You spoke about the great ignorance, so did you rebuke them—may Allah guide you—regarding these matters in which ignorance is prevalent: the crowding to kiss the Black Stone
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : You spoke about the great ignorance. So did you rebuke them, may Allah guide you, regarding these matters and others?
The Shaykh : You spoke about what?
The questioner : Did you rebuke them?
The Shaykh : No. Before, before.
The questioner : You spoke about the great ignorance.
The Shaykh : About ignorance?
The questioner : About the great ignorance. So did you rebuke them regarding these matters in which ignorance is prevalent: the crowding to kiss the Black Stone, the encircling of women in the Tawaf until some of them turn their backs to the Ka'bah, reading from the book of rituals for every lap with a specific supplication, and not benefiting from the noble days of Hajj and utilizing them, so they are wasted?
The Shaykh : Yes. We will take them one by one: the first?
The questioner : The crowding to kiss the Black Stone.
The Shaykh : Yes, the crowding to kiss the Black Stone is not prescribed and is not a recommended practice. It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said to 'Umar:. This is regarding the crowding. And the crowding causes harm to the one performing Tawaf and to others. And it removes from the heart the humility that is desired for worship, because one becomes occupied with what? Occupied with himself. He does not know if he will be able to get out or if he will die before he gets out. Therefore, we see that it is not from the Sunnah nor is it required to crowd to kiss the Black Stone. And praise be to Allah, pointing to it is sufficient instead of kissing it. The second?
The questioner : The encircling of women in the Tawaf until some of them turn their backs to the Ka'bah.
The Shaykh : The encircling of women in the Tawaf means when they are performing Tawaf. They encircle some of the women until some of them walk in the Tawaf with the Ka'bah behind their back, and another with the Ka'bah in front of his face. And the Tawaf of both men is invalid because it is necessary that the House be on your left while you are performing Tawaf. Therefore, one must be careful about this. Yes.
The questioner : Reading from the book of rituals for every lap.
The Shaykh : Reading from the booklets that are distributed, where each lap has a specific supplication. This is a religious innovation without doubt. And it occupies the Muslims from what they came for, which is supplicating to Allah the Exalted. So when a person reads a booklet, he may not know what its meaning is. He does not know, and so on. And some of them were heard saying: "O Allah, make me rich by Your Majesty from Your sin." And what does he want? "By Your lawful from Your unlawful." He does not know. And some of them were heard saying: "Our Lord, give us in this world [goodness] and in the Hereafter [goodness]". "Our Lord, give us in this world [goodness]" because of what? The conjunction. And he does not know. And this is a calamity for the Muslims in their supplication which they desire. Is it reasonable to read a supplication whose meaning you do not know, or to supplicate to Allah for something in your heart that you want from the matters of the world or religion? Which is the second or the first? The second. My brother, supplicate to Allah for what you want. Every person wants something: the poor person wants wealth, the sick person wants health, the young man wants a wife, and so on. Every person has a purpose. And we restrict people to these supplications which they do not know, so they are blameworthy and an innovation. And the strange thing is that when they reach the point of the Black Stone, if there is one word left of the supplication, they stop. If he says: "Our Lord, give us..." and reaches the Black Stone, he does not say: "in this world goodness." Why? Because the lap is finished. And perhaps he finishes the supplication before the completion of the lap, he says "that's it" and stops. And this is something we hear and hear about. So my advice to you, may Allah bless you, is to forbid these booklets. Some of them say: "This is the station of the one who seeks refuge in You from the Fire," and it is opposite the door of 'Umrah, the station behind it. This is not permissible. And there is nothing in it. So you advise your brothers from the door of advice to Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common people. Yes.
The questioner : He says: Not benefiting from the days of Hajj.
The Shaykh : What? Not?
The questioner : Not benefiting from the noble days of Hajj and utilizing them.
