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ﺣﻣ ﺑﺳGoals of Hajj Goals of Hajj 27 August 2017 – 05 Dhul Hijjah 1438 Page 1 Goals of Hajj Introduction When we know the goals for hajj then it will make our hajj easier. Whether we’re going to hajj or not, we need to know why we’ve been ordained to perform hajj. Hajj means to struggle with people. We’re constantly in struggle. If we’re not struggling at home, then we’re struggling with the children, if we’re not struggling with the children then we’re struggling with the husband. And when we’re done with one struggle we go to another until we die, subhan Allah. What can make our struggle easy? When we know the goals. Goals of Hajj 1. Fulfilling tawheed and sincerity in worship to Allah ( ). Allah ( ) created us to worship Him sincerely and alone. We should listen and obey, it shouldn’t be that we listen and then wait to obey. The Companions are the best of people, an ayah was revealed in which Allah ( ) would account them for what’s inside them. They all went to the Prophet ( ) and said this ayah is difficult. What did he tell them? Don’t be like those who say ‘we listen and disobey’; he was firm with them, subhan Allah. Immediately the Companions changed and they said ‘we listen and obey’. Then the next ayah was revealed for them so Allah ( ) will not burden anyone more than they can handle; it’s just a matter of submission. The moment we submit, Allah ( ) will make it easy. Surah Al Hajj 26– ( ۡ ِ َ َ ۡ َ َ ِ ٲَ ۡ ِِ َ َ َ ِ ۡ َ ۡ َ ۡ ِ ۡ ُ ِ ً ـۡ َ ۡ َ َ َ ِ ۡ َ َ ِ ِ ٕ ٓ ِ َ ِ ِ ٕ ٓ َ ۡ َ ِ ﱡ ڪﱠ ﻊ َ ِ ُ ﻟﺳﱡ ﺟ ) (And (remember) when We showed Ibrâhim (Abraham) the site of the (Sacred) House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) (saying): "Associate not anything (in worship) with Me, [Lâ ilâha illallâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh) Islâmic Monotheism], and sanctify My House for those who circumambulate it, and those who stand up (for prayer), and those who bow (submit themselves with humility and obedience to Allâh), and make prostration (in prayer);") Allah ( ) chose the site for hajj and this is tawheed. It’s one house showing and this shows one direction, one place, so we shouldn’t associate with Allah ( ) other partners. Surah Al Hajj 30 – ( َ ِ ٲﻟَ َ َ ۡ َ ُ ِ ٰ ـَ ُ ُ ِ # َ ُ َ ٌ ۡ َ ُ ۥَ ِ ۦِ ﺑﱢَ ۗ ۡ ِ ُ َ ُ ُ ڪَ ُ ٰ ـَ ۡ َ ۡ ِ َ ٰ َ ۡ ُ ۡ ُ ڪۡ َ َ ۖ ْ ُ ِ َ ۡ ﭑﺟَ َ ۡ ﱢﺟ َ ِ ِ ٰ ـَ ۡ َ ۡ ْ ُ ِ َ ۡ َ َ ۡ َ ِ ) (That (Manâsik prescribed duties of Hajj is the obligation that mankind owes to Allâh), and whoever honours the sacred things of Allâh, then that is better for him with his Lord. The cattle are lawful to you, except those (that will be) mentioned to you (as exceptions). So shun the abomination (worshipping) of idol, and shun lying speech (false statements)) One should avoid idols and shirk and this shows tawheed. In the harem, we should not commit shirk. The house of Allah needs to be purified from dirt. From the entire world, there’s no place cleaner than the harem, subhan Allah. This shows cleanliness affects our tawheed, subhan Allah. When we obey then we will submit to One. Any place where the remembrance of Allah ( ) is taking place needs to be clean. We’re in a place where the remembrance of Allah ( ) is taking place, so it’s

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بسمم هللا االررحمنن االررحيیمم  Goals  of  Hajj  Goals  of  Hajj  

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Goals  of  Hajj  

Introduction  

§ When  we  know  the  goals  for  hajj   then   it  will  make  our  hajj  easier.  Whether  we’re  going  to  hajj  or  not,  we  need  to  know  why  we’ve  been  ordained  to  perform  hajj.    

§ Hajj  means   to   struggle  with  people.  We’re   constantly   in   struggle.   If  we’re  not   struggling  at  home,  then   we’re   struggling   with   the   children,   if   we’re   not   struggling   with   the   children   then   we’re  struggling  with  the  husband.  And  when  we’re  done  with  one  struggle  we  go  to  another  until  we  die,  subhan  Allah.  What  can  make  our  struggle  easy?  When  we  know  the  goals.    

