The Best Pilgrims
Ibn al Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) says:
The best amongst those doing any deed are those who remember Allaah most during it. So the best of the fasting people are those who remember Allaah most during the fast, and the best of those who give charity are those who remember Allaah most while doing so and the best of pilgrims are those who remember Allaah most during the pilgrimage and so on.
And the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) says: “Tawaaf around the house (k’abah) and between as-Safaa and al-Marwah and pelting of the jamaraat (stone pillars) were only prescribed for the remembrance of Allaah.” (Abu Daawood, at-Tirmithi)
