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| Need advice for umrah? |
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| Anonymous |
| 07/05/03 at 12:53:57 |
| Assalamualaikum First of all i'd like to say how amazing this site is mashallah and how it has helped me incredibly. I'm a 17 year old sister from michigan and it seems that whenever i would have any problems or whenever i'd be loosing faith in my self or my beliefs posts such as the one jannah posted in the tazkiyah waterfall of the person who went to the retreat, or just any reflections from the retreat really help me to get back up and start praying or just remembering Allah. The thing is that i'm going to go to make the lesser pilgrimage and it seems that i feel like i'm not really being a good muslim, there are times where i just don't feel like praying or reading Quran. I mean i KNOW it's wrong and that i should pray but somehow the feeling of WANTING to just doesn't come to me. Before i'd be able to wake up for fajr and read Quran and pray and be able to concentrate but know i feel like i'm just drowning more and more in my sins and desires :( . i once read some posts on this site about people who went for hajj and umrah and how much it affected them personally ( i think that post was from lightningatnight and a few other people...ya it was) and subhanullah i had givin up praying , and the FIRST thing that i did after i read that post was that i literally got up and ran to pray my Duhur prayer and repented to Allah. That's how much it affected me. I really want to change and I feel like this is my chance and taht i can repent and get closer to Allah but i just can't get motivated :(. If you have any personal experiences of pilgrimage please share and if you can maybe post up a link of the posts i was talking about please please do so. Another thing is that i'm not really sure how u perform it i have some thoughts but i'm not sure if there correct. And what are things that i definitely should or should not do when i go there. Some duas or prayers. I will definitely keep All of you in my prayers and duas , as u guys have helped me so much over the past years by ur posts, whether they be poems, articles, or just advice given to people. Jazakullah in advance. please keep me in ur duas. Assalamualaikum |
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| Fozia |
| 07/05/03 at 14:43:37 |
| [slm] Sister, does your mahram not have any ideas of how to perform Umrah you could speak to him?? Alhumdulillah you can't help but be motivated when you are there, subhanallah hearing the adhaan in Makkah and Medina you leave a piece of your heart behind when you return..... Besides which with everyone going to the masjid al haram at prayer times you can't not go, the shops all close and everyone heads towards the masjid. It's really awesome, for the first time in my life I actually had a tangible experience of what it was like to be one of the ummah. When you are in Makkah after Esha prayers stand on the top most tier of the masjid and look down on the people doing the tawaf, it's like a sea of people, you feel so small and insignificant and yet so proud to be one of these people who have all come together to worship Allah Subhana Tallah. Don't lose heart dear sister, remember when you draw near to Allah an arms length he draws near to you a fathoms length, and if you go to him walking he comes to you at speed. The important thing is to shake off the ennui and perform your salat at the beginning times. You can then carry on with whatever afterwards. Inshallah it will get easier for you. Love and Duaas. Wasalaam |
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| BrKhalid |
| 07/06/03 at 00:36:00 |
| Asalaamu Alaikum Sister ;-) One personal experience of Umrah which is definately worth a read is our Br Abdul Basir's visit to Masjid al Haram last year. The link to the thread is below. Sr Jannah has a great page on this site on Hajj and tips and tricks for performing Umrah so that's definately worth checking out. ;-) InshaAllah I'll post a few more Hajj experiences from those who have been on the board once I navigate my way through the Ark properly ;-) [url]http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/madina/YaBB.pl?board=archives;action=display;num=1038194595[/url] |
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| jannah |
| 07/06/03 at 00:39:52 |
| [wlm] Lots of hajj stuff jannah.org/hajj btw use the archives index http://jannah.org/board/archives_index.html otherwise u'll get as lost as those pair of unicorns we seem to have put in the ARK somewhere too ;) |
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| sal |
| 07/06/03 at 18:25:45 |
