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The virtue of Mecca And The Holy Kaabah
Hadith Number Three:
Ibn Hazrat Abbaas R.A. reports that Rasulullah Sal'am said: 'The Hajarul Aswad
descended from paradise, having been white in color than milk. The sins of the
sons of Men caused it to become Black'.
This hadith tell us that because men touched it with sinful hands, the effect
of their sins caused blackness to come on the stone. Here one should take
careful not; if a stone became black through a touch, what will be the position
of those hearts of such people living in continuous sin? According to one
hadith; "When a man commits a sin, a black mark comes on his heart. If he
repents, it is removed; when he sins again, another black mark forms. And so it
continues until the whole heart becomes black," The Qur'aan speaks about this
in the following verse: 'but no means." "By on their hearts is a stain of the
(ill) which they do".
In a hadith we read: "The Hajar and the Muqaame Ibrahim are two of the
rubies of paradise. Had it not been for the fact that idol worshippers had
touched it, every sick one who touched it would have been immediately cured of
any disease." In another hadith it is related: "The Hajar-al-Aswad, is one of
the stones of paradise. But for the fact that sins of evil-doers had touched
it, the affliction of the blind, the lame and the sick would have been removed
by merely touching it."
Hadith Number Four:
Hazrat Abu Hurairah R.A. reports that Rasulullah Sal'am said: 'Seventy angels
are placed over the Ruknul Yamaani. When anyone says: 'O Allah, grant me pardon
and safety from danger and sin in this world and in the hereafter; Our Lord
grant us the righteous of this world and of the hereafter, and save us from the
punishment of hell", then they say: 'Aameen'. The Ruknul Yamaani is also a very
blessed corners of the Ka'ba. The Ruknul Yamaani is also a very blessed place.
Hazrat Umar R.A. says: "We did not stop touching the Hajar-al-Aswad and the
Ruknul Yamaani at any time from the time we saw Rasulullah Sal'am touching
them". Kissing Rukn, only means passing the hand over it as one passes there
during tawaaf. According to a hadith in Kanz, touching the Hajar and the Rukn
causes sins to be pardoned. In another hadith it is related that Rasulullah
Sal'am kissed the Ruknul Yamaani. Let me warn here that touching these two
parts of the Ka'ba, should take place in such a manner
that others are not harmed. One should watch out for this. It is Mustahab to
touch these parts, and it is haraam to cause harm or hurt a Muslim.
Hadith Number Five:
Ibn Hazrat Abbaas R.A says: 'I heard the messenger of Allah say: 'The Multazam
is a place where duaas are accepted. Whenever a person prays to Allah at this
spot, Allah grants his prayer'.
The Multazam is that part of the Ka'ba lying between the Hajar and the door
of the Ka'ba. Multazam comes from the Arabic word meaning to become attached,
and perhaps it is so called because this is the section of the ka'ba where a
person should attach his body in prayer. Abu Dawood reports that Ibn Hazrat
Abbaas said that he used to stand up straight here with the chest and face
against the Ka'ba, arms stretched out above the head leaning against the Ka'ba.
He then said: 'I saw Rasulullah Sal'am doing that: 'it is a common experience
of every ustaz of hadith, from my teacher, up to Rasulullah Sal'am that when
teaching this hadith they used to say: 'I prayed at the Multazam in the above
manner and my prayer was granted'. This has also been my personal experience.
Hazrat Hassan Basri R.A. wrote a letter to the people of Mecca, wherein he said
that there are fifteen places where prayers are heard. (Mustajaab places)
1. During tawaaf. 2. At the Multazam. #. At the Meezabur-Rahmah. (Under the
waterspout in the Hateem). 4. Inside the Ka'ba. 5. At the well of Zamzam. 6. At
Safa. 7. Upon Marwa. 8. While walking between Safa and Marwa. 9. At the Maqaame
Ibrahim. 10. On the plain of Arafaat. 11. At Muzadalifah. 12. At Mina. 13,
14&15. At the time of pelting the three shaytaans at Mina. (Hisn Haseen)
Durre Mansoor mentions the following Mustajaab Places:
Multazam. Under the Meerabur-Rahmah. At the Ruknul Yamaani. Upon Safa and
Marwa. Between Safa and Marwa. Between Hajar-al-Aswad and Maqaame Ibrahim.
Inside the Ka'ba. At Mina, Arafaat and Muzdalifah. At the three Shaytaans.
Hazrat Shah Abdul Aziz R.A. used to prefer this latter report in his tafsee.
Apart from these places, some ulama have mentioned a few other places as well
e.g. the mataaf; the orbit wherein one makes tawaaf, when ones sight falls on
the Ka'ba, inside the hateem and between the Ruknul Yamaani and the
Hajar-al-Aswad. There is even an opinion that the Multazam is the area between
the Ruknul Yamaani and the now closed western door of the Ka'ba. This opinion
is not the accepted one.
(Sharh Lubaab)
"Virtues of Hajj"
available online
http://www.muslimwebpage.com
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