ΠALLAH (I) SAYS IN THE QURAN:
§ (آل عمران:97) (وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ)
(PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOUSE IS A DUTY MANKIND OWES TO ALLAH,
THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO MAKE THE JOURNEY; BUT IF THEY DENY
FAITH, ALLAH IS NOT IN NEED OF ANY OF HIS CREATIONS) (
THE MEANING BEHIND HAJJ:
§ AISHA REPORTED THAT THE PROPHET (r) SAID:
"إنما جعل الطواف بالبيت وبين الصفا والمروة ورمي الجمار لإقامة ذكر الله" (رواه احمد، ابو داود والترمذي)
"THE TAWAFF OF THE HOUSE (KA'BAH) AND (THE SA'IY) BETWEEN SAFA
AND MARWAH AND THE THROWING OF THE JAMARAT WAS SET UP
FOR THE REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH." (COLLECTED BY AHMAD, ABU-DAWOOD & AT-TIRMIDHI)
Ž MERITS OF HAJJ:
ABU-HURAYRAH REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (r) SAID:
"من حج لله فلم يرفث ولم يفسق رجع كيوم ولدته أمه" (رواه البخاري ومسلم)
"HE WHO MAKES HAJJ FOR ALLAH AND AVOIDS OBSCENE LANGUAGE
AND IMMORAL BEHAVIOR, WILL RETURN (WITHOUT HIS SINS) LIKE THE
DAY HIS MOTHER GAVE BIRTH TO HIM." (COLLECTED BY BUKHARI & MUSLIM)
‚ ABU-HURAYRAH REPORTED THAT THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (r) SAID:
"العمرة إلى العمرة كفارة لما بينهما والحج المبرور ليس له جزاء إلا الجنة" (رواه البخاري ومسلم)
"ONE UMRAH TO ANOTHER UMRAH ERASES SINS COMMITTED BETWEEN
THEM AND HAJJ (ACCEPTED BY ALLAH) HAS NO REWARD EXCEPT
AJ-JANNAH (
BENEFITS OF HAJJ:
ABOVE ALL IT IS AN ACT OF OBEDIENCE TO ALLAH.
‚ SHOWS THE UNIVERSALITY OF ISLAM.
ƒ REMINDS US OF THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT.
