صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم left after saying this. The person woke up in the morning, beaming with delight. He offered fajr salah and immediately went to the location the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم informed him of.

He started digging and found an expensive piece of armour. He sold this and used the earnings to set out for ḥajj.^[1]

O those who love Allah’s Messenger! Wealth and provisions are not needed to perform ḥajj. What is needed, however, is heartfelt desire, longing and yearning to make this blessed journey. We must try to increase these feelings in our hearts, and we can do so by reading about the excellences of ḥajj. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه Through this, our hearts will become overflowing with love for ḥajj and a means for us to make this journey will come about.

Make it a habit to sit alone somewhere at night. Visualise the holy Kaʿbah; imagine being in the blessed lands of Minā and ʿArafah; think of running between Ṣafā and Marwa. Consider how it would feel to recite the talbiyyah in those sacred places. In a state of complete helplessness and submission, then say, “O Allah! Grant me the honour of performing ḥajj!” اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه Passion for ḥajj will ignite in your heart and tears will begin to flow from your eyes. There is great hope Allah will bless you out of His mercy. Your heart will be filled with yearning for this journey, and ultimately, Allah will call you to perform ḥajj one day.

The Amir of Ahl al-Sunnah Mawlana Ilyas Attar Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has written three beautiful books: 130 Parables of Devotees of Rasool, Rafīq al-Ḥaramayn and Rafīq al-Muʿtamirīn. Reading these books is a great way of developing desire to perform ḥajj. Gift these books to those who will be travelling for ḥajj or ʿumrah, as this is a way of conveying