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Bringing home sand and stones from Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Tayyibah

· 7 Rabiʻ II 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I have been told that when visiting the holy places of Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Tayyibah, then one should not bring home the sand or rocks. Is this correct?

Answer

If one brings a little sand and a few stones of Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Tayyibah to one’s homeland with the intention of tabarruk (deriving blessing e.g. using it as an ingredient of a medication) and one does not commit any type of shirk or bid’ah with it, it will be permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ولا يجوز اتخاذ المساويك من أراك الحرم وسائر شجره ولا يجوز أخذ شيء من طيب الكعبة لا للتبرك ولا لغيره (الفتاوي الهندية 1/264)

تنبيه لا بأس بإخراج التراب والأحجار التي في الحرم وكذا قيل في تراب البيت المعظم إذا كان قدرا يسيرا للتبرك به بحيث لا تكون به عمارة المكان كذا في الظهيرية (رد المحتار 2/626)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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