Egyptian fruit vendor who threw oranges into Gaza aid truck performs Haj

A fruit salesman from southern Egypt, who threw oranges at a moving humanitarian aid truck heading to the Gaza Strip, is currently in Makkah in Saudi Arabia, undertaking the Haj pilgrimage, which commenced on Friday, June 14.

The 53-year-old Al-Fakhani Rabie Hussein, known as ‘Uncle



Rabie’, has been rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey for his simple act by an Egyptian businessman who bore the pilgrimage cost.

Social media users shared several photos of Rabie performing Haj rituals in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.