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Regarding
entering al-Masjid al-Haraam through a particular door, and
the supplication upon seeing the Ka'bah
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Question: What are the mistakes some pilgrims
commit when entering al-Masjid
al-Haraam?
Response:
From
amongst the mistakes that some pilgrims fall into when entering
al-Masjid
al-Haraam are:
Firstly:
That some people think it is imperative, for making Hajj or
'Umrah, to enter through a particular door of al-Masjid
al-Haraam. So, for example, some people see that it is
necessary for one making 'Umrah to enter via the door which
is called the "'Umrah Door" (Baab al-'Umrah) or that this
is something that must be done and that it is legislated.
Others see that it is imperative to enter via the "Door of
Peace" (Baab as-Salaam) and that entering through any other
door is a sin or disliked - and there is no evidence for this.
So, it is upon the one making Hajj or 'Umrah to enter via
any door they wish, and when doing so, extending the right
foot first (upon entry) and saying that which is mentioned
for entering all masaajid. So, he sends his salutations upon
the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and says:
((O
Allaah! Forgive me my sins and open Your Doors of Mercy to
me)).
Secondly:
Some people innovate certain supplications when entering the
al-Masjid
al-Haraam
and upon seeing the House (Ka'bah).
They innovate supplications which have not been mentioned
by the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and they supplicate to Allaah with
them. This is an innovation. So the act of worship, for the
Sake of Allaah, by speech, action or belief which the Prophet
(sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) or his companions were not upon, is
an innovation and an evil, that which the Messenger of Allaah
has warned against.
Shaykh
Ibn 'Uthaymeen
al-Bid'u wal-Muhdathaat wa maa laa Asla lahu - Page 384;
Fiqh al-'Ibaadaat - Page 344
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