Assallamualaikum wrt and greetings
Me and my husband went to Makkah and Madinah from 12.8.2018 -24.9.2018 to performed the hajj. The hajj performed on specific dates and can be completed in 7-8 days, if there is no obstacle preventing you completing all the Hajj rituals within that timeframe. This year the Hajj falls between 8.9 - 15.9.2018
It is quite the norm for the pilgrims having to stay for a period of 40 days or more in Makkah and Madinah during hajj session due to the massive flight queues to get in and out of Saudi Arabia.
The shorter the stay in Makkah and Madinah, the higher the pilgrimage cost and could reach up to RM 250,000.00. It is called the premium package. They said you can throw the pebbles at the jamarat from your car (some thing like drive through .. hihi) .. For Malaysian, the cost for hajj is roughly RM 22,500.00, and you have to stay in Makkah and Madinah for a period of 42 -52 days.
The rest of the days are spent in Makkah and Madinah, outside the hajj period, pilgrims will try to perform as many prayers in Masjidil Haram in Makkah and Masjid Nabawi in Madinah since,
'It is narrated by Imaam Ahmad in his Musnad and also by Ibn Maajah and others on the authority of Jaabir, that the Prophet S.A.W. said:The prayer in my mosque (Al-Madeenah mosque) is better than one thousand prayers in any other mosque with the exception of Al-Haraam mosque, and a prayer in Al-Haraam mosque is better than 100,000 prayers."
This is my Hajj story ...
Day 1 : Hari Tarwiyah (8.9.2018)
Prophet Muhammad SAW rested at Minna the day before wukuf in Arafah. Today is known as a day of tarwiyah. Thus, we went to Minna by bus at around 0830 am and arrived in Minna quite early may be 9.00 -9.30 am to emulate Rasullullah S.a.w. hajj.
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| this is my tent and 3 persons have to share 2 small mattress |
We settled into our camp, which housed 125 ladies. My husband settled into one of the men camps which house 50 men. There are two camps for the men to house 100 men in our group. These camps are to be our shelter for the next 7 days. Our camps are located in Maktab 78 which consists of several camps like us. And there are only 10 ladies toilet serving something like 4-5 Maktab. In our case Maktab 76, Maktab 77, Maktab 78 and Maktab 79 has 10 toilets .. and next 10 toilets is in Maktab 83 which serves Maktab 80 .. upto whatever .. hahaha
The camps in Minna was really crammed, we were inform to share 2 mattresses for 3 persons. and the matresses is only 2 and 1/2 feet wide .. huhu. Some of the older aunties was saying .. how to fit, we are not thin unlike the young uztaz who serve as our guides ... hikhik
On day 1, there are many empty camps in Mina since the Muassasah group went straight to Arafah to wait for wukuf the next day.
So on the day of tarwiyah .. i settle into one of the empty camps to do prayers and zikr. In the morning, the weather still ok .. as it reach noon and the temperature rise and peak at around 2.00-3.00pm at 50 deg. celcius (somebody else check with their iphone haha). The camp was actually fully aircond but it is still very hot. I can not do my prayer, zikr or read the quran properly because of the heat. So i decided to write my doa (my requests) to Allah which i will read during wukuf the next day.
In the evening, the hot weather suddenly turn into sandstorm. I was scared, thinking that i am in the middle of desert, in not a very solid tent during sandstorm and complaining to myself , nobody told me hajj pilgrimage was dangerous. I know its difficult and require enormous patience but i never thought it is dangerous. And, it is when you realised Allah swt is al mighty and you are just a tiny weak creature. That evening, our mutawif (pilgrimage guide) lead us in maghrib prayer and do zikr La ilaha Illallah (There is no God but Allah) repeatedly until the sandstorm subside. I went back to my tent to sleep after isyak prayer with my pack dinner and on my way .. my calf was hit by the iron rod attached to the tent (a little bit painful but i'm okay)
Our mutawif is highly experience. He have been bringing people on hajj every year for the past 30 years roughly. This year is his last service as mutawif because he is already old. But from his experience, when Allah swt show his majestic (glory) attributes such as the scary sandstorms, it is best to recite zikr La ilaha Illallah (There is no God but Allah) and pray for Allah love and mercy. Wallahu aklam (God know best)
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| me in an empty tent during hari tarwiyah (so hot) .. |
This is the doa (my prayer requests) which i wrote on hari tarwiyah and i want to read during wukuf.
1. forgiveness of past sins, now, coming, small, large, know, do not know. do not judge mistakes and error
2. make grateful servants, help to be satisfied with the provisions
3. the gift of light and make the cause of the overflow of light to other beings. fix things and do not leave in the blink of an eye
4. live in faith and Islam, die in faith and Islam, enter heaven with faith, enter us into heaven by your mercy O Allah
5. security in religious affairs, worldly affairs and the affairs of the hereafter
6. good health in this world and the hereafter. afiat us in this world and the hereafter
7. goodness in this world and the hereafter
8. virtue in this world and the hereafter
9. free our lives in this world and the hereafter
10. abundance our sustenance with halal sustenance and blessings
11. endowed with good helpers, believers and pious deeds in this world and the hereafter
12. endowed with useful knowledge
13. endowed with a humble heart
14. endowed with sufficient sustenance, halal and blessings
15. granted prayers, if prayers are not good, replaced with good
16. protected from diseases of distress and sorrow
17. protected from weak and lazy diseases
18. protected from stinginess and cowardice
19. protected from debt-induced illness and under the control of others
20. endowed with the perfect light from above, below, left, right, front and back
21. protected from heavy tests and burdens
22. protected from disasters coming from the front, back, left, right, up, down
23. included in the group who are devout and keep perform prayers
24. bestowed with what Allah swt bestowed on the saints of Allah swt and the pious people in this place
25. protected from the ugliness of myself and the ugliness of your other creatures
26. removed the bad and replaced with the good
27. cured cholesterol disease, menstruation indefinitely, please menstruate briefly -4 days only
28. the family is endowed with love and is blessed and remains in the overflow of blessings of Allah swt
29. the heart is made the most longing and love for Allah swt and the Prophet Muhammad saw
30. children are made pious / pious children and make parents happy
31. children are endowed with success in this world and the hereafter
32. endowed with a workplace close to husband and children, a pleasant and exhilarating workplace, a good boss, a believer and pious, a good colleague of faith and pious and a staff of believers, pious and diligent
33. changed attitude to keep prayers and deeds of worship to Allah swt, early prayers, devout and endowed with the sweetness of faith
34. the body became cheerful, healthy and fit with a weight of 48 kg on 31.12.2018
35. can perform umrah with the family every two (2) years in the haram mosque and the mosque of the prophet in madina
36. eliminated negative mental illness
37. cured anxiety disorder
2. the doa i wrote during hari tarwiyah is actually in malay and i google translate it into english and its not very accurate
3. the sweetness of hajj far outweigh the tests ..its the most amazing experience i ever had and i wish i could perform another hajj
(this will make other moslems who has yet to perform hajj angry .. the waiting lists to performed hajj in Malaysia is currently 50 years huuu)
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| me and my husband, maktab 78 year 2018 |
