Labyk Allahoma Labayk
It has been narrated from Abi ‘Abdillah [Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him) that he said, “Those who perform the Hajj and the ‘Umrah are the guests of Allah. If they ask Him for something, He will grant it to them; if they call upon Him then He will answer them; if they intercede (for others), their intercession will be accepted; if they remain quiet, then He will begin to speak to them; for every dirham which they spend (in their trip to the Hajj), they will receive one million dirhams in return.”
No matter how long you sit and talk to your Prophet (pbuh). No matter how long you sit and pray in his mosque. When the time comes and you have to say your farewell. Your heart doesn’t want to leave. How can you leave your beloved Prophet (pbuh), how can you leave Hamza (as). Fatima (as) Or Khadija (as). How can you leave your imams (as) behind? And while you sit and read dua al wadaa (farewell supplication) Your heart cant help but whine and make your eyes filled with tears. Cause how can you leave your home when you just found it. How can you wake up in a new place and not see the green dome.
But now I was going to a place, that I’ve been waiting to go even before I was born. A place, that just by watching it on tv, would tremble me. A piece of heaven, situated on earth. A place where I would be a visitor by my creator. Where all his divinity and glory is shown. Where the air has a smell that is so special. That it gives you peace miles before you reach it.
We were going to perform 3omrat il tamato3.
Which consist of five steps:
1. wearing Ihram from the miqat.
2. Tawaf il kaaba
3. Salat il tawaf
4. Sa3ee between Safa and marwa.
5. Taqseer.
Wearing Ihram from the miqat:
After saying our farewell to our holy Prophet. We went on our way to masjid al shajarah (the tree mosque). Which is called a miqat. Which was chosen as one of the places for the hujjaj from abroad to perform the wearing of the ihram. We went early in the morning and didn’t reach it long after Maghrib.
There we put on our ihram. Which consisted of simple white clothes. It was quite an amazing sight, to see all those ppl, taking off all those watches and accesoires, brand clothes and suddenly stand there, wearing only simple white clothes. Shining with noor. Where nothing matters, no money, no status, all of us are the sons of Adam. And Adam is from sand. We return to what we originally are, simple human beings, doing 3ibada to their creator. Where it shows you what truly matters in the end. No Mercedes car will save you, no penthouse will give you comfort. All that matters is your faith. All that matters is if you chased the world or passionately held on to your deen. And in this white clothes, he wipes your soul clean. Making it pure. Full of noor. Full of divine peace.
There we entered the mosque after wearing our ihram, and did the requested salat for the wearing of the ihram.
When we finished. We went outside where we started saying the talbyia.
Which consists of these words:
Labayk Allahoma labayk
Labayka la sharika laka labayk
Inna al hamda wel na3mata laka wel mulk
La sharika lak
Labayk Allahoma labayk - when you start saying these first sentence. Your hearts starts to pound faster. Your every being knows that the meeting with your creator will come soon.
Lbayka la sharika laka labayk - You can feel his divinity, filling inside of you. You can sense that He is waiting for you.
Inna al hamda wel na3mata laka wel mulk - You cant help but think of all those billions of ppl on this earth, God didn’t only bless you with knowing the true path, but letting you be a His Guest.
La sharika lak - and you don’t want to please anyone or talk to anyone or find comfort from anyone but Him. You cant wait now to see His house. To be His guest.
You say these words, until you feel the whole universe is saying it with you. Its quite an amazing site, to see all those hujjaj, dressed in white. Doing talbya together. All are here in humbleness to their lord.
Now you are in a position of ihram. Once ihram is worn twenty five things become forbidden:
1.Hunting.
2.Sexual union.
3.Kissing a woman.
4.Touching a woman.
5.Looking at a woman and flirting with her.
6.Masturbating.
7.Reciting nikah.
8.Wearing perfume.
9.Wearing sewn clothes by men.
10.Wearing antimony (surma).
11.Looking in the mirror.
12.Wearing shoes, slippers or socks.
13.Outrage (Fusouq).
14.Quarrelling.
15.Killing insects found on humans, [such as lice].
15.Beautifying oneself.
16.Applying oil.
17.Removing hair from the body.
18.Covering the head, for males, or dipping one's body in water, even for females.
19.Covering of the face by females.
20.Sheltering in the shaded place for males.
21.Bleeding one's body.
22.Cutting nails.
23.Extracting tooth, according to some scholars.
24.Carrying arms.
The hardest thing for me was the mirror and no usage of toothpaste or soap. But after a while you get used to it. You keep saying this talbya all the way from the miqat till you see the houses of old mecca.
