The door of Ka’aba is opened:

At the commencement of month of Sh’aban, the door of the holy Ka’aba in Masjidul Haram is opened. The Saudi Kingdom authorities and Religious Chiefs enter the Ka’aba where an elaborate ceremony for washing the Ka’aba with zamzam water takes place.

Washing the Ka’aba : A Sunnah of holy Prophet:

In the year 8 A.H. when the idol worshippers of Makkah surrendered to the holy prophet, he performed tawaf and broke the big idols placed above the gate of Ka’aba. Then the holy prophet entered the Ka’aba and washed the walls with zamzam water. The walls had been decorated with pictures and idols.

Following this tradition the Ka’aba is washed twice in a year, first in Sha’ban and then in Muharram.  

Heart of a Mumin:

The Ka’aba is sacred and revered as Baytullah:- the ‘house’ of Allah. 

The heart of a Mumin is honored too. As per hadith of holy prophet the heart of a mumin is the ‘throne’ of Allah (Qalbul mumin arshullah).

Wash your heart:

In following the prophetic practice of washing the Ka’aba, let us all as muminin ponder over this symbolic ritual being enacted annually in Sha’aban.

Does not the heart of a mumin:- the ‘throne’ of Allah  need to be given a ‘spiritual ghusl’ to cleanse it from the idols residing in the heart?

Identify the idols:

These idols have caused pollution to our taqwa and are acting as a barrier for ourselves to attain closeness to Allah SWT. They are manifested in various form such as love of the world, ignorance, laziness, greed, selfishness, najis / haram food, gossip, backbiting, jealousy, unlawful desires, addiction to soap operas, unlawful gaze, disregarding hijab and many other acts of sins.

Prepare to wash your heart:

The night of Fifteenth Sh’aban, also known as Laylatul Bara-ah ( Night of immunity) , is a great opportunity for us  to undertake the washing of our hearts.

Imam Muhammad Baqir described the night of Fifteenth Sh’aban as the most excellent night after Laylatul Qadr. During this night Allah SWT bestows His bounty on His people and forgives them out of His grace and Mercy.

The washing cycle of this ‘spiritual washing machine’ for the heart of mumin includes performance of ghusl, spending the whole night in prayers, supplications and seeking istighfar. Let us all take advantage of this washing night. 

Wa ma tawfiqi illa billah

With salaams and duas

Fazle Abbas Datoo
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Wessex Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat

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Wessex Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat. Al Mahdi, Wickham Road, Fareham, Hampshire . PO17 5BU. Reg. Charity Number: 1010076. Tel: 01329 832537. Fax: 02392-529766
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.: Jamaat Web Site: www.almahdi.org.uk: Project Web Site: www.almahdi.org.uk/almahdiproject

Member of the Council of European Jamaats

Member of Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board