Death 

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It is a very emotional scene in many places when pilgrims bid farewell to their families and friends in their homes or at the airport. Many cry.

To a few pilgrims, it is really their final farewell. Some pass away even before they reach The Holy Land, some pass away in the middle of their Hajj rites, and others after completing their Hajj rites but before their return journey.

It is very important that the pilgrim wears his identification tag at all times he/she is out of his place of accommodation. It is easier to live with the news of the death of a loved one than to be told that the identification of several dead pilgrims could not be ascertained and your loved one could be one of them. 

Though the Haj tour operator and other authorities will have your home address and contact details, it is important that those closest to you during the pilgrimage also have these details. It is always more comforting to your loved ones to hear about your condition from those who had been closest to you.

If someone who had been close to you during the pilgrimage passes away in The Holy Land, please make it a point to contact the deceased's family in person (if their place is not too far away from yours) and spend time sharing the good companionship you had with the deceased. What you say will be amongst the memories that they will carry of their loved one. It will be a great source of comfort to them and may The Almighty reward you for the good deed.

Though funeral arrangements are usually handled by the Haj tour operator and other Saudi authorities, there are also private companies that provide this service. One such company is "SAMIA - Private Undertaking Transportation Services, Tel: 5705000 (Mecca). The service costs approximately SR 1,000.

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Whenever you see a coffin passing by, stand up, whether it is of a Muslim or a non-Muslim.
[Prophet Muhammad, s.a.w.]

Having your tongue moist from the remembrance of Allah is the best condition to leave the world.
[Prophet Muhammad, s.a.w.]

Wailing over the dead is an act of The Days of Ignorance. [Prophet Muhammad, s.a.w.]

If someone sets from his home as a Pilgrim and then dies, he is granted the reward of a Pilgrim till the Day of Resurrection.
[Prophet Muhammad, s.a.w.]

The above are selections from the book Wisdom of the Prophet.

In all that you see, take care to recall things of the Hereafter, for every aspect of the Pilgrimage reflects some aspect of the Hereafter.
[Imam al-Ghazali]

Hajj Insurance

Pilgrims coming through the Hajj Committee of India (HCI) are entitled to death or disability compensation up to maximum of IR 300,000 under the cooperative group insurance plan.