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Hajj and Umrah The Majlis Vol 22 No 01, p.12

At the Ka'bah I have seen people turning around whilst performing Tawaaf to take photos.

Question

At the Ka'bah I have seen people turning around whilst performing Tawaaf to take photos. What is the status of their Tawaaf? Also, in Madinah Munawwarah people are more interested in taking photos of the Raudhah Mubaarak than in reciting Salaat and Salaam.

Answer

These people are not concerned about the status of Tawaaf because they do not go the Makkah for Umrah or Hajj. They are on a tour at what they deem to be some holiday resort. In fact the evil and immoral Saudis have transformed the two Holy Cities into holiday resorts. Those who indulge in haraam photography, and aggravate the sin by polluting the sanctity of the Ka'bah and Musjidul Haraam, are Signs of Qiyaamah and candidates for Hell-Fire. The evil perpetrated in the Holy Cities at the Holiest Sites is with the connivance of the fussaaq and fujjaar authorities whose concern is only commercial gain. Hajj and Umrah have become thoroughly commercialized. Most people who visit the Holy Places are bereft of understanding. They do not know what Hajj and Umrah is, hence they revel in their haraam perpetrations. After all, the predictions of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) must materialize.

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