Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Some people say that the Hajj made without visiting the
Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is
judged as if it were not performed, which is an opinion that
represents a psychological import and not a legalistic judgment.
For the soul that dearly loves the Messenger of Allah (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace) does not accept going to Hajj
without visiting the beloved Prophet (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) in Medina. It is a logical matter; the believers love
the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
and Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, says (what means):
“Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): ‘If you (really) love
Allâh then follow me (i.e. accept Islâmic Monotheism, follow the
Qur'ân and the Sunnah), Allâh will love you and forgive you of
your sins. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful’” (Âl-
‘Imrân, 3:31)
The visit is not a cornerstone, but…
The faith of a Muslim is not real true till the Messenger of Allah
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) becomes dearer to the
Muslim than his own soul between his two sides of body. This
visit though not a cornerstone of the Hajj, constitutes a matter of
heart and soul. Allah, Whose Majesty reigns supreme, willed that
the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)
resides in Medina, and he used to tell its inhabitants, “I will live
with you and will die with you,” a prophecy that he would live in
Medina and would die there, which Almighty Allah had revealed
to him, in order not to contradict the Qur’anic verse in which The
Most Exalted says (what means):
“And no soul knows in what land it will die”(Luqmân, 31:34)
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