Al-Mustajar: Difference between revisions

'''Al-Mustajar''' (Arabic: {{ia|المستجار}}) is a part of the western wall of the Ka'ba, approximately 2 meters in length, located between the [[al-Rukn al-Yamani]] and the second door of the [[Ka'ba]], which was sealed during the time of [[al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf al-Thaqafi]]. This section is at the back of the Ka'ba, directly opposite the current door of the Ka'ba.

The meaning of the word al-mustajar is 'refuge' or 'sanctuary.' This place is known for the acceptance of repentance and is recommended for supplication and prayer.

However, the narrations related to al-Multazam and al-Mustajar have been mixed together, and sometimes al-Mustajar and al-Multazam are considered two names for the same place. It is sometimes said that Shia Muslims consider al-Multazam and al-Mustajar to be the same, whereas Sunni Muslims consider them to be different, with al-Multazam being the area between the [[al-Hajar al-Aswad]] and the door of the Ka'ba.<ref>Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 71.</ref>  

Some Shia scholars, based on the collections of narrations from the [[Ahl al-Bayt]] regarding the acts performed at al-Multazam and al-Mustajar, have concluded that these two are names for the same place, which is al-Mustajar.<ref>Majlisī, ''Mir'āt al-ʿUqūl'', vol. 9, p. 106.</ref>

In Sunni sources, there are also numerous narrations and reports that consider al-Multazam to be at the back of the Ka'ba (the same place as al-Mustajar).<ref>Naʿmatī, [https://miqat.hajj.ir/article-37701-e377d85304a047d404207c95bbbec5ad.pdf ''Pazhuheshī dar bāray Multazam''], p. 84.</ref>

Despite all this, in most geographical sources on Mecca, al-Multazam and al-Mustajar are distinguished from each other.<ref>Fāsī al-Makkī, ''Shifāʾ al-gharām bi akhbār al-balad al-ḥarām'',vol. 1, p. 196; Mālikī, ''Taḥṣīl al-Marām fī Aḵbār al-Bayt al-Ḥarām'', vol. 1, p. 200-203; Sanjārī, ''Manāʾih al-Karam'', vol. 1, p. 307; Ibn Zahīra,''Al-Jāmiʿ al-laṭīf fī faḍl-i Makka wa ahluhā wa bināʾ al-Bayt al-Sharīf'', p. 47. </ref>

==Al-Mustajar and the Crack of the Ka'ba==

==Supplication of al-Mustajar==

In the rituals of [[tawaf]], it is mentioned that it is recommended for the pilgrim, in the last round of their tawaf, to place their face and hands on the wall, press their stomach and front against the wall of the [[Ka'ba]], and say:

{{ia|أللَّهُمَّ الْبَيْتُ بَيْتُكَ وَالْعَبْدُ عَبْدُكَ وَهذا مَكانُ الْعائِذِ بِكَ مِنَ النَّار}}, "O Allah, this house is Your house, and this servant is Your servant, and this is the place of one who seeks refuge with You from the Fire."

 

Then, after that, the person should make any supplications they wish, touch the [[al-Rukn al-Yamani]], come to the [[al-Hajar al-Aswad]], complete their tawaf, and say: {{ia|أللَّهُمَّ قَنِّعْنِي بِما رَزَقْتَني وَبارِكْ لِي فِيما آتَيْتَني‏}} "O Allah, make me content with what You have provided me and bless me in what You have granted me.<ref>Khomeinī, ''Manāsk-i Ḥajj Motābaq ba Fatwā-ye Imām Khomeinī ba Ḥawāshī Marājiʿ Taqlīd wa Istiftāʾāt Jadīd'', p. 436.</ref>