Virtues of Baytullāh

Al Quran Books Madani Channel

Magazine Courses Media

2. The holy KaꜤbah is a place of safety

Dear Islamic brothers! The second specialty of the holy KaꜤbah is that Allah Almighty made it and the holy sanctuary around it a place of safety. Allah Almighty states:

وَ مَنْ دَخَلَہٗ کَانَ اٰمِنًا ؕ

And whosoever entered it became protected.^{^[1]}

سُبْحٰنَ اللہ! We deduce that whoever enters the holy KaꜤbah and the holy sanctuary around it (which spreads outwards for many kilometres) will be under protection.

Those who enter Makkah are forgiven

The scholars state:

There are different forms of being under protection when someone enters the boundaries of the Ḥaram. One is that when someone wears the iḥrām with the intention to perform Hajj, ꜤUmrah etc, and he enters the Ḥaram, he will be safe from punishment on the Day of Judgement.^{^[2]}

The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Whoever enters the boundaries of the Ḥaram receives good deeds, evils are removed from him, and he is forgiven.”^{^[3]}

Virtues of death in Makkah

سُبْحٰنَ اللہ! Dear Islamic brothers! These are the virtues of the holy KaꜤbah. The fortunate individual who enters the boundaries of the Ḥaram and

[1] Al-Quran, part 4, Āle-ꜤImrān, verse 97, translation from Kanz al-ꜤIrfān

[2] Tafsīr al-Baghawī, part 4, Surah Āle-ꜤImrān, under verse. 97, vol. 1, p. 386

[3] Al-MuꜤjam al-Kabīr, vol. 5, p. 332, Hadith 11328

Important

Mobile Apps

Contact Us