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1. A pilgrim
goes to Medina before or after Hajj with the intention of
visiting the Prophet's mosque and praying in
it. Prayer
there is better than a thousand prayers elsewhere except
in the Holy Mosque in Mecca.
2. Upon
reaching the mosque he prays two Rakaas of salutation or
performs any obligatory prayer that is due.
3. He goes to
the grave of the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) and he stands before
it. He
greets him saying the " May the peace, mercy, and
blessings of Allah be upon you, oh Prophet. May Allah
grant you a
good reward on behalf of your people. "
He
takes a step or two to his right to position himself
before Abu-Bakr and greets him saying : "May the
peace,
mercy, and blessing of Allah be upon you. oh Abu-Bakr,
Caliph of the Messenger of Allah. May Allah be
pleased
with you and grant you a good reward on behalf of
Muhammad's people."
Then he
takes a step or two to his right to position himself
before Umar and greets him saying: " May the
peace,
mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you, oh Umar, Prince
of the believers. May Allah be pleased with you
and grant
you a good reward on behalf of Muhammad's people."
4. In a state
of purity, he goes to pray in Qubaa Mosque.
5. He goes to
Al-Baqee to visit Uthman's grave (may Allah be pleased
with him). He stands before it and greets him
saying:
"May the peace, mercy and blessing of Allah be upon you,
oh Uthman Prince of the believers. May Allah
be pleased
with you and grant you a good reward on behalf of
Muhammad's people." He greets any other
Muslims in
Al-Baqee.
6. He goes to
Uhud and visits the grave of Hamza (may Allah be pleased
with him) and the other martyrs there
with him.
He greets them and preys to Allah to grant them
forgiveness, mercy, and pleasure.
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