Goals  of  Hajj  

1. Fulfilling   tawheed   and   sincerity   in   worship   to   Allah   .(هلالج لج)   Allah   (هلالج لج)   created   us   to   worship   Him  sincerely  and  alone.  We  should  listen  and  obey,  it  shouldn’t  be  that  we  listen  and  then  wait  to  obey.  The   Companions   are   the   best   of   people,   an   ayah  was   revealed   in  which   Allah   (هلالج لج)  would   account  them  for  what’s  inside  them.  They  all  went  to  the  Prophet )ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص(   and  said  this  ayah  is  difficult.  What  did  he  tell  them?  Don’t  be  like  those  who  say  ‘we  listen  and  disobey’;  he  was  firm  with  them,  subhan  Allah.  Immediately  the  Companions  changed  and  they  said  ‘we  listen  and  obey’.  Then  the  next  ayah  was   revealed   for   them  so  Allah   (هلالج لج)  will  not  burden  anyone  more   than   they  can  handle;   it’s   just  a  matter  of  submission.  The  moment  we  submit,  Allah )هلالج لج(   will  make  it  easy.      Surah  Al  Hajj  26–   ( أأنا ووإإذذ ا بى تشرركك ال أأنن ٱٱلبيیتت مكانن إلبررٲهھھھيیمم بوو اىىفيینن بيیتى ووططهھرر شيیـٴ ع ووٱٱلقاىىميینن للطط ڪ جوودد ووٱٱلرر ٱٱلس )  (And  (remember)  when  We  showed  Ibrâhim  (Abraham)  the  site  of  the  (Sacred)  House  (the  Ka'bah  at  Makkah)  (saying):  "Associate  not  anything  (in  worship)  with  Me,  [Lâ  ilâha  ill-­‐allâh  (none  has  the  right   to   be   worshipped   but   Allâh)   Islâmic   Monotheism],   and   sanctify   My   House   for   those   who  circumambulate  it,  and  those  who  stand  up  (for  prayer),  and  those  who  bow  (submit  themselves  with  humility  and  obedience  to  Allâh),  and  make  prostration  (in  prayer);")  Allah   (هلالج لج)   chose   the   site   for   hajj   and   this   is   tawheed.   It’s   one   house   showing   and   this   shows   one  direction,  one  place,  so  we  shouldn’t  associate  with  Allah )هلالج لج(   other  partners.      Surah  Al  Hajj  30  –  ( مم وومنن ذذٲلكك تت يیعظظ ـ هھۦ عندد ۥ لهھ خيیرر فهھوو ٱٱ# حررم مم لڪمم ووأأحلتت ررب ـ فٱجتنبوواا عليیڪمم يیتلى ما إإال ٱٱألنع

جسس نن منن ٱٱلرر ـ وورر قوولل ووٱٱجتنبوواا ٱٱألووث ٱٱلزز )   (That   (Manâsik   prescribed   duties   of   Hajj   is   the   obligation   that  mankind  owes   to  Allâh),  and  whoever  honours   the  sacred   things  of  Allâh,   then  that   is  better   for  him  with  his  Lord.  The  cattle  are   lawful   to  you,  except   those   (that  will  be)  mentioned  to  you   (as  exceptions).   So   shun   the   abomination   (worshipping)   of   idol,   and   shun   lying   speech   (false  statements))  One  should  avoid  idols  and  shirk  and  this  shows  tawheed.  In  the  harem,  we  should  not  commit  shirk.  The  house  of  Allah  needs   to  be  purified   from  dirt.   From  the  entire  world,   there’s  no  place  cleaner  than  the  harem,  subhan  Allah.  This  shows  cleanliness  affects  our  tawheed,  subhan  Allah.  When  we  obey   then  we  will   submit   to  One.   Any   place  where   the   remembrance   of   Allah   (هلالج لج)   is   taking   place  needs   to   be   clean.  We’re   in   a   place   where   the   remembrance   of   Allah   (هلالج لج)   is   taking   place,   so   it’s  

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بسمم هللا االررحمنن االررحيیمم  Goals  of  Hajj  Goals  of  Hajj  

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important  we  keep  our  places  clean.  Tidiness  and  cleanliness   is   tawheed  whereas  dirtiness   is  shirk,  subhan  Allah.  The   shaitan   loves  dirty  places  and  Allah   (هلالج لج)   loves   those  who   repent  and   those  who  clean  themselves.  The  hajj  is  a  crash  course  teaching  us  this.  The  Prophet )ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص(   said  it’s  important  to  not  waste  water,  even  if  you  have  a  river.    Surah  Al  Hajj  31  –  ( ما بٱ# يیشرركك وومنن بهھۦ مشرركيینن غيیرر # حنفاء ماء منن خرر فكأن يیرر فتخططفهھ ٱٱلس يیح بهھ تهھووىى أأوو ٱٱلطط فى ٱٱلرر

