who were unable to make it to Madinah al-Munawwarah joined them on the way.

On the 4^th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah, they reached a valley near Makkah known as Dhī Ṭuwā, where they stayed for the night. They offered fajr salah there the next morning and the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم performed ghusl again out of honour for Makkah al-Mukarramah. They then entered Makkah from the direction of Thaniyyat al-ꜤUlyā, otherwise known as the Ḥajūn graveyard.

Seeing the holy Kaʿba, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم recited this dua:

اَللّٰهُمَّ زِدْ هٰذَا الْبَیْتَ تَشْرِیْفًا وَّ تَعْظِیْمًا وَّ مَہَابَۃً وَّ بَرًّا

O Allah! Increase this House in honour, respect, awe, and goodness

The Greatest and Final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم performed ʿumrah first, and then ḥajj.^[1] According to narrations, the number of Companions رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم who had the honour of performing ḥajj that year was around 124,000, or even more than this.^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

What we can learn from the Farewell Pilgrimage

Dear Islamic brothers! Ḥajjat al-Widāʿ is a significant part of the Prophet’s blessed biography, and we can learn an immense amount from it. This amazing event is a means by which we can rectify our core beliefs and refine our actions. In this regard, let’s discuss this further.