Etiquette of Entering the Ka`bah
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should refrain from shoving. Also, one should direct his heart to
reverence and submission, and his eyes to shed tears (if Allah bestowed
that grace upon him). In addition, he should not raise his eyes toward
the top of the Ka`bah as a sign of glorification and exaltation of the
Almighty Allah. Also, one should adhere to the remembrance of Allah,
the Exalted. It has been narrated that `A'ishah said, "I wonder at a
Muslim, who, upon entering the Ka`bah, raises his eyes toward its top.
He should refrain from doing so, as a sign of glorification and
exaltation to Allah." The Prophet (peace be upon him) entered the
Ka`bah and never did he raise his eyes from the place of prostration
till he left.
The Prophet's Entering The Ka`bah
After the first Hijrah, the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered the
House four times. The first was on the Day of Conquest; the second in
the second year of the Conquest; the third during the Compensating
`Umrah and the fourth was during the Farewell Hajj.
Reward for Entering the Ka`bah
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Whoever enters the House
and performs Prayers therein, indeed enters by performing a good deed
and leaves forgiven of a sin." In another narration, "He leaves after
(his sins) have been forgiven." Regarding entering the House, Ibn `Umar
(may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "It is actually performing
a good deed and being redeemed of a sin." `Ata' said, "Performing two
rak`ahs in the House (Ka`bah) is dearer to me than performing four
rak`ahs in the Sacred Mosque."
Regarding the Qur'anic verse: (Whoever enters it attains security)
Yahia bin J`dah bin Hubairah said, "It means that he is guarded from
the Hell Fire."
Al-Hafizh Abu Tahir Al-Salafi (may Allah have mercy upon him), upon
entering the House, said,
After entering the House with Allah's guarantee,
Is there still a sin or guilt obscure,
By no means and nay. Forgiven are they all,
All men will go home, joyful and secure.
Merits of Looking at the Ka`bah
Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Looking at the Ka`bah
is pure faith." Also, Hammad bin Abi Salamah (may Allah have mercy upon
him) said, "The one who looks at the Ka`bah is very much like he who
tirelessly worships Allah in any other place." In addition, Mujahid
said, "Looking at the Ka`bah is a sort of worship." `Ata' also said,
"Looking at the House is a sort of worship." Furthermore, Sa`id bin
Al-Musaiyib said, "Whoever looks at the Ka`bah, out of sincere faith,
will become free of sins as if he has just been born."
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Supplication
1. It has been narrated that pronouncing supplications upon seeing the
Ka`bah is surely accepted by Allah. Some narrated supplications are:
* "O Allah! increase this House's honor, sublimity, respect and
reverence, and grant all those who come to it for Hajj or `Umrah more
honor, respect, dignity and righteousness." And also, "O Allah! You are
the Peace and from You is Peace. O Allah! Greet us with Peace."
* "O Allah! This sanctuary is Yours, this city is Yours, the security
is Yours and I am Your slave. I have come to You from far away lands,
burdened with my sins, and encumbered with misdeeds. I beseech You as
those who are in dire need of You, who fear Your punishment, to favor
me with Your forgiveness, and cause me to enter Your vast Paradise, the
Paradise of Bliss. O Allah! This is Your sanctuary and the sanctuary of
Your Messenger, protect my flesh, blood and bones from the Hell fire. O
Allah! Guard me from Your punishment on the day You will bring back to
life Your slaves."
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"O Allah! Praise be to You equal to Your favors and equal to Your
abundant Grace. I praise You with all Your worthy attributes whether I
comprehend them or not, for all Your favors, whether I understand them
or not, and for everything. O Allah! Bless Muhammad and the family of
Muhammad. O Allah! Provide me with refuge from the cursed devil, and
from every evil. Make me satisfied with what You bestowed upon me, and
bless it for me.
O Allah! Make me among the most honored ones to come to You, and make
me adhere to the ways of righteousness till I come to You, O Lord of
the worlds!"
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The Merit of the Black Stone 1. It is a well-known fact that the
Prophet (peace be upon him) kissed the Black Stone, and so did his
Companions; and Muslims will follow him in doing so till the Day of
Judgment.
2. `Umar bin Al-Khattab warned the community against the belief that
anyone other than Allah can cause harm or good. It has been narrated in
an authentic hadith that `Umar said, " By Allah! I know that you are a
stone, and that you can cause neither harm nor good; and if I had not
seen Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) kissing you, I would have
never kissed you."
3. It has been reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
"Allah will surely resurrect the Black Stone on the Day of Judgment,
with two eyes to see, and a tongue to utter, testifying to those who
rightly kissed or touched it." Al-Tirmidhi authenticated the Prophet's
hadith that says, " The Black Stone was descended from Paradise and was
whiter than milk. Yet, the sins committed by human beings have turned
it black. (In another narration: Till the polytheists' sins turned it
black."
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Supplication Said upon Facing the Black Stone
"In the Name of Allah. Allah is the Greatest. O Allah! (I begin this
Tawaf) believing in You, affirming the truth of Your Book, fulfilling
my covenant with You, and following the Sunna of the Prophet (peace be
upon him)." It is desirable to repeat this supplication each time when
passing by the Black Stone during each round of Circumambulation.
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Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The Corner and the Station
are two precious stones from Paradise, whose light has been
extinguished by Allah. If it were not for that, they would have lit all
that is between the East and the West." Ibn `Umar (may Allah be pleased
with them both) said, "Verily, the Corner and the Station are two
precious stones of Paradise. Had it not been for the sins of human
beings, they would have lit all that is between the East and the West."
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Supplication Said at the Station
1. It is sunnah to recite the Quranic verse (2:125) " And take the
Station of Abraham as a place of Prayer."
2. It is sunnah to perform two rak`ahs, reciting Surah Al-Kafirun in
the first rak`ah and Surah Al-Ikhlas in the second, after reciting
Al-Fatihah in each.
3. Then one starts to supplicate by saying, "O Allah! I am Your slave,
and the son of Your slave. I have come to You burdened with many sins
and encumbered with misdeeds. This is the place for he who seeks Your
refuge from the Fire. Forgive me, for You are the Oft-Forgiving, the
Most Merciful."
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upplication Said at Hijr Isma`il
"O Lord of the Worlds! I have come to You from far away, with the hope
of receiving Your favor. Grant me Your favor so as to ask no one else.
You are well-known for granting favors."
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Regarding Zamzam water, Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "It
is food for the hungry, and a cure for the sick. "
1. Ibn `Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said,
"The water of Zamzam is (good) for whatever intention it is drunk."
2. Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) also reported that
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The best water on earth is
that of Zamzam. It is food for the hungry, and a cure for the sick."
3. When Mu`awiah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with them)
performed Hajj, and drank from Zamzam water, he said, "Zamzam (water)
is a cure, and it is (good) for whatever intention it is drunk."
4. Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) also said, "We called it
(Zamzam water) as the most satisfying and we found it to be the best
aid to nourish the children."
5. He also said, "Drink from the water of the righteous (i.e. Zamzam)."
6. He also said, "Whenever Allah's Messenger wished to make a valuable
gift to anyone, he would offer him the water of Zamzam."
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