This was my first time to do hajj, as you have read before about my story. It came without preparation.
So I didn’t know exactly what was the tasks of hajj and what we are suppose to do and where.
It may sound difficult when you read about it, but once you are there, everything will come automatically and easy.
No matter how long you sit and talk to your Prophet (pbuh). No matter how long you sit and pray in his mosque. When the time comes and you have to say your farewell. Your heart doesn’t want to leave. How can you leave your beloved Prophet (pbuh), how can you leave Hamza (as). Fatima (as) Or Khadija (as). How can you leave your imams (as) behind? And while you sit and read dua al wadaa (farewell supplication) Your heart cant help but whine and make your eyes filled with tears. Cause how can you leave your home when you just found it. How can you wake up in a new place and not see the green dome.
But now I was going to a place, that I’ve been waiting to go even before I was born. A place, that just by watching it on tv, would tremble me. A piece of heaven, situated on earth. A place where I would be a visitor by my creator. Where all his divinity and glory is shown. Where the air has a smell that is so special. That it gives you peace miles before you reach it.
We were going to perform 3omrat il tamato3.
Which consist of five steps:
1. wearing Ihram from the miqat.
2. Tawaf il kaaba
3. Salat il tawaf
4. Sa3ee between Safa and marwa.
5. Taqseer.
Wearing Ihram from the miqat:
After saying our farewell to our holy Prophet. We went on our way to masjid al shajarah (the tree mosque). Which is called a miqat. Which was chosen as one of the places for the hujjaj from abroad to perform the wearing of the ihram. We went early in the morning and didn’t reach it long after Maghrib.
There we put on our ihram. Which consisted of simple white clothes. It was quite an amazing sight, to see all those ppl, taking off all those watches and accesoires, brand clothes and suddenly stand there, wearing only simple white clothes. Shining with noor. Where nothing matters, no money, no status, all of us are the sons of Adam. And Adam is from sand. We return to what we originally are, simple human beings, doing 3ibada to their creator. Where it shows you what truly matters in the end. No Mercedes car will save you, no penthouse will give you comfort. All that matters is your faith. All that matters is if you chased the world or passionately held on to your deen. And in this white clothes, he wipes your soul clean. Making it pure. Full of noor. Full of divine peace.
There we entered the mosque after wearing our ihram, and did the requested salat for the wearing of the ihram.
When we finished. We went outside where we started saying the talbyia.
Which consists of these words:
Labayk Allahoma labayk
Labayka la sharika laka labayk
Inna al hamda wel na3mata laka wel mulk
La sharika lak
Labayk Allahoma labayk - when you start saying these first sentence. Your hearts starts to pound faster. Your every being knows that the meeting with your creator will come soon.
Lbayka la sharika laka labayk - You can feel his divinity, filling inside of you. You can sense that He is waiting for you.
Inna al hamda wel na3mata laka wel mulk - You cant help but think of all those billions of ppl on this earth, God didn’t only bless you with knowing the true path, but letting you be a His Guest.
La sharika lak - and you don’t want to please anyone or talk to anyone or find comfort from anyone but Him. You cant wait now to see His house. To be His guest.
You say these words, until you feel the whole universe is saying it with you. Its quite an amazing site, to see all those hujjaj, dressed in white. Doing talbya together. All are here in humbleness to their lord.
Now you are in a position of ihram. Once ihram is worn twenty five things become forbidden:
1.Hunting.
2.Sexual union.
3.Kissing a woman.
4.Touching a woman.
5.Looking at a woman and flirting with her.
6.Masturbating.
7.Reciting nikah.
8.Wearing perfume.
9.Wearing sewn clothes by men.
10.Wearing antimony (surma).
11.Looking in the mirror.
12.Wearing shoes, slippers or socks.
13.Outrage (Fusouq).
14.Quarrelling.
15.Killing insects found on humans, [such as lice].
15.Beautifying oneself.
16.Applying oil.
17.Removing hair from the body.
18.Covering the head, for males, or dipping one's body in water, even for females.
19.Covering of the face by females.
20.Sheltering in the shaded place for males.
21.Bleeding one's body.
22.Cutting nails.
23.Extracting tooth, according to some scholars.
24.Carrying arms.
The hardest thing for me was the mirror and no usage of toothpaste or soap. But after a while you get used to it. You keep saying this talbya all the way from the miqat till you see the houses of old mecca.
This was my first time to do hajj, as you have read before about my story. It came without preparation.
So I didn’t know exactly what was the tasks of hajj and what we are suppose to do and where.
It may sound difficult when you read about it, but once you are there, everything will come automatically and easy.
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