Hajj Is a Rehearsal for Death | In the Footsteps of the Pious

About this lecture

In this deeply personal lecture delivered just before departing for Hajj, the speaker explores how the Salaf as-Saleheen viewed Hajj as a rehearsal for death — from the symbolism of the ihram and Talbiyah to standing in Arafah. Drawing on the final words of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Uthman ibn Affan, Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, and Imam al-Shafi'i, the lecture calls listeners to "backcast" their lives from the grave and offers five powerful questions to help write a meaningful spiritual wasiyyah (will) before it is too late.