The Shaykh : This is also correct. Most people. - I seek forgiveness from Allah - Many people make Hajj as if it is "a party" as if it is a leisure trip, joking and idle talk. And they do not utilize these noble days. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) says:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 757Sahih (Darussalam). And at the head of them is the Day of 'Arafah and the Day of Sacrifice: Sunan Ibn Majah 1727Sahih (Darussalam). So utilize these days because you do not know if you will reach them after this year or not. And you do not know if you will be able to come to Makkah after this year or not. Yes. On this occasion: In Hajj there are six standings. In Hajj there are six standings. And you think that there is not in Hajj but one standing. There are six: a standing on al-Safa, and a standing on al-Marwah, and a standing in 'Arafah, and a standing in Muzdalifah after Fajr, and a standing at the stoning of the first pillar on the days of Tashriq, these are five, and a standing at the stoning of the middle pillar. Six standings. But some of them are long and some are short. Yes.
The Shaykh : You spoke about what?
The questioner : Did you rebuke them?
The Shaykh : No. Before, before.
The questioner : You spoke about the great ignorance.
The Shaykh : About ignorance?
The questioner : About the great ignorance. So did you rebuke them regarding these matters in which ignorance is prevalent: the crowding to kiss the Black Stone, the encircling of women in the Tawaf until some of them turn their backs to the Ka'bah, reading from the book of rituals for every lap with a specific supplication, and not benefiting from the noble days of Hajj and utilizing them, so they are wasted?
The Shaykh : Yes. We will take them one by one: the first?
The questioner : The crowding to kiss the Black Stone.
The Shaykh : Yes, the crowding to kiss the Black Stone is not prescribed and is not a recommended practice. It was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said to 'Umar:
You are a strong man, so do not crowd and harm the weak. If you find a space, touch it; otherwise, face it and glorify and magnify Allah.
إنك رجل قوي فلا تزاحم فتؤذي الضعيف إن وجدت فرجة فاستلمه وإلا فاستقبله وهلل وكبرThe questioner : The encircling of women in the Tawaf until some of them turn their backs to the Ka'bah.
The Shaykh : The encircling of women in the Tawaf means when they are performing Tawaf. They encircle some of the women until some of them walk in the Tawaf with the Ka'bah behind their back, and another with the Ka'bah in front of his face. And the Tawaf of both men is invalid because it is necessary that the House be on your left while you are performing Tawaf. Therefore, one must be careful about this. Yes.
The questioner : Reading from the book of rituals for every lap.
The Shaykh : Reading from the booklets that are distributed, where each lap has a specific supplication. This is a religious innovation without doubt. And it occupies the Muslims from what they came for, which is supplicating to Allah the Exalted. So when a person reads a booklet, he may not know what its meaning is. He does not know, and so on. And some of them were heard saying: "O Allah, make me rich by Your Majesty from Your sin." And what does he want? "By Your lawful from Your unlawful." He does not know. And some of them were heard saying: "Our Lord, give us in this world [goodness] and in the Hereafter [goodness]". "Our Lord, give us in this world [goodness]" because of what? The conjunction. And he does not know. And this is a calamity for the Muslims in their supplication which they desire. Is it reasonable to read a supplication whose meaning you do not know, or to supplicate to Allah for something in your heart that you want from the matters of the world or religion? Which is the second or the first? The second. My brother, supplicate to Allah for what you want. Every person wants something: the poor person wants wealth, the sick person wants health, the young man wants a wife, and so on. Every person has a purpose. And we restrict people to these supplications which they do not know, so they are blameworthy and an innovation. And the strange thing is that when they reach the point of the Black Stone, if there is one word left of the supplication, they stop. If he says: "Our Lord, give us..." and reaches the Black Stone, he does not say: "in this world goodness." Why? Because the lap is finished. And perhaps he finishes the supplication before the completion of the lap, he says "that's it" and stops. And this is something we hear and hear about. So my advice to you, may Allah bless you, is to forbid these booklets. Some of them say: "This is the station of the one who seeks refuge in You from the Fire," and it is opposite the door of 'Umrah, the station behind it. This is not permissible. And there is nothing in it. So you advise your brothers from the door of advice to Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common people. Yes.
The questioner : He says: Not benefiting from the days of Hajj.
The Shaykh : What? Not?
The questioner : Not benefiting from the noble days of Hajj and utilizing them.
The Shaykh : This is also correct. Most people. - I seek forgiveness from Allah - Many people make Hajj as if it is "a party" as if it is a leisure trip, joking and idle talk. And they do not utilize these noble days. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) says: