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Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

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<strong>Al</strong>lah, all praise and glory be to Him, has chosen for His Prophet<br />

(may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and grant him peace) to die in Medina as a<br />

sign of veneration and an exaltation of his rank, so that his visit<br />

would not be secondary to visiting the Sacred House of <strong>Al</strong>lah, but<br />

would rather be an independent visit specially paid to him. People<br />

thus come to perform <strong>Hajj</strong>, and after finishing its rituals, they ride<br />

in their cars crossing a distance of 500 kilometers through<br />

mountains and deserts to visit the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah (may <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />

bless him and grant him peace) in Medina. They pay the Prophet<br />

(may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and grant him peace) a special visit, out of<br />

their deep love to him. A visit not made along with another but<br />

constitutes the sole purpose, crossing long miles for its sake.<br />

Medina is a Sanctuary<br />

Upon reaching the Lightened City, we also find that the Masjid of<br />

the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah (may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and grant him<br />

peace), or the Sanctuary of Medina, has its restrictions same as the<br />

Meccan Sanctuary. In the Sanctuary of Medina no contraventions<br />

are committed, no hunting of birds, or driving games out of the<br />

boundaries of Medina to hunt them. It is also prohibited to cut<br />

trees, even if thorny. The Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah (may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him<br />

and grant him peace) said, “Verily, Ibrâhîm (Abraham, peace be<br />

upon him) made Mecca a sanctuary, and I made Medina a<br />

sanctuary.”<br />

The Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah (may <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and grant him<br />

peace) does not speak of his own desire. He alone among all the<br />

Prophets was sanctioned to legislate for people. <strong>Al</strong>lah, The Most<br />

Exalted, says (what means):<br />

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