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My turn for Hajj insya Allah will be in 12 years, performing Hajj is
something that generally every Muslim yearns for; explaining the increasing
amount of time you have to wait for your turn. Though I had not experienced
Hajj yet alhamdulillah Allah had blessed me with the chance of performing umrah
a few years ago with my parents. Every year when hajj season approaches, I will
keep updated with any related news. When I read the news about the recent
stampede tragedy, somehow it reminds me of an incident during my visit to
Madinah.
I remember visiting Qubaa Mosque when I was in Madinah. When we
arrived, the mosque was not crowded; we could enter the Mosque with ease.
Finding a spot to pray Sunnah was also not a problem. After praying we headed
to the exit, and much to our surprise it was crowded. People were pushing each
other, some aimed to leave and some aimed to enter. It was such a chaos. Mind
you the entrance cum exit is quite spacious. Somehow no one wanted to give way
to each other. I tried to get pass the crowd, there’s no way I could leave it
seems if I don’t push my way into them. I held my stepmom’s hand to avoid being
separated. My body frame is considered big for a Malay woman, but I found
myself being pushed and almost fell to the ground. I tried to maintain my
stability as I believe if I did fall, people will step on me. Anyhow,
alhamdulillah we managed to get out. My hijab was almost pulled to the back.
Fortunately we did not lose any belonging during the incident.
We shook our head in disbelief as we walked towards the bus. I
really can’t comprehend why people would go to such lengths to grab the
fadhilat of Sunnah yet putting other people in danger. Is there any way I could
avoid pushing my way into the crowd as well? Am I partially responsible too?
How and who should start fixing the mess? So many unanswered questions going on
in my mind. And it still remains unanswered until today. Small incident maybe,
yet it reflects the situation of the whole ummah I think. Maybe it’s about
failure to weigh the priorities, maybe. Which I myself am still struggling with
it, miserably.