Did Not Perform Hajj?

The allegation against Ahmad^as is that he did not perform Hajj. This is an allegation full of ignorance. Someone asked about this allegation in regards to Ahmad^as not doing Hajj and he stated:

“These people raise this objection out of mischief. The Holy Prophet^saw lived ten years in Medina. It was only two days travel between Medina and Mecca, but Holy Prophet^saw did not perform Hajj for ten years, even though he could have arranged for conveyance. It is not the only condition for Hajj that one has sufficient wealth but it is also important that there is no danger of mischief and there should be means available to reach there with peace and to perform Hajj. When beasts like maulvis issue fatwa of death here and do not fear the government, then what else could they do there? But these people have no interest that we do not perform Hajj. If we perform Hajj then they will consider us Muslims? And will they join our jama’at? Well, firstly all these Muslim scholars should write a declaration that if we perform Hajj then all of them will repent on our hand and will enter our jama’at and will become our followers. If they write as such and take an oath then we will perform Hajj. Allah will arrange means of convenience for us so that in future the mischief of maulvis ends. It is no good to object mischievously. This objection of theirs does not come on us but on Holy Prophet^saw as well because Holy Prophet^saw performed Hajj in his last year only (Malfuzat, vol 5 page 248)

Hadrat Ahmad^as himself told his followers consecutively to perform Hajj. He stated:

“A person who ignores even the smallest injunction from the 700 commandments of the Holy Qur’an he closes the door to salvation upon himself by his very own hand”

And:

One day the Promised Messiah^as was feeling unwell and was lying down on his bed. The Promised Messiah^as’s wife, Hadhrat Amma Jaan^ra and her father, the late Mir Nasir Nawwab were sitting in the house talking to one another. When the topic of Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makkah) came up, Hadhrat Mir Nawwab said, “these days the journey for Hajj has become very easy, people should go to Hajj”. The Promised Messiah^as was listening to this discussion. The Promised Messiah^as began to think of the Ka’bah (i.e. the House of God in Makkah – a cube shaped building), and the grave of the Holy Prophet^saw (in Madinah). Due to his immense love his eyes began to flow with tears. The Promised Messiah^as’s extreme desire to perform Hajj revealed itself and as tears flowed from his heart he would wipe them He addressed Hadhrat Mir Nawwab and said only:

“This is true and it is our heart-felt desire as well, but I think to myself, will I ever be able to see the grave of the Holy Prophet^saw?”

He also stated:

“It is true that the journey of Hajj has become quite easy these days, and it is our heart felt desire as well but I think to myself will I ever be able to see the grave of the Holy Prophet^saw”

One should remember that Hajj has its conditions. The Holy Qur’an states:

فِيهِ آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ مَقَامُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۖ وَمَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ آمِنًا ۗ وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا ۚ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ {98}

In it are manifest Signs; it is the place of Abraham; and whoso enters it, enters peace. And pilgrimage to the House is a duty which men — those who can find a way thither — owe to Allah. And whoever disbelieves, let him remember that Allah is surely independent of all creatures.(Chapter 3 verse 98)

Allah also States:

وَأَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّهِ ۚ فَإِنْ أُحْصِرْتُمْ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ ۖ وَلَا تَحْلِقُوا رُءُوسَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ الْهَدْيُ مَحِلَّهُ ۚ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ بِهِ أَذًى مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَفِدْيَةٌ مِنْ صِيَامٍ أَوْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ نُسُكٍ ۚ فَإِذَا أَمِنْتُمْ فَمَنْ تَمَتَّعَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ ۚ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فِي الْحَجِّ وَسَبْعَةٍ إِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ ۗ تِلْكَ عَشَرَةٌ كَامِلَةٌ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَهْلُهُ حَاضِرِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ {196} الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَعْلُومَاتٌ ۚ فَمَنْ فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الْحَجَّ فَلَا رَفَثَ وَلَا فُسُوقَ وَلَا جِدَالَ فِي الْحَجِّ ۗ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يَعْلَمْهُ اللَّهُ ۗ وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰ ۚ وَاتَّقُونِ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ {197}

