Advice for the Haji

<strong>Valuable advice to those who go for Haj or Umrah Hadhrat Muhaddith-E-Deccan (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) </strong> <p>The eldest son of Hadhrat Muhaddith-E-Deccan (May Allah shower His Mercy on him), Hadhrat Abul Barakaat Syed Khaleeullah Shah Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) has mentioned some valuable which his illustrious father gave. Observing and following them will lead to eternal blessings of the two Holy Cities &ndash; the Haramain Sharifain.</p> <p>These invaluable words are mentioned in the words of Hadhrat Abul Barakaat (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) himself:</p> <p>&ldquo;Here I see it fit to mention those things, which my father (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) would usually mention to any person who aspires to go for Haj, so that they follow them and make their journey a success.</p> <p>The first thing which he would mention was: Listen son! This journey of Haj requires a lot of patience. In this journey, there will be occasions when some people try to overtake one another and try to give preference to their comfort over others. Be careful! Don&rsquo;t ever start being impatient and restless there. No matter how unbearable the situation, forgive others and remember the words of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta&rsquo;ala):</p> For Hajj are the months well known. If anyone undertakes that duty therein let there be no obscenity nor wickedness nor wrangling in the Hajj. And whatever good ye do (be sure) Allah knoweth it. And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best of provisions is right conduct. So fear Me, O ye that are wise! Surah Baqarah (2:197) <p>The second thing he would say is: Listen son! Some worship are particular for that place, which cannot be performed others. So, as long as you are there in Makkah, try to perform as much Tawaf of Ka&rsquo;aba as you can. This ni&rsquo;mah of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta&rsquo;ala) cannot be found at any other place in the world. In the same way, Umrah is also a ni&rsquo;mah of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta&rsquo;ala) which cannot be found anywhere else. So, perform as many Umrah as possible on behalf of your parents and other relatives and etc. Keep this mind that one virtue performed here is equal to 100,000 virtues, but don&rsquo;t forget that for sins also the punishment is also severe in the same way.</p> <p>He would say about Zam Zam that this is such that we ourselves eat it and we ourselves earn the reward of it. The special characteristic of Zam Zam is that whatever intention you drink it with that intention is fulfilled. This is at the same time a cure for diseases, a means of getting our Dua accepted and food for the hungry. So, as long as you are there drink as much Zam Zam as you can and pray using it.</p> <p>About the prayers of Haramain, Hadhrat Muhaddith-E-Deccan (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) would say: &ldquo;Hizb Azam&rdquo; is such a collection of Dua that all the Masnoon (established by the Sunnah) are in it. So, it is really good if you finish it at least once here.</p> <p>When my father (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) went for Haj, he also went to the Cave of Thaur (<i>Gar e Saur </i>), which is at a distance of 6 miles from Makkah on the mountain of Thaur (Jabl E Thaur). This is the cave in which the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) rested during his Hijrah. Hadhrat (May Allah shower His Mercy on him) would say that the entrance of that cave is so narrow that only with much difficulty one can enter it. So, while entering this cave, I thought that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) must have entered this cave along with Hadhrat Siddiq Akbar (May Allah be well pleased with him) and His blessed body would surely have rubbed against the entrance of the cave. With this thought, I removed my upper garment and entered the cave by literally crawling through the entrance of the cave. Hadhrat would say: I am sure that the part of the entrance which rubbed against the blessed body of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) also rubbed against my body. Very often, Hadhrat would say this with tearful eyes.</p> <p>Hadhrat would break down when he would instruct the visitor to Madinah about the special manners and etiquette of Madinah. He would stress and say: Listen son! Madinah is like the court of live king.</p> <p>You should be sure that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) immediately knows whatever you say and/or do. The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is alive as He was in His worldly life.</p> <p>While explaining this, he would often relate the incident of a Haji who told his friend that everything here is good, but the curd here is a bit smelly. The same night, he saw the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) in his dream who was saying: If you don&rsquo;t like the curd of My city, then why do you stay here?</p> <p>After relating this incident, Hadhrat would instruct the visitor to Madinah that while staying there, they should be very careful about their words and actions. Be careful! Don&rsquo;t hurt anyone there.</p> <p><i>Even craziness will pass before Allah <br /> But be careful before Hadhrat Muhammad</i></p> <p>In the end, he would also advise the visitors to Madinah that in Madinah, they should recite Durud profusely and should also finish Dalail Khairaat once, which is an accepted collection of Durud.</p> <p>The reason for relating all this is that the Hajis make their stay in the Haramain a meaningful one and return with an accepted Haj and an acknowledged Ziyarah of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).</p> <strong>A&rsquo;arif Billah Hadhrat Abul Barakaat Syed Khaleelullah Shah Sahab Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri (May Allah shower His Mercy on him). </strong>