But it will be an act of ingratitude for any pilgrim not to visit the City of Madinah, where the Prophet of Islam took refuge, from where Islam spread, and where the Seal of the Prophets sleeps, including his caliphs and major followers. It has no connection with the Hajj as no ihram or talbiyyah is required. The visitation to the Prophet’s mosque in Madinah, the City of Light, is voluntary, but very important. And there are men who say: ‘Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the hereafter and defend us from the torment on the fire!’” There are men who say: ‘Our Lord! Give us (thy bounties) in this world!’ But they will have no portion in the hereafter. So, when ye have accomplished your holy rites celebrate the praises of God as ye used to celebrate the praises of your father’s yea with far more heart and soul. Then pass on at a quick pace from the place whence it is usual for the multitude so to do and ask for God’s forgiveness. Then when ye pour down from (Mount) Arafat, celebrate the praises of God at the sacred monument and celebrate His praises as He has directed you even though before this ye went astray. The Holy Qur’an 2:198-201 says, “It is no crime in you if ye seek of the bounty of your Lord (during pilgrimage). In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
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