Why you Should do Charity in Makkah and Madinah - Pillar of Islam

Donating or giving charity is a good and commendable act. Additionally when in the holy land. The sincere practice is rewarded for multiplying the reward. But while there, when giving charity, we have to make sure that the target is right.

Actually I believe there is a charity syndicate in the holy land. When we go to the mosque or come back from the mosque after the prayer, we can see a group of black women carrying small children together, and even some babies (aimed at reaching sympathy) sitting in the middle of the pilgrimage path to the mosque asking for alms. There are also small children and some who have been covered by their hands also ask for alms.

This group appears in the middle of the pilgrimage route to the mosque during the time before and after the prayer. And they are actually not even praying during prayer time in the Haram. We rarely see adult men ask for charity. If any, it is composed of the disabled members.

The sympathetic congregation easily donated donations. If this act of charity is seen by other beggars, this address will be converged by many other beggars. It makes it difficult to move. It's a bad luck that it can be a victim of pocket pocket if not careful.

Actually this group is richer than the congregation itself. Once a beggar was arrested during the Hajj season, it was reported in his bag that money was up to SR10 thousand. I used to see these alms begging kids eat expensive food like KFC or chicken TAZA. If they are hard, they can not. Imagine the number of congregations of Umrah and Hajj in the holy land at any one time. During the Haj season, the figure can reach up to 3 million pilgrims. During the Umrah season, the number can reach hundreds of thousands of pilgrims. If only 1% of them donate, they've made their life really happy.

So to whom should we donate?

Actually if we intend to donate, I think there are 3 groups that we can target.

Firstly, the officers are cleaning the mosque, either in Makkah or Medina. We can know from the uniform they wear, usually written BINLADEN GROUP. Their salary is small but sincere in their task of cleaning the mosque. These people never ask for charity. But if given, they are happy to accept it. Only if giving do not look by his supervisor, afraid to be scolded. They are happy with their work because every time they can pray in Masjidil Haram or Masjid Nabawi. Even many are pious and warak and there are al-Quran recitations. Ask them to pray for us after donating. May we always be blessed.

They are homeless in holy land. They usually sleep outside the Mosque area on the back of the box. These are also rarely asked for charity. But if given, they accept. Their lives are worshiping God and are sure that there is something for them. Usually they are older.

Third, is a student. Whether students from Malaysia or others. If you intend to donate, you can connect directly with Umrah Package organizer. They usually know where to look for them. There are also Madrasah Tahfiz al-Quran in Makkah which is managed by non-Saudi and many of his students are comprised of orphans or poor. This Madrasah does not get help from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They are very welcome if there are any pilgrims willing to help. Can be a donation or aid that a pilgrim can afford to be a beneficial charity. Knowing that the help we provide, can provide lasting and continuous benefits. From him many orphans are easy to become hafiz and they teach their knowledge to other children. And this useful science is continually passed down from generation to generation, arising from our help to them.

And I hope my info is great about the experience in holy land that can benefit the pilgrims and umrah. See you again..

Advice Before You Leave for Umrah

Speaking of time, although umrah can be done anytime, the selection of time itself is actually quite important. This has to do with the condition of Saudi Arabia which has a desert climate. In summer (June-August) the temperature can reach more than 45 degrees Celsius.Conversely in the winter (November-February) temperatures during the day 38-42 degrees celsius, while the night can reach 8 degrees celsius.

In March-May, the weather can be said to be cool and more friendly. Given the weather is so hot, it's good to choose the time according to your condition. If you are a tired person, or you choose to worship with comfort, choose time with friendly weather. Because, after a fairly long flight (about 10 hours flight) and the time difference of approximately 4 hours behind Jakarta time (GMT + 3), you will spend most of your time worshiping not only in the mosque, but also in outdoor.

However, Umrah's own worship in addition to many in demand in Ramadan, also crowded done in the holiday season (June-August). So if you decide to do it in those months, there are a few tips. Always use white clothing that reflects the sun's heat. That way, your energy is not easily depleted because the heat is not absorbed by the clothes and body.

Month Determining Cost

Self-timing also determines the amount of costs you will incur. If you choose to go Umrah in the holiday season, ahead of the hajj season or before Ramadan, then the cost will certainly be greater. Why? Because of the general increase umrah package occurs in these three seasons, you can contact Travee tours and travel for best umrah packages 2018 from mumbai.

Firstly because in those seasons the umrah enthusiasts usually increase. Second, there is tight competition among airlines. This automatically affects the aircraft to be used. Travel party is difficult to get cheap airplane fare according to budget.