| [slm] sister anonyomus making umrah is not so hard with hard regulations .it is so simple . even if you dont know how to preform , but i think your Mahram (as sister fozia said )can help you . but l suppose he is also in need of help like you . just both of you soon as you reach there .you will find lots ways to guide you .. let me tell you how as simple as it is You can wear the ihram( the close for umrah) from your destination or at the plane you will be informed when u reach at the point where you can start making preparation , so that u can go to makkah directly from the airport of jeddah .. it is less than 1 hr driving . you will enter the masjed al haram from any gate , 1 .you will make the tawaf seven times .. the starti ng point is marked with brown color ...so is easy to find it during the tawaf you can make any dua from your heart ....you will find people reading from a book but that is not neccesary ..make a direct communication with ALLAH and that is the best way ....no matter what the language you suplicate allah is . in english or what ever . that is why i told u it is not necessary to read from a book ( it is in arabic) in case this is not convenient ..even the scholars tell it is recommended reading the dua from the heart .. well i got a good news for you the more the harder for the person the more the AJER is 2 after this seven rounds is over you will go to the SAEE the seven rounds between SAFA and MARWAH i dont know if u are aware of not cutting her before the umrah is over but any way ,this may be the only thing u dont have to do . and after the seven rounds of walking between SAFA and MARWAH is complete . you will cut just very vey very little hair from the ends ( it is very little , so dont worry ) i don think that hair you will cut weighs 2 grams and that is all . if you need more details ,well i am here to add some clarification . just ask your brother and good luck sister [wlm] ;-) |
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| Anonymous |
| 07/07/03 at 23:19:27 |
| BrKhalid- thank u so much for that link! it really helped! if u find some more could u please post em up? thank you sal for explaining to me, i did actually go over it with my mahrem i explained to him how i felt and he was very understanding and knew quite alot..but if they're any more links can u guys please post them up and fozia thanks for ur post..it helped :) jazakullah |
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| Tesseract |
| 07/08/03 at 05:37:21 |
| Assalamu 'alaikum, Sister Anon., I cannot emphasize enough how great a blessing it is to visit Allah (swt)'s House, specially at such a young age of 17. Perhaps, u understand that better than any of us. 'Umrah itself can be done in 2 hours or even less than that, but usually the Saudi embassy allows u a stay of 15 days there in Saudi Arabia. I just wanted to advise u that u should maximize ur stay there, try to spend as much time as possible in masjid Al-Haraam itself rather than stay in ur hotel or go out and waste ur time in shopping, eating, and even sleeping. I'll briefly write my experience, and would suggest u to do the same. When I was there, I used to stay awake all night, and spend my time there in Masjid Al-Haraam, either praying the nawafils, reciting Qura'an or the least, just sit and keep looking at the Ka'abah, and do some dhikr, for that itself has profound effect on the heart and u'll get ajr for that too. I used to pray Tahajjud in Haram, pray Fajr and then wait for sometime until its time for Duha prayers, I would pray that and by that time I would be completely exhausted, so I would go to my hotel to sleep then. Then wake up for Dhuhr, and stay awake till the next morning if u can, and stay in Masjid Al-Haraam for 'Asr, Maghrib and 'Isha. I would go to my hotel after 'Isha for dinner. U can have some more rest either between Dhuhr and 'Asr, or between 'Asr and Maghrib, or maybe even after 'Isha if u don't get enough rest/sleep between Duha and Dhuhr. By staying awake at night, u not only get to pray tahajjud, but also to kiss the Hajra-e-Aswad (The Black Stone), since there are very few people doing the tawaaf at night, specially between 2-4 a.m. Also, the scholars recommend to perform nafil tawaafs of Ka'abah as much as possible, rather than try to do as many 'umrahs as possible. Try to read about how and what to do in 'umrah beforehand, so that u don't end up doing things that are not recommended in sunnah or were never done by Prophet Muhammad (saw). There are several misconceptions about certain things while performing 'umrah. Just to reiterate, please avoid spending a LOT of time on shopping, eating, sleeping etc. U must realize that ur each and every second there is very precious, and visiting the House of Allah is supposed to be a means of guidance for us, so spend as much time possible in Haram itself, keeping urself busy with 'ibaadah of Allah (swt) whichever way possible. I pray that may Allah (awj) make it easy for u , give u all the taufeeq to do His 'ibaadah as is supposed to be done, and may Allah (awj) accept it from u and ur family/companions. And, please, pray for us too that all of us get to visit His House ASAP (specially me), as we all are in continuous need of hidaayah. Wassalamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah. |