And complete the Hajj and the ‘Umrah for the sake of Allah: but if you are kept back, then make whatever offering is easily available; and do not shave your heads until the offering reaches its destination. And whoever among you is sick or has an ailment of the head, should make an expiation either by fasting or almsgiving or a sacrifice. But when you are safe, then he, who would avail himself of the ‘Umrah together with the Hajj, should makewhatever offering is easily obtainable. But such of you as cannot find an offering should fast three days during the Pilgrimage, and seven when you return home; these are ten complete. This is for him whose family does not reside near the Sacred Mosque. And fear Allah and know that Allah is severe in punishing. The months of the Hajj are well known; so whoever determines to perform the Pilgrimage in these months, should remember that there is to be no foul talk, nor any transgression, nor any quarrelling during the Pilgrimage. And whatever good you do, Allah knows it. And furnish yourselves with necessary provisions, and surely, the best provision is righteousness. And fear Me alone, O men of understanding.(Chapter 2 verse 197-198)

It is clear that Ahmad^as was not supposed to go because of these conditions set by the Qur’an. They are clear and he did not have a safe route at all. One should also remember that Ahmad^as did indeed do Hajj-e-Badal. Ahadith of Bukhari tell us:

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أُمِّي نَذَرَتْ أَنْ تَحُجَّ، فَلَمْ تَحُجَّ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهَا قَالَ ‏”‏ نَعَمْ‏.‏ حُجِّي عَنْهَا، أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكِ دَيْنٌ أَكُنْتِ قَاضِيَةً اقْضُوا اللَّهَ، فَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ بِالْوَفَاءِ ‏”‏‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:A woman from the tribe of Juhaina came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “My mother had vowed to perform Hajj but she died before performing it. May I perform Hajj on my mother’s behalf?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Perform Hajj on her behalf. Had there been a debt on your mother, would you have paid it or not? So, pay Allah’s debt as He has more right to be paid.”(Sahih Bukhari Volume 3 Book 29 Hadith #77)

Again in Bukhari it is mentioned:

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ الْفَضْلُ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمَ، فَجَعَلَ الْفَضْلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا وَتَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ، وَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصْرِفُ وَجْهَ الْفَضْلِ إِلَى الشِّقِّ الآخَرِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فَرِيضَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ فِي الْحَجِّ أَدْرَكَتْ أَبِي شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا، لاَ يَثْبُتُ عَلَى الرَّاحِلَةِ، أَفَأَحُجُّ عَنْهُ قَالَ ‏ “‏ نَعَمْ ‏”‏‏.‏ وَذَلِكَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:Al-Fadl (his brother) was riding behind Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and a woman from the tribe of Khath’am came and Al-Fadl started looking at her and she started looking at him. The Prophet (ﷺ) turned Al-Fadl’s face to the other side. The woman said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! The obligation of Hajj enjoined by Allah on His devotees has become due on my father and he is old and weak, and he cannot sit firm on the Mount; may I perform Hajj on his behalf?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Yes, you may.” That happened during the Hajj-al-Wida (of the Prophet (ﷺ) ). (Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith #1513)

Hajj-e-Badal is what Ahmad^as performed which does exist in Islam and is clearly shown in the ahadith. Hafiz Ahmadullah Sahib^ra went in the place of Ahmad^as.

Now quite often the anti Ahmadi Muslims quote a hadith of Sahih Muslim where it is stated that :

وَحَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، – قَالَ سَعِيدٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، – حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ الأَسْلَمِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، – رضى الله عنه – يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏”‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَيُهِلَّنَّ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ بِفَجِّ الرَّوْحَاءِ حَاجًّا أَوْ مُعْتَمِرًا أَوْ لَيَثْنِيَنَّهُمَا ‏”‏ ‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ ‏”‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Hanzala al-Aslami reported: I heard Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) as narrating from Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) who said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life. Ibn Maryam would certainly pronounce Talbiya for Hajj or for Umra or for both (simultaneously as a Qiran) In the valley of Rauha (Sahih Muslim Hadith #1252a)

Firstly, this hadith does not mention Nuzul-e-Masih anywhere. This is about Hadrat Isa (as) of Bani Israel and the Prophet Muhammad (sa) saw other prophets performing Hajj as well.

