After
the completion of Tawaf (circummambulation around the Ka`bah), the
pilgrim should go for Al-Multazam, which is located between the
Black Stone and the door of the Ka`bah. One should stick his
abdomen and chest to it while raising his hands up and putting his
cheek on the wall. At this very moment, the pilgrim should be
remorseful of his previous sins and his negligence towards
Allah’s rights seeking Allah’s pardon and forgiveness. He
should also seek pardon and good faith in religious and worldly
matters and to make it an acceptable Hajj promising his Lord to
obey His commands, perform His obligations and avoid His
prohibitions.
Al-Multazam
and its Location
In
fact, we have several sayings concerning the naming of Al-Multazam
and these are as follows:
Ibn
`Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Al-Multazam is what
is between the Black Stone and the door of the Ka`bah.”
Mujahid
was reported as having said, “What is between the corner and the
door is so called Al-Multazam; and no one performs a prayer and
then supplicates Allah for a thing (in this place) except that it
will bring good for him if Allah wills.
In
the same vein, Ayyub said, “I have seen Al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad and
`Umar Ibn `Abd Al-`Aziz standing behind the Ka`bah in front of its
door seeking refuge (with Allah), supplicating Him and shedding
tears therein.”
Al-Multazam
is also called Al-Mad`a and Al-Muta`awwazh. It was also reported
that Ibn Az-Zubair once passed by `Abdullah Ibn `Abbas while
supplicating Allah at Al-Multazam. It was so called as such since
the pilgrim stays at this location to supplicate Allah and that the
Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate Allah
therein.
Finally,
`Amr Ibn Shu`aib was reported as having said on the authority of
his father who said, “I made Tawaf (circummambulation around the
Ka`bah) with `Abdullah Ibn `Amr. When we came to the back of the
Ka`bah I said, ‘won’t you seek refuge (with Allah)?’ He,
thereupon, replied, ‘I seek refuge with Allah from the
Hell-fire.’ Then, he went until he touched the Black Stone and
stood between the corner and the door of the Ka`bah. He,
afterwards, put his chest, cheek, arms, and palms against the wall
and said, ‘I have seen the Messenger of Allah, peace and
blessings be upon him, doing as such.’”
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