The Call of Ibrahim
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Creator: Muhammad Alshareef
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Subject: hajj
Title: The Call of Ibrahim
Created on: Tue Jan 29 11:03:01 -0500 2008
Updated on: Tue Jan 29 11:03:01 -0500 2008
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Abstract: ... ase performing Hajj after I heard that from RasulAllah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam” (Agreed upon). The du’a of the one in Hajj shall be accepted. The Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The soldier in the path of Allah and the one who performs Hajj and the one who performs ‘Umra, all are the delegation of Allah! He called them and they answered. And they asked Him, and He shall grant them (what they ask for)” (Authentic, narrated by Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban)! In the Islamic history books it is narrated that on the day of Arafat, a man from Turkmenistan stood on the plains of Arafat in Hajj. To his left all he could see was Muslims crying and praying to Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala. To his right all he could see was Muslims crying and praying to Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala. Because of his native tongue, he could not imitate the lengthy prayers of the others. At this realization, everything blurred in front of him. His face reddened, his eyes poured tears as he raised his hands, “O Allah! Grant me everything that they are asking for! Grant me everything that they are asking for!” And Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala accepted his du’a. There is not a single day that the sun has come up on that is more beloved to Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala than the Day of Arafat. The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: “There is no day on which Allah frees more of His slaves from fire than on the Day of Arafat, and He verily draws near, then boasts of them before the angles, saying, ‘What do they seek?’” (Sahih Muslim). And in another hadith: “Verily Allah boasts of the people of Arafat before the people of Heaven (angels) saying, ‘Look to my servants who have come to Me disheveled and dusty.’” Abdullah ibn Al-Mubaarak narrates, “I went to Sufyaan ibn al-Uyaynah as the Day of Arafat was setting. He sat on his knees, his hands raised to the Heavens, and tears moistened his cheeks and beard. He turned and looked at me, so I asked him, ‘Amongst the people who have gathered here for Hajj, who is in the worst state?’ “Sufyaan ibn al-Uyaynah said, ‘He who thinks that Allah will not forgive him.’” Aishah radi Allaahu anha would see the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam standing in prayer at night so much so that his feet would crack. She would ask him, “Why do you do this when Allaah has forgiven all your sins, the past, and anything you may do in the future?” And he sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam would reply, “Shouldn’t I be a thankful slave?” With this example of the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam, what should our attitude be when we hear of Paradise and forgiveness of sins for those who perform Hajj? Does it mean that after Hajj we fall back into all the disobedience that we went to Hajj with? Does it mean that we are promised Jannah no matter what sin we do after Hajj? Many people think this to be the case and it is a very dangerous presumption. You will find in many of the hadith regarding the virtue of Hajj, the use of the term Hajj Mabroor. Do you know what mabroor means? It means an accepted Hajj. A Mabroor Hajj is one in which Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala is not disobeyed during or after it. Others have said that a Hajj Mabroor is one that is accepted, and the sign of it’s acceptance is that a person will go back in a better state then when he came, and that he will discontinue the sins that were between him and Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala. I once saw a group of Hajjis with all of their paraphernalia. Plastered on their t-shirts and hats was ‘Hajj Mabroor 1997!’ I remembered then when Ibn Umar was on his deathbed, his son reminded him of all the good deeds that he ... [Full Article...]