Now Hadhrat Ibn Abbas^ra narrated:

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سِرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَمَرَرْنَا بِوَادٍ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ أَىُّ وَادٍ هَذَا ‏”‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ مِنْ لَوْنِهِ وَشَعْرِهِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ دَاوُدُ وَاضِعًا إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏”‏ ثُمَّ سِرْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى ثَنِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ أَىُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا هَرْشَى أَوْ لِفْتٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةُ صُوفٍ خِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ لِيفٌ خُلْبَةٌ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي مُلَبِّيًا ‏”‏ ‏.‏

We travelled with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) between Mecca and Medina and we passed by a valley. He (the Holy Prophet) asked: Which valley is this? They said: This is the valley of Azraq Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: (I feel) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be upon him), and then he described something about his complexion and hair, which Diwud (the narrator) could not remember. He (Moses, as described by the Holy Prophet) was keeping his fingers in his ears and was responding loudly to Allah (saying: I am as Thy service, my Lord) while passing through that valley. We then travelled (further) till we came to the mountain trail. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Which mountain trail is this? They said: It is the Harsha or Lift. He (the Holy Prophet) said: (I perceive) as if I am seeing Yunus on a red camel, with a cloak of wool around him. The halter of his camel was that of the fibre of date-palm, and he was passing through the valley saying: I am at Thy service! my Lord. (Sahih Muslim 166 b)

This does not mean Hadrat Musa (as) is physically alive. Then in al-Tabarani it is written:

“Seventy prophets prayed in Masjid al-Khayf, among them was Musa. It is as if I am looking at him now, wearing two garments from Qatwan, in the state of ihram, riding a camel from the camels of Shanū’ah, bridled with a rope made of palm fiber with two braids.” (Al-Tabarani, vol. 11, p. 452)

Other books also show that this event was not to be taken literally. For example, in Tarikh-e-Dimashq, right after the hadith mentioned above other narrations are mentioned which say that the Prophet Muhammad (sa) was doing tawaf and he said that he (sa) saw Hadrat Isa (as) performning the pilgrimage.

Imam Suyuti also mentions a similar narration:

Hadrat Shah Waliullah writes Prophets do perform the pilgrimage. He writes:
“This is what it means when he (sa) said that the Prophets do not die and they pray in their graves, they do Hajj and they are alive in their graves etc…” (Fuyudh al-Haramain, p. 35)

Secondly, in this hadith we see that there is a lot of doubt. The word ‘or’ is continuously repeated which shows that the real words of the Prophet Muhammad^saw are not the ones in this hadith. Secondly, many scholars are of the view that Hajj Tamattu was possible so how can the latter-day Messiah perform something which was abrogated? For this reason, they had to give their views on this hadith. This is what Ibn Hazm (rh) quotes Abu Muhammad who mentioned this crucial point:

Abu Muhammad said: “Every Muslim should not doubt that the Prophet ﷺ only knew this through revelation from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and nothing else is possible. There is no doubt that the revelation from Allah does not leave room for doubt because Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, does not doubt. Therefore, it is clear that this doubt originated from Abu Huraira or those below him, not from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. And if it were true that it came from him ﷺ, it would be in the case when individual (tamattu’) was permissible, which was later abrogated by his command. Those without sacrifices were required to perform the mut‘ah, and those with sacrifices were required to follow the Qur’an, without exception.”

Furthermore, Faji Rauha is not even a miqat. It is a route situated in between Mecca and Medina but is not a point at which the pilgrims on the Hajj put on the ihram and visit with their garments. It is stated in Ikmal ul Ikmal Sharh of Muslim:

لَیۡسَ بِمِیۡقَاتٍ

Meaning, Faji Rawha is not a miqat.

The dictionary named Qamus stated:

الرَّوۡحَاءُ بَیۡنَ الۡحَرَمَیۡنِ عَلٰی ثَلَاثِیۡنَ وَ اَرۡبَعِیۡنَ مِیۡلًا مِنَ الۡمَدِیۡنَۃ

Meaning, Rawha is in between the Haramain at a distance of 40 miles from Medina, which also means that it is not a Miqat.

Now Hadhrat Ibn Abbas^ra narrated:

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ سِرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَمَرَرْنَا بِوَادٍ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ أَىُّ وَادٍ هَذَا ‏”‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالُوا وَادِي الأَزْرَقِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُوسَى صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ مِنْ لَوْنِهِ وَشَعْرِهِ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَحْفَظْهُ دَاوُدُ وَاضِعًا إِصْبَعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ لَهُ جُؤَارٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏”‏ ثُمَّ سِرْنَا حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا عَلَى ثَنِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ أَىُّ ثَنِيَّةٍ هَذِهِ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا هَرْشَى أَوْ لِفْتٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏”‏ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ عَلَيْهِ جُبَّةُ صُوفٍ خِطَامُ نَاقَتِهِ لِيفٌ خُلْبَةٌ مَارًّا بِهَذَا الْوَادِي مُلَبِّيًا ‏”‏ ‏.‏

