Few etiquettes of the Haramayn Shareefayn
Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on
Hazrat Hakeem-ul-Thanwi (Rahimahullah) has written that a person
once complained that the yoghurt of Madinah was sour, whilst
the yoghurt in India was sweet. On the same night, he saw Nabi
(Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) in a dream. Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said to him, “Leave Madinah
Munawwarah and return home at once! You relish the yoghurt
of India, but you do not relish the yoghurt of my city! O foolish
one! Why have you come here in the first place!” The person
cried alot, but it was of no benefit. Disrespect is a very dangerous
thing, therefore one should not criticise anything in Madinah
Munawwarah. Whoever is present in Madinah, respect and
honour them, and look upon them with an affectionate gaze. A
person should not look for faults in the first place. One should
remain focussed and do whatever one has to do.
When looking at the Ka’bah Shareef in the Makkah Shareef,
ponder that Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had looked at the Ka’bah. Today,
I am looking at the very same place where the blessed gaze
of Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had fallen. How grateful should I not be for
my good fortune, that in this manner I am indirectly meeting
the gaze of Nubuwwah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) ? At the Multazam, ponder that
this is the very place where the blessed chest of Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was attached to, and to say that it is my good fortune that I
am clinging onto the Multazam. When I look at the moon at
Makkah and Madina, then I ponder that this is the very same
moon that Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had seen. Oh that portion of the
moon on which the gaze of Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had fallen, we
should cast our gaze in that direction, so that indirectly our
gaze can meet with the gaze of Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam). On the Mutaaf,
one should ponder that this is the place where all the Ambiya
(Alayhimu salaam ) had walked.
The blessed feet of Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) also walked on this very
place, and how many great friends of Allah Ta’ala have also
walked on this blessed place. Ponder that directly above the
Ka’bah Shareef is the Bait-ul-Ma’mur, around which seventy
thousand angels make Tawaaf on a daily basis, and after this
one Tawaaf, they will not get another oppotunity of making
Tawaaf again.
Whilst making Tawaaf, together with the recitation of different
Du’as, also recite the following couplet of mine, which is effective
in strengthening one’s love for Allah Ta’ala
When entering the boundaries of the Haram, make the following Du'a;
"O Allah Ta'ala! We are entering the boundaries of the Haram. By the blessing of it, make the fire of Jahannum Haraam upon us."
When entering the Haram, recite the same couplet with a little amendment:
کہاں یہ میری قسمت یہ حاضری حرم کی
میں جاگتا ہوں یارب یا خواب دیکھتا ہوں
Where I am deserving of the good fortune to be present at the Haram?,
O My Lord! Am I awake or is this just a dream?
If there is no crowd in Makkah Shareef, and if the opportunity
arises, then place both hands on the Multazam and cling to
it with one’s chest in the manner that one would cling to
someone and cry. Who can be more kind and merciful than
Allah Ta’ala? Make Du’aa in abundance, because Du’aas
here are not rejected. When you return to your countries,
write a letter to the inhabitants of Makkah making the following
request:
اے ساکنانِ مکہ مجھ کو بھی یاد رکھنا
اک دور افتادہ فریاد کر رہا ہے
O the inhabitants of Makkah! Remember me also,
A person in the far of distance is pleading.
(Etiquettes of the Haramayn Shareefayn by Arifbillah Hazrat Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saab Rahimahullah)