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Beyond Rituals: The Ultimate Goals and Intents of Hajj – IV
Worldly and otherworldly benefits Muslims view the material world as a bridge to the Hereafter. A Muslim needs this world and employs it to achieve his legitimate this-worldly and other-worldly goals. To that effect, a Muslim does not renounce, disdain or withdraw from this world. Rather, he partakes of it, controls and harnesses it but never allows.. More -
Issues Related to Fidyah
If a person does one of the things that invalidate Ihraam (the sacral state), he has to offer a Fidyah (expiation). Fidyah is of several kinds: Whoever clips his nails, cuts his hair, wears perfume, or a man wears form-fitting clothes, or covers his head, or a woman covers her face with Burqa’ or Niqaab (face veil tied to her head) or her hands.. More -
Defects to Be Avoided in Sacrificial Animals
The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “A sacrificial animal must not be a lame animal whose lameness is obvious, a one-eyed animal which is clearly one-eyed, a sick animal whose sickness is obvious, or an emaciated animal that no one would choose.” [Ahmad] The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa.. More -
O Pilgrim, Remember the Sanctity of the Ancient House - I
The sanctity of Makkah as well as the sublime position of the Ancient House is clear even to those who possess modest knowledge and insight. This is clarified in many Quranic verses and Prophetic Hadeeths (narrations). Scholars have also stated this in their books, their rites and in the books of Tafseer (exegesis). Thus, there is no ambiguity on this.. More -
O Pilgrim, Remember the Sanctity of the Ancient House - II
… Continued Fifth: As Allah The Almighty has made the House a place of return for people and a place of security, He made it obligatory for Ibraaheem and Ismaa‘eel, may Allah exalt their mention, to purify it for those who perform Tawaaf (circumambulation) and those who are staying there for worship and those who bow and prostrate in.. More -
If Only We Understood Hajj!
When I was very young, at the end of every Thursday I would stand with the other children at the outskirts of our village waiting for the people returning from the weekly market carrying their goods after a long day of buying and selling. Some people had profited and become joyous, whereas others had incurred loss and returned miserable. Today, decades.. More -
Behavioral and Educational Purposes of Hajj
Education is the behavior that man displays everyday. Thus, if it is said that Islamic rulings educate Muslims, it would be the truth, as all Islamic rulings aim at educating man in Divine etiquette that suits man's innate nature and acquaints him with the rights of Allah The Almighty, his duties towards himself and towards others, and the.. More -
Travel for Worship Is Specific to the House of Allah
Allah The Almighty has made Hajj obligatory for His slaves only once and has made it one of the five pillars of Islam. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Islam is built on five (pillars)." He mentioned Hajj to the Sacred House of Allah as one of these pillars. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {…And [due].. More -
Transgressions Regarding the Issues of Sighting the Crescent and Throwing Pebbles
Blessed seasons are blessings from Allah The Almighty to His slaves so that the righteous among them would do more righteous deeds and those who have committed sins would repent. These seasons are considered provisions for those heading towards Allah The Almighty and the Hereafter. The deprived person is the one who deviates from the right.. More -
The Married Couple in Hajj - I
All praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may He exalt the mention of our Prophet Muhammad, the master of all people, from the former to the latter, and all his family and Companions. Hajj is indeed a great pillar of Islam. Allah The Almighty enjoins it upon His Slaves Saying (what means): {…And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage.. More -
The Married Couple in Hajj - II
The Expenses of Hajj: The husband is not obliged to pay the expenses of Hajj for his wife unless this is stipulated in the marriage contract. His eminence Shaykh Ibn Baaz, may Allaah have mercy upon him, was asked, "Is the husband obliged to pay the expenses of Hajj for his wife?" He, may Allaah have mercy upon him, answered, "The.. More -
The Married Couple in Hajj - III
Going for Hajj During ‘Iddah (the post-marriage waiting period): Allah The Almighty holds in great esteem the right of the husband. Therefore, He has prescribed upon the wife the period of ‘Iddah after the death of her husband during which she may not go for Hajj, for she is obliged to stay at home at that time. If she goes for Hajj but.. More -
The Married Couple in Hajj - IV
Covering the Face for a Woman in a State of Ihraam: Dear husband, your wife is a well-protected pearl that should not be seen by strange non-Mahram men. You are obliged to order her to wear Hijaab. However, in the state of Ihraam, she must not cover her face. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "A woman in the state of Ihraam.. More -
To Those Heading For Makkah, Longing Relieves Discomfort - I
Many people think that Hajj has become difficult in this age because of the overwhelming crowds. They assume that the discomfort resulting from a certain problem requires certain types of dispensations and concessions, which were not mentioned by the people of knowledge and insight among the righteous predecessors nor did competent contemporary scholars.. More -
To Those Heading For Makkah, Longing Relieves Discomfort - II
… Continued There are many stories that prove that Hajj was never an easy task and that the extensions of the Sacred House, the spread of general security in the land and the inventions of the modern age caused a great deal of facilitation and that crowdedness is not something new or a problem from which our predecessors did not suffer. In the.. More
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