The Pilgrim Who Got Lost on the Way to Haj

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Imam Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Bayhaqi (r.a.), in his Shu’ayb al-Iman, recorded that Imam ‘Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hanbal (r.a.) said, “I heard my father say, ‘I performed haj five times; thrice on foot and twice riding,’ or he said, ‘thrice riding and twice on foot.’  ‘Once when I was on foot, I lost my way; I started to exclaim, ‘O Allah’s servants, show me the way.’  I kept on repeating this until I came back on track.’”