extremely restless to visit the blessed mausoleum of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Upon noticing his continued fever, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه made his intention to pay his visit in the same ailing condition; the blessed scholars of sacred Makkah said: You are seriously ill and a long journey is ahead (therefore change your intention!). A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied: If you ask me the truth, then the real purpose of my visit is to behold holy Madinah; I started my pilgrimage both times with the same intention; Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forbid! If there is no visit to Madinah, there is no pleasure for me in Hajj.

They then insisted him to consider his condition. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه recited the following Hadees in front of them: مَنۡ حَجَّ وَلَمۡ يَزُرۡنِيۡ فَقَدۡ جَفَانِيۡ The person who performs Hajj and does not visit me, he is not devoted to me.’ (Kashf-ul-Khifa, vol. 2, pp. 218, Hadees 2458)

[The blessed scholars] said: You have already visited it once in your life. A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: In my humble opinion, the meaning of the Hadees is not that visiting once is sufficient, though a person has performed Hajj so many times but it is essential to pay a visit with every Hajj; now please make Du’a [for me] so that I may get to the Blessed Raudah of the Beloved Rasool       صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Once I behold the Blessed Raudah, I do not bother if I depart from this world at the same time. (Malfuzaat A’la Hadrat, vol. 2, pp. 201)

اُس کے طُفیل حج بھی خُدا نے کرا دِیئے

اَصلِ مُراد حاضِری اُس پاک دَر کی ہے

کعبہ کا نام تک نہ لیا طیبہ ہی کہا

پوچھا تھا ہم سے جس نے کہ نَھضَت کدھر کی ہے

 (Hadaiq-e-Bakhshish, pp. 202-203)

Explanation of Kalam-e-Raza: In his Na’tiyah Deewan ‘Hadaaiq-e-Bakhshish’, through both these couplets, A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has described both of his Hajj journeys. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ blessed A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه with the privilege to perform Hajj twice; the first Hajj was the mandatory one, while the second one was a Nafl Hajj. When he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was asked about this blessed