Hajj Guide Book in English - The Message

Prophet’s (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) grave,
kissing it, or performing Tawaaf around it are all
innovations (Bida’h) prohibited in Islam. Our
righteous predecessors did not do such acts. If one’s
intention of making Tawaaf around the grave is to
seek closeness to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa
Sallam), then this is shirk.
46. It is also shirk to invoke the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi
Wa Sallam) for the fulfillment of any need or the
removal of a grievance.
47. The Prophet’s life right now (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa
Sallam) is a life of the state of barzakh (i.e. the state
of existence between death and resurrection on the
Day of Judgment), and is in no way similar to his life
on earth before his death. Only Allah knows the
nature and reality of the life of the barzakh.
48. People, who stand in front of the Prophet’s
(Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) grave, raising their
hands and making supplications, are doing
innovations unknown to Islam.
49. Visiting the grave of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa
Sallam) is neither obligatory nor a condition for the
completion of the Hajj, as some incorrectly believe.
50. The Hadith cited by some people prescribing the
undertaking of a journey to visit the Prophet’s grave
have either weak authority or are actually fabricated.
Be careful about Shirk
“Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him;
but he forgives anything else, to whom he pleases; to set
up partners with Allah is to devise a sin most heinous
indeed”. (Sura Nisa : 48)
Due to lack of knowledge many pilgrims do shirk during
Hajj. Following are some practical examples:
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