If you want to visit the Prophet’s Mosque before or after Hajj, you should have the intention of visiting the mosque, not the grave. You should enter with your right foot first and say the reported Du`a. Then you should pray as you like. It is better for you to pray in Ar-Rawdah. When you have prayed and want to visit the grave of the Prophet, you should stand in front of it in a dignified manner and say the reported Du`a. Then you should move a little to your right and send Salams upon Abu Bakr As-Siddiq. Then you should move a little further to your right and send Salams upon `Umar ibn Al-Khattab.

It is proven that Prophet Muhammad forbade a man to travel alone in several Hadiths. The prohibition to travel alone applies to the one who travels alone via empty and remote routes. If there is no risk of being lost, and where there are likely to be helpers and companions, there is no wrong with travelling alone.

Islam permits congratulating a returning pilgrim with kind words such as "Hajj Mabrur." Hosting a small feast is also allowed, provided there is no extravagance. While decorating the home is not forbidden, it should not lead to unnecessary spending.