| Re: Need advice for umrah? |
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| BrKhalid |
| 07/08/03 at 06:55:22 |
| Asalaamu Alaikum ;-) Okay I weaved my way through the booby traps and creepy crawlies and managed to come up with the following from the ARK ;-) [url=http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl/YaBB.pl?board=ark&action=display&num=1710]MSA 2000[/url] [url=http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl/YaBB.pl?board=ark&action=display&num=1718]Reflections on Tawaf[/url] [url=http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/madina/YaBB.pl?board=archives;action=display;num=1015244781]I'm back[/url] [url=http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/madina/YaBB.pl?board=archives;action=display;num=1016036913]When you leave it behind...[/url] [url=http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl/YaBB.pl?board=special&action=display&num=7123]Guide to Hajj & Umrah[/url] [quote]I mean i KNOW it's wrong and that i should pray but somehow the feeling of WANTING to just doesn't come to me. Before i'd be able to wake up for fajr and read Quran and pray and be able to concentrate but know i feel like i'm just drowning more and more in my sins and desires[/quote] Remember Sister sometimes the reward for a good deed is the ability to do another good deed so the more you strive the easier it will become inshaAllah. Hope the links help ;-) |
| 07/08/03 at 07:16:42 |
| BrKhalid |
| Re: Need advice for umrah? |
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| Anonymous |
| 07/09/03 at 13:27:28 |
| thank u so much Br Khalid :), i started crying just by seeing that u responded again with more links! hehe they really helped ,jazakullah, may Allah bless you, u have no idea how much they helped! u guys are awesome :D bulwark of islam - i wll make dua that u get to go there soon too , inshallah, i'll make dua for u all btw does anyone know of the post that i was talking about from lighningatnight about his reflections on his umrah or hajj assalamualaikum |
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| Nomi |
| 07/10/03 at 13:28:24 |
| [slm] And sis be careful while trying to kiss "Hajr-e-aswad" as people get really squeezed while trying to do that, i recall that this arab brother who was of my height (6+) and was twice as strong as me, was trying to do it while there were lots of people doing tawaaf but got sandwiched, uttered a loud KHALLAS and gave up ... the thought makes me laugh at times :).... heh but me kissed "Hajr-e-aswad" twice (alhamdolillah) was even going to do it third time but just had to give up, its TOOOOOOOOOOUGH specially in Ramdhan! so be careful [slm] Asim Zafar. |
| 07/10/03 at 13:33:27 |
| Nomi |
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| SisNur |
| 07/10/03 at 23:18:47 |
| [slm] [quote]its TOOOOOOOOOOUGH specially in Ramdhan![/quote] i've heard ppl saying that things gets tougher during Ramadhan (it even beats the Hajj season!) :-) Insya'Allah my parents & me will be performing Umrah this coming Ramadhan. Please keep me in your duas. Salaam Nur |
| Ummrah need the Fiqh... and Advice ASAP |
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| Cybermuslim |
| 07/11/03 at 01:37:59 |
| [slm] I hope inshallah everyone is well.. I have been given the opportunity to go to Saudi Arabia for a program as well as to perform Ummrah ... The only thing is, i leave in 4 days ::) So i was wondering if anyone could help me with some info on the Fiqh of Ummrah and if anyone has any experiences that would also be amazing ... I know this is short notice but i only found out about it last night.. Please make dua that everything works out Jazakum Allahu Khair Salams Mohamed Sheibani |
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| jannah |
| 07/11/03 at 01:41:03 |
| [wlm] What the!!??? Can I get in that program?? btw there's a thread already I'll join your post with that thread.... my advice print out everything about umrah stuff... from everything u can find.. make index cards, study on the plane etc... jannah.org/hajj |
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| Cybermuslim |
| 07/11/03 at 01:52:45 |
| [wlm] OPPSSS and the thread was only 2 messages down .. :) Well unfortunately the program is only for brothers .. my sis is very angry ... Jazakum Allahu Khair for that link mahsallah it is very helpful Salams Mohamed Sheibani |
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