Rara is an engineer by profession, a traveler by heart, a marathon runner by dreams and a certified scuba diver. She also blogs at http://muncity.blogspot.com
There is buka puasa buffet at the hotel but on some days, I went to buka puasa at the mosque. So meriah!!
There are a lot of sponsors everyday; nasi Arab, roti Arab, fruits, juices, kurma you name it. Then of course there is free flow of Zamzam water.
So if you have the chance to visit Medina during Ramadan, ditch your hotel buffet and experience buka puasa at Masjid Nabawi. But don't expect to eat leisurely like at the hotel. You have to be quick here as the prayer commences 10-15 minutes after Azan.
Then if you still want to eat the hotel buffet, go back to your hotel after Maghrib prayer cos Isyak is at 9ish so you have ample time to eat.
the mosque was full!
waiting for buka puasa time
Alhamdulillah and may God bless the sponsors of my food
If you want to get more pahala, you also can contribute. Just buy something, bring it to the mosque, and sedekah to random people. What I usually do; I bought 1 or 2 cartons of packet drinks, box of chocolates and biscuits and bags of kurma and distribute it to those walking past me or sitting near me. So easy to get pahala!
After Maghrib a lot of people went back to the hotel or went to eat somewhere nearby so there were a lot of spaces inside the mosque, and I took the opportunity to get the best spot for my terawih prayer.
If you're late, it is so hard to find spaces to pray. Even at the courtyard.
The sea of people!!
this was on 19 Ramadan before we departed to Mecca
I was in Medina on the last day of Ramadan. Supposedly we flew back from Jeddah but due to some technical issue, we had to return back to Medina and flew to KL from here. But it's all good. Doesn't matter Medina or Mecca, I love both places.
This was on 29 Ramadan 1437H. The mosque was super packed and the crowd was overflowing to the street cos the Imam khatam-ed the Quran that night.