Well, if you want to find travel costs that tend to be cheap, take umrah package in January to March. In these months, the price is usually cheaper than the Umrah package for April and beyond.

Typically, the Umrah Travel Packages has provided scheduled time of departure and return, the locations where we will worship umrah, places to visit, hotels or guesthouses to stay, even the money we have to bring to stock gifts and daily supplies, day.

The cost for worshiping Umrah will be different, depending on the Umrah Packages of Tours and Travel agency you choose. The cost for umrah ranges from 25 million rupiah to the most expensive can reach 35 million rupiah. Of course, it all depends on the location of tours that can be visited while in Saudi Arabia and accommodation (such as hotels, airlines, and so on).

For those of you who are accustomed to traveling abroad or have done Umrah, may not need to be too anxious to prepare your departure. However, for those who have never traveled abroad or for the first time planning an umrah worship, you should follow some of the following tips.

Calculate your financial budget and family to perform this umrah worship. Do not let you drain out the family savings just because it is very interested in worshiping umrah. Plan as early as possible Umrah worship because God does not like His servants oppress themselves by imposing to worship when the fund is actually not sufficient.

If it turns out that funds are available, without sacrificing your financial needs for your life and family, start looking for information on the Umrah and Hajj Travel Bureau that costs you according to your funds. Can ask family and colleagues who ever berumrah or through the media, such as the internet.

Once you have selected the selected Umrah Travel Bureau, pay close attention to the accommodation and schedule of activities in the Holy Land promised by the travel agency. Do not let you buy a "cat in a sack". You also do not hesitate to ask or protest if it turns out that the promised thing does not match the actual situation.

Prepare all required completeness. For example, passports, fiscal (if required), clothing, and daily necessities, medicines as well as funds (money) for various purposes. You can also prepare funds through the exchange of rupiah currency with Saudi Arabian real money or other state currency (if after Umrah, your travel agency invites travel elsewhere).

For those of you who work, adjust Umrah's time to the time allowed when you apply for leave. Similarly, if you have your own business, arrange the best time possible so as not to clash with the obligation to earn a living, studying, and others.

For the singles who berumrah will be easier because there is no dependent families to be taken care of. However, for married couples who do not take children, prepare your children to allow you to take a bath. Set them up to close relatives as well as stock funds as long as you and your spouse are in the Holy Land.

1. Preparing before departing Umrah  

• Choose a travel agent that already has credibility and good experience in performing hajj / Umrah. Adjust the existing budget. To save costs and energy can be selected regular travel packages, so do not use stopover / jalan2 first rich to india, dubai, egypt, turkey etc. But directly to the madina because the focus of worship is not to travel everywhere. Due to the experience that follow the package plus the maximum tour of the streets because it was physically exhausted after the Umrah worship.
• Immediately take care of documents for administration purposes such as passports, close up photos (face face closer and clearer), yellow card vaccination meningitis and influenza. The latter is also necessary because it is one of the conditions required by the government of Saudi Arabia for prospective pilgrims / Umrah.
• Based on my experience yesterday taking care of passports, photos and vaccines took about 2 weeks to complete.
• For those who rarely exercise, start deh ngic each morning morning exercise or jogging before leaving to get accustomed to and physically we are also stronger when doing tawaf, sai, and walk each to the mosque for worship.
• Start reading some guidebooks Umrah (rukun2 and ban), prayers when Umrah, and sunnah prayers, such as praying for the body because in the Mosque of Nabawi and Masjidil Haram almost every finished obligatory prayers there will be a prayer of the corpse.
• So we have the provision of religious knowledge which is also enough when worshiping there other than the info that we can from pembekalan (Manasik).
• Take care of our physical and spiritual health. Prepare right of our physical and heart (learn sincere, and patient), many prayers may be given a smooth worship there, because this is a journey of worship (spiritual) to the Holy Land is not just ordinary streets.

