Question:
Salam. I just went to Mecca. Before doing my first tawwaf, I received an ‘ilham’ asking me to pray 4 things from Allah. 1. ‘Al-ikhlas’ in my heart like the heart of Rasul. 2. ‘Al-khusyuk’ in my ‘solah’ like the ‘solah’ of Rasul. 3. A pray which is easily approved by Allah like the pray of Rasul. 4. Allah to throw His noble ‘An-Nur’ into my heart. So I did the pray while doing tawwaf. When I finished, I can feel ‘something’ like a crown was put on my head, ‘something’ emitted from my forehead, ‘something’ went straight into my heart and stay there and I can hear a voice saying ‘badal, badal, badal…..’ till I finish doing the tawwaf. I still can feel all the ‘things’ on and off till today. Can you ask Sheikh Nazim for his explanation?
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
Badal means substitute which means your sins were erased and your state was changed to a better state. Ths is what the Holy Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) described of a Hajj Mabrur which makes the pilgrim sinless as if on the first day of his life. Try to keep on the right path so that it will form permanent improvement insha-Allah.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
