My thoughts on a recent trip to KSA...

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Re: My thoughts on a recent trip to KSA…

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I completely disagree, just because it is a religious obligation and a big honor to be able to go for Hajj does not mean that incorrect practices are not pointed out and addressed. At one time there were fires in the tent cities of mina and muzdalfa, it was due to complaints and concerns that those were addressed, similarly ppl complained of the crowding and unsafe conditions at jamaraat, and the authorities noticed and tried to make it better, at one time the floor for tawwaf was not cooled either and man it was a scorcher putting feet on the black marble tiles, but that was changed too. Somewhere someone, whether it is a haji or someone in the organizers is saying, this is not right, or it can be made better, so lets do something about it.

complaining about unpleasant experiences does not take anything away from everything that is good, or make someone’s hajj invalid. It may just help make changes that impact the experiences of future hajis in a positive manner.

No one is saying that Hajj becomes invalid if you complain but it leaves a bitter taste. Why address this issue @gupshup ? Why not address it to the local authorities? Make it better if you can! You cannot - no offense intended - because the OP already failed when the complaining started @gupshup and that is a shame and I cannot understand what is so likeable in your post. Now imagine the local authorities coming by accident to this page and watching this Thread. What will they think? They will get proud and maybe next time you will have the worst trip of your life. Why be like them? Be Better than them. Why is Allah (swt) the greatest? Because he approaches you with 10 steps when you only make 1 step. You know why Muhammad Mustafa (saw) was the greatest of the Prophets? the greatest Human being to ever walk on this Earth? Because he told the people directly in a nice manner what was wrong with them or with their attitude instead of taking a loudspeaker and running through the village.

This is a fairytale that it will have a impact on future Hajji’s after reading the OP. The coming Hajji’s will behave the same or worse because they will grab what they see and continue with this behaviour. They will say “Why shall I change if they behave this way?”. They will copy them. I was and sadly I’m still the best example, but my father says I have to answer Allah (swt) and I shall not behave like them. I shall behave better. It is hard to overcome behaviours which have tighten your mind, your heart and soul over the years, but I’m trying to strive for the good and become a better person. It does not mean you shall stay silent when you see something which can’t be applied to Islam and is not the Sunnah of the Prophet, but you can tell this people and educate them to behave better by giving examples from the Life of our beloved Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (saw) if they don’t know and I have seen enough people who know the Prophet, but know zero about his life and how he behaved and treated. This is why I said and still say to pray Darood-Sharif. It’s a prayer for Muhammad Mustafa (saw), for Ibrahim (as), for our Ummat, for the Ummat of Ibrahim (as) and especially for yourself. Take it or leave it.

You completely misunderstood my point. No problem. Allah is great.