2. Preparing supplies and supplies during Umrah

• We recommend that you have prepared the contents of the suitcase a week before leaving. Such as ihrom clothes (shirt gamis), sandals / shoes, socks, socks, hoods / bergo, moisturizer / soap non parfume etc. Better looking in one stop shopping shop Hajj equipment, because more complete and efficient of course. (Usually there are some who will be given free uniforms from travel agents , such as ihrom clothes and koko clothes for men, mukena for women)
• Bring as little clothes and asimple as possible (approx. 9 days Umrah) 2-3 sets in addition to ihrom clothing and sleepwear that can be used multiple times (mix and match). Make women better bring clothes robe (long channel) than the subordinate boss tops because time there can all wear in prayer time without the need to wear mukena. If there is less shirt calm ajah there (usually sold in front of the mosque Nabawi, Medina) many also sell gamis quite cheap starting from the price 15 riyal. Will save the contents of the suitcase that will eventually be more time to bring home because of the additional contents oleh2nya.
• Mukena prayer clothes take 1 stel ajah is enough, because there is also no need to pray mukena as in Indonesia, provided that our clothes have closed the aurat other than the face and palms of course. Oh yes bring a thin prayer rug if necessary, for example when the prayers worshipers have not goto the place inside and forced to pray in the courtyard of the mosque. For the veil should use a long model bergo (immediate disposable) cover the chest, because in addition to more practical also adjust to arab culture that is Muslim wear a long veil.
• For underwear bring enough, but it would be better to bring cd / panty skali wear that can be purchased at the shop of underwear, because in addition to not need a lot of washing, if exposed to unclean after the toilet can be directly in the waste and replace a new one.
• Do not forget to bring a pocket do'a book, a small Qur'an for us to read there.
• Bring your own medicine equipment from Indonesia in anticipation there, because in addition to rare there are brands of Indonesian medicine sold there, while the drugs there is not necessarily suitable for us and the price is much more expensive. Drugs that need to be taken include cough medicine, flu (tablets, suction, avoid liquids in bottles other than not practical also avoid spills during the road), multivitamins, diarrhea medications, dizziness, eye drops, balm etc. For us the women who are not less important is to bring menstrual dehydration medication (primalut N) which can be purchased freely in pharmacies, if only when in the holy land fitting normal date we can menstruasi.
• Bring a pair of rubber shoes / sandals and flip-flops for everyday wear there because it is more practical when inserted in a plastic bag / bag during worship pilgrims in the mosque.
• In addition to carrying a large luggage bag (usually from our travels can be uniform quota), bring a bag that can be placed tenteng in the cabin will contain a set of clothes change, small towels, toiletries, facial and lip moisturizer, sunscreen lotion . In case if time on the vomit / wet and delay in transit we can immediately change / refresh ourselves. Or if our luggage has not arrived at the hotel, this could happen if we are in a tour group that many in number.
• Keep in mind in general from travel, allotments that can be entered in the trunk of the plane is only 1 suitcase suit, and maximum weight 25 kg including 10 liters of zam-zam water for one pilgrim.
• Oh yes also prepare black eye glasses that have UV protection, small umbrellas / hats (useful really hold the sun glare afternoon when we pilgrimage / tawaf), masks, scarves / jackets (if we leave when in mecca is winter or for those who can not stand cold inside plane).
• Umm not less important to bring some small clothes hanger and detergent sachet, because yesterday pas I went it was very useful for hanging clothes / clothes in after washing there (origin know ajah laundry there lmyn expensive loh hehe ... so mending wash yourself anyway also dry fast because the blower in the room is quite big wind.
• Make that kira2 not fit the food there, may bring instant noodles in the cup (popmie), cereals (energen) to taste, not much because the experience yesterday also not kemakan and kebawa home again because there can also ration snack from travel.
• Do not forget to bring a charger pocket camera, HP and 3-hole plugs, because the average stopper at the airport and hotel rooms there perforated 3.
• Oh yes if you need to bring a small empty bottle of water from a house that can be inserted in a small bag, to fit in madinah / mecca we can refill with zam-zam water for drinking supplies during the mosque. Where zam-zam water there is given free and abundant. Just so you know the price of a bottle of mineral water there is more expensive than in Indonesia. For a bottle of medium aqua the price is about 10 thousand rupiah. Yesterday I also brought a bottle of tupperware drink and put in baggage, which is also useful for direfill zam-zam water for supplies at the hotel / street, if it is not provided mineral water at the Hotel, because it's a pity if you have to buy mineral water, unless forced if we can drink zam-zam water abundant there,
• Bring enough supplies of money. For safety avoid carrying an ATM card or credit card if it does not intend to shop pretty much there, ID cards, driving license and not so urgent in use there. In addition to avoiding lost when we are there, also so as not to meet our wallets. Oh yes to shop there in addition to using riyal money, we can also still use the rupiah in 50.000 and 100,000 rupiah, because it is already famous Indonesian people who like to shop there heheh. For riyal currency exchange, based on experience and tips from travel advisors, it is cheaper to trade there (Medina / Mecca) than we trade while still in Indonesia. Yes there is a fair margin ..