowed for a man to wear in ihraam even though there was not a single stitch on it!

Hope that clears the issue.

And Allaah knows best

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by Asma bint Shameem

You’ve been making Duaa to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala for a long time. You’re begging. You’re crying. You’re asking Him. But there is no response.

And you wonder “why”?

Why is it that your Duaa is not answered? Is Allaah not listening to you?

Well, sometimes it may SEEM like Allaah didn’t accept our duaa although in reality He DID.

Thats because the RESPONSE to the duaa may take different forms:

1. Allaah will respond and give you exactly what you made the duaa for

2. He will turn away some evil or harm from you because of the duaa, or

3. He will save it for you for the Day of Resurrection when you will need it the most.

🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

“There is no Muslim who calls upon Allaah with words in which there is no sin or severing of family ties but Allaah will give him one of three things: either He will answer his prayer soon, or He will store it up for him in the Hereafter, or He will remove something bad from him that is equivalent to what he is asking for.”

They said, “Then we should make a great amount of du’aa’.”

He said, “Allaah is greater.” (at-Tirmidhi -saheeh by al-Albaani)

Our Deen encourages us to make a LOT of duaa, and we shouldn’t be hasty in seeking a response.

That’s because duaa is a most beautiful act of Ibaadah and is so beloved to Allaah Subhaan Allaah.

So we MUST ALWAYS make duaa and NEVER give up.

But the Shaytaan does not want us to make duaa and have it accepted. So he whispers in our head and puts doubts in our minds about Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala and makes us lose hope.

However, we can NEVER lose hope or despair.

Remember, NO ONE despairs of Allaah except those that are astray.

🍃 Allaah says:

[Ibraheem] said: "And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?" (Surah al-Hijr:56)

So have GOOD HOPES with Allaah and know that Allaah WILL respond to our duaas sooner or later.

If He’s not responding ’now’, He will respond ‘later’.

🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

“The duaa of any one of you will be answered so long as he is not impatient and says, I made duaa but it was not answered.” (al-Bukhaari and Muslim)

🍃 Ibn al-Jawzi said about duaa not being answered right away:

“I think part of the test is when a believer supplicates and receives no response, and he repeats the du’aa’ for a long time and sees no sign of a response. He should realize that this is a TEST and needs PATIENCE.

1️⃣What a person experiences of waswaas when the response is delayed is a sickness which needs medicine, I have experienced this myself.

A calamity befell me and I supplicated and did not see any response, and Iblees started to lay his traps.

Sometimes he said : The generosity (of Allaah) is abundant and He is not miserly, so why is there a delay?

I said to him: Be gone, O cursed one, for I have no need of anyone to argue my case and I do not want you as a supporter!

Then I told myself: Beware of going along with his whispers, for if there was no other reason for the delay except that Allaah is testing you to see whether you will fight the enemy, that is sufficient wisdom.

My soul (nafs) said: How could you explain the delay in the response of Allaah to your prayers for relief from this calamity?

I said: It is proven with evidence that Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, is the Sovereign, and the Sovereign may withhold or give, so there is no point in objecting to Him.

2️⃣The wisdom behind that is proven in definitive evidence. I may think that something is good, but wisdom does not dictate it, but the reason for that may be hidden, just as a doctor may do things that appear outwardly to be harmful, intending some good purpose thereby. Perhaps this is something of that nature.

3️⃣There may be an interest to be served by delay, and haste may be harmful.

The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:

“A person will be fine so long as he does not become impatient and says, ‘I prayed but I did not receive any answer.’”

4️⃣The response may be withheld because of some FAULT in you.

Perhaps there was something dubious in what you ate or your heart was heedless at the time when you said the du’aa’, or your punishment is being increased by means of your need being withheld, because of some sin from which you have not repented sincerely.

So look for some of these reasons, so that you might achieve your aim.”

Subhaan Allaah what a beautiful explanation of why duaa may not be answered right away.

So as Ibn Jawzi said, sometimes there may be reasons why Duaa may not be accepted.

For example;

• the person is not sincere to Allaah
• or he has haraam wealth
• or involved in sins
• or he is negligent of his obligations to Allaah like not being regular with the five daily prayers.
• or he has broken ties of kinship
• or he’s hasty or impatient in making duaa
• or it may even be a test of patience for the person.

-or Allaah loves to hear the person call out to Him and show his need for Him.

And Allaah knows best.