Umrah

Posted Feb 09, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 2 Comments

So I went to do Umrah a few days ago and alhamdulilah being in Makkah and the Holy Masjid is always such a pleasure. There was a lot of construction going on but what made me very delighted was the fact that the Masjid was considerably empty and of course kissing the black stone was very easy indeed (jealous much?)

Although I couldn’t stay in Makkah very long as I had to meet up with my Uncle in Jeddah and spend some time with him and his family, I strongly believe in keeping the relations of the womb and try my best to help family members.

Which makes me wonder, are you the same dear brother and sister? Do you help your family? Or do you see them as a burden? Often people treat their families and relatives very poorly and they treat their friends with immense reverence.

Having your own brother or sister help you calling  towards Allah makes things so much easier. Prophet Muusa said:

And give to me an aider from my family:

Haroun, my brother,

Imaam Qortoobi writes in his famous tafsir:

And Haruun was heavier built then Muusa physically, a taller then him aswell as both whiter in complexion and more eloquent. He passed away three years before Muusas death.

I often hear brothers or sisters complaining saying my family is so bad they don’t practise etc I am the only one who prays and so forth.

My sincere advice to these people is to target perhaps your brother or sister one by one and try calling them towards the truth, do not try to change your entire family in one go, rather little by little inshAllah.