Essential Etiquettes After Haj That Many Fail to Observe

One Should Not be Proud About and Publicize One’s Haj

1. Prior to commencing your Haj journey, you should form a sincere intention.
2. If Haj is made for name and fame, or to be called ‘Haaji’ (or Haaja) then there will be no thawaab for that Haj.
3. Commonly, those who have performed Haj are in the habit of speaking about their Haj when sitting with others and they exaggerate the account.
4. Their purpose is to publicize to others that they are Haajis.
5. Sometimes they speak about the journey to Haj; sometimes about the money they spent, whereas all this talk spoils the thawaab gained for the Haj.
6. Allah Ta’ala castigates the kaafir who says:

يَقُوْلُ اَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا

“The kaafir spends in charity and goes about bragging about it.”

7. If someone enquires or there is some sincere good in speaking about one’s Haj then there is no problem in this.
8. It is, however, very evil to speak about your Haj when there is no beneficial purpose in it or out of pride and to seek acclaim.

(Mu’allimul Hujjaaj)