We travelled with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) between Mecca and Medina and we passed by a valley. He (the Holy Prophet) asked: Which valley is this? They said: This is the valley of Azraq Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) remarked: (I feel) as if I am seeing Moses (peace be upon him), and then he described something about his complexion and hair, which Diwud (the narrator) could not remember. He (Moses, as described by the Holy Prophet) was keeping his fingers in his ears and was responding loudly to Allah (saying: I am as Thy service, my Lord) while passing through that valley. We then travelled (further) till we came to the mountain trail. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Which mountain trail is this? They said: It is the Harsha or Lift. He (the Holy Prophet) said: (I perceive) as if I am seeing Yunus on a red camel, with a cloak of wool around him. The halter of his camel was that of the fibre of date-palm, and he was passing through the valley saying: I am at Thy service! my Lord. (Sahih Muslim 166 b)

Therefore, it is clear that the Holy Prophet^saw saw the Messiah in Rawha in the same way he saw the Prophets saying Labbaik in the valley, which were all visions rather than literal.

In Imam al-Qurtubi’s al-Tadhkirah, there is a weak narration that says that even the People of the Cave would join Hadrat Isa (as) in this pilgrimage. These are from the Israiliyyat narrations and are not authentic:

We must remember that the Ahadith which speak of the Messiah doing pilgrimage also mention Dajjal would do pilgrimage. This news was in the form of a dream to the Prophet Muhammad (sa) and cannot be taken literally. The true meaning ulama have given for the Messiah doing tawaf is he would protect the kabah.

(Mazahir ul Haqq, Mishkat al-Masabih, vol. 5, p. 88)

The Qur’an is explicit on the death of Hadrat Isa (as) and for this reason, this hadith cannot be taken literally to mean Hadrat Isa (as) of Bani Israel would bodily perform Tawaaf.

We see that the visions also state Dajjal would do tawaf, but no Muslim takes that literally. Furthermore, according to interpretation of dreams, circumnutating the Holy Kabah or performing any of the prescribed rites in a dream means walking the path of righteousness. It can also refer to being the caliph of Allah Muslims. In Tatir ul Inam, we see that when one sees they have performed Hajj or Umrah, it means a long life with their goals fulfilled.

Hadhrat Ahmad^as stated:

Our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw in a vision that the Dajjal was performing the circuit of the Ka‘bah, and was doing it stealthily, like a thief, so that he could destroy the Ka‘bah whenever the opportunity offered…. Obviously, no one can say that the Dajjal would actually become a Muslim and perform the circuit of the Ka‘bah. Every intelligent person will interpret this revelation as a vision through which the spiritual condition of the Dajjal was revealed to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and that this allegory presented itself to him in a vision in which he saw the Dajjal was circuiting the Ka‘bah like an actual person. What it meant was that the Dajjal would be a bitter enemy of Islam and would hover around the Ka‘bah with evil intentions. We know that just as the watchman goes around the houses at night, so does a thief. But while the watchman seeks to protect the houses and to catch the thief, the thief’s motive is to steal and plunder. Thus the interpretation of this vision of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is that the Dajjal will be preoccupied with trying to violate the sanctity of the Ka‘bah, while the Promised Messiah, who was also seen performing circuit of the Ka‘bah, would be busy protecting the House of Allah and trying to apprehend the Dajjal. (Ayyam-us-Sulh, Ruhani Khazain, Volume 14, Pae 274-275)

Another important key note to remember is that according to the Qur’an, the ahadith, and the statements of great saints, it is obvious that the Messiah would be persecuted, and be declared a disbeliever by the clerics who would also be the worst of the creatures. They would also lack knowledge which shows us that they would be great enemies of the Messiah and would of course not let him physically come into Mecca to perform Hajj as they would be after his life and would have the goal to even kill him if they had a chance. The ahadith themselves make it clear that the Messiah would not do Hajj and that it would be abandoned in his time. It is narrated:

لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى لاَ يُحَجَّ الْبَيْتُ

Meaning, that the Hour will not be established till the Hajj is abondoned (Sahih Al Bukhari, Hadith #1593)

We see that in the time of Hadhrat Ahmad^as Hajj was abondoned in India because of the spreading of the plague.