Madinah
Peace be upon you, Oh Messenger of Allah,
and Allah's mercy and blessings.

1. Nearly all pilgrims visit Medina either before or after the completion of the Hajj. 1,601,034 Hajj pilgrims visited Madinah in 2007, an increase of 4% compared to the previous Hajj season. 1544 flights carried pilgrims to Madinah, and 1074 flights departed from Madinah

2. It is not required to stay 8 days and complete 40 prayers in the Prophet's Mosque. Those who insist on this as a requirement base it on a weak hadith. It has no support in The Qur'an or any authentic Sunnah.

3. I love Madinah. I have yet to meet a person who has not been captivated by this city.

4. There are lots of historical sites in Madinah that are worth visiting. These visits are not part of the Hajj rite.

Remember to include the Quba mosque in your visits. The Prophet (peace be upon him) was reported to have said: "One who does wudhu at home, then offers prayers in Quba mosque is entitled to the reward of an Umrah."

5. A practice we see nowadays is asking those who will be visiting the Prophet’s Masjid to say, “send my salaams to the Prophet.” This is not from the sunnah nor has it been recorded that any of the righteous predecessors did this.Shaykh ibn al-Uthaymeen rahimahullah states:  I have heard some people saying in Madinah, “My father asked me to give his salaams to the Messenger,” but this is wrong. The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is not alive so that the salaams of a living person may be passed on to him. If your father sends salaams to the Messenger, the salaam is conveyed by those who are more able than you to convey it and are more trustworthy than you , namely the angels.So there is no need for that, and we say: You are where you are, wherever you are on earth you can say, “Peace be upon you, O Prophet,” and it will reach him faster and more reliably than that."  Majmoo’ Fataawa aShaykh Ibn Baz, 23/416, 417

Well-behaved, well-organized Malaysia pilgrims

Beginning from 2009 Hajj season, Malaysian pilgrims will be exempted from having their passports checked to enter Madinah from Makkah.

All pilgrims are required to stop at the Al-Hijrah station for passport checks.

Saudi Arabia has given Malaysia the honour of being the first country to be given the waiver because of Malaysian pilgrims' high degree of discipline and the country's well-organized Hajj management.
Source: The Star, Nov 4, 2008

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A prayer in my mosque is a thousand times more excellent than a prayer in any other mosque, except Masjid-al-Haram.
[Prophet Muhammad, saw.]

Do not praise me as the Christians did Esa ibn Maryam (Jesus). [Prophet Muhammad, saw.]

Do not make my grave a place of festivity and merry-making (but) invoke blessings upon me for your blessings will reach me, wherever you may be. [Prophet Muhammad, saw.]

Whoever asks Allah to bless me once, Allah will bless him for that ten times.
[Prophet Muhammad, saw.]

Between my house and my mimbar is a garden from the gardens of Paradise.
[Prophet Muhammad, s.a.w.]