Unforgettable Stories From Hajj: Imam Tom x Shaykh Elshinawy

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating around the world! To mark this blessed day, Imam Tom Facchine sits down with Sh. Shinawy to talk about what Hajj actually does to people. The tough guy who rolled his eyes at everyone crying at the pilgrimage — and came home a different person. The family that sacrificed everything across three generations just to reach Mecca once. The stories that don't make it into the Friday sermon but stay with you forever. If you went this year, this will feel like home. If you haven't gone yet, this might be the conversation that changes that. From our family to yours — Eid Mubarak. May Allah accept from all of us. 00:00 The Real Reason We Worship 00:20 Is Hajj Getting Too Commercial? 00:52 Your First Hajj Story 01:15 When Family Calls You Home 06:14 Another Path to Knowledge 07:24 The Barakah of Paying Your Own Way 10:19 Why the Most Important Part of Hajj Is Outside the Sanctuary 14:23 How Hajj Does What No Government Could 18:57 The One Place Money Can't Follow You 24:02 Are You at Hajj or on Vacation? 28:00 Making Hajj as a Student in Medina 29:42 The Two Types of People Who Show Up to Hajj 32:32 What to Do Before You Go 33:52 Falling in Love With the Hejaz 38:45 Two Billion People Can't All Be Wrong 42:05 What the Companions Dealt With to Get There 43:17 The Job Opportunities That Came After Hajj 45:29 When It Finally Hits You 47:58 The Grandfather Who Made a Vow in Bukhara 51:11 Nobody Has Ever Regretted Going 54:49 You Can Do Hajj Even If You Think You Can't 56:18 Don't Let Shaytan Talk You Out of It Click SUBSCRIBE and hit the 🔔 icon to receive the latest updates from Yaqeen! #eidmubarak #yaqeeninstitute #dhulhijjah #imamtom #islampodcast Visit http://www.yaqeeninstitute.org for full access to all research publications, infographics, and videos. Join the conversation on UpScrolled, X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook @yaqeeninstitute!