سحيیقق مكانن )   (Hunafâ'   Lillâh   (i.e.   to  worship   none   but   Allâh),   not   associating   partners   (in  worship)  unto  Him,  and  whoever  assigns  partners  to  Allâh,  it  is  as  if  he  had  fallen  from  the  sky,  and  the  birds  had  snatched  him,  or  the  wind  had  thrown  him  to  a  far  off  place.)  The  one  who’s  not  following  the  instructions  then  his  example  is   like  someone  falling  from  the  sky.  Allah )هلالج لج(   gave  us  instructions  so  we  can  be  stable,  but  the  one  attaching  to  others  then  he’s  falling  from  the  sky  and  the  shayateen  are  there  to  snatch  him.  If  it’s  not  the  shayateen  snatching  him  then  his  desires  will  take  him  away  faw  away.  You  see  people  doing  strange  things  because  they’ve  gone  really  far  with  their  desires,  astaghfar  Allah.  Hajj  is  teaching  us  to  not  be  a  ‘falling  person’;  we  need  tawheed.  Haneef  means  your  goal   is  Allah )هلالج لج(   and   if  some  ‘shirk’  comes  along  the  way,  you  move  away  from  it  and  keep  going.    Surah  At  Tawbah  3  –  Before  the  mushrikeen  would  go  to  hajj  and  do  tawaf  while  naked  but  this  was  prohibited.  And  this  shows  there’s  a  connection  between  tawheed  and  hajj.      The   talbiyah   shows   tawheed   and   when   you   finish   tawaf,   you   pray   two   units   and   recite   Surah   Al  Kafiroon  and  Surah  Al  Ikhlas  and  this  too  shows  tawheed.      Surah  Al  Hajj  34  –  ( ة وولڪلل ا جعلنا أأم نن هھممررززق ما على ٱٱ# ٱٱسمم ليیذذكرروواا منسك مم بهھيیمة م ـ هھكمم ٱٱألنع ـ هھ فإل ـ أأسلموواا ۥ فلهھ ووٲحدد إإل

ٱٱلمخبتيینن ووبشرر )   (And   for   every   nation   We   have   appointed   religious   ceremonies,   that   they   may  mention  the  Name  of  Allâh  over  the  beast  of  cattle  that  He  has  given  them  for  food.  And  your  Ilâh  (God)  is  One  Ilâh  (God  —  Allâh),  so  you  must  submit  to  Him  Alone  (in  Islâm).  And  (O  Muhammad   (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص  give  glad  tidings  to  the  Mukhbitun  [those  who  obey  Allâh  with  humility  and  are  humble  from  among  the  true  believers  of  Islâmic  Monotheism],)  When  any  sacrifice  is  done,  then  ‘Bism  Allah’  needs  to  be  said  before  and  this  shows  all  the  rituals  of  hajj  are  for  tawheed.      Surah  Al  Baqarah  196  –  ( وواا ٱٱلهھددىى يیبلغ حتى ررءووسكمم تحلقوواا ووال ٱٱلهھددىى منن ٱٱستيیسرر فما أأحصررتمم فإنن # ووٱٱلعمررةة ٱٱلحج ووأأتم

رريیضا منكمم كانن فمنن ۥ محلهھ ىى بهھۦ أأوو م نن أأذذ أأسهھۦ م نن ففدديیة رر فما ٱٱلحج إإلى بٱلعمررةة تمتع فمنن أأمنتمم فإذذاا نسكك أأوو صددقة أأوو صيیامم مثة فصيیامم يیجدد لمم فمنن ٱٱلهھددىى منن ٱٱستيیسرر ـ امم ثل حاضررىى ۥ أأهھھھلهھ يیكنن لمم لمنن ذذٲلكك كاملة عشررةة تلكك ررجعتمم إإذذاا ووسبعة ٱٱلحج فى أأيی

قوواا ٱٱلحرراامم ٱٱلمسجدد ٱٱلعقابب شدديیدد ٱٱ# أأنن ووٱٱعلموواا ٱٱ# ووٱٱت )  (And  perform  properly  (i.e.  all  the  ceremonies  according  to  the  ways  of  Prophet  Muhammad ,(ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص   the  Hajj  and  'Umrah  (i.e.  the  pilgrimage  to  Makkah)  for  Allâh.  But   if   you  are  prevented   (from  completing   them),   sacrifice  a  Hady   (animal,   i.e.   a   sheep,   a  cow,  or  a  camel,)  such  as  you  can  afford,  and  do  not  shave  your  heads  until  the  Hady  reaches  the  place  of  sacrifice.  And  whosoever  of  you  is  ill  or  has  an  ailment  in  his  scalp  (necessitating  shaving),  

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بسمم هللا االررحمنن االررحيیمم  Goals  of  Hajj  Goals  of  Hajj  

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he  must   pay   a   Fidyah   (ransom)   of   either   observing   Saum   (fasts)   (three   days)   or   giving   Sadaqah  (charity  -­‐  feeding  six  poor  persons)  or  offering  sacrifice  (one  sheep).  Then  if  you  are  in  safety  and  whosoever  performs  the  'Umrah  in  the  months  of  Hajj,  before  (performing)  the  Hajj,   (i.e.  Hajj-­‐at-­‐Tamattu'  and  Al-­‐Qirân),  he  must  slaughter  a  Hady  such  as  he  can  afford,  but  if  he  cannot  afford  it,  he  should  observe  Saum  (fasts)  three  days  during  the  Hajj  and  seven  days  after  his  return  (to  his  home),  making  ten  days   in  all.  This   is   for  him  whose  family   is  not  present  at  Al  Massid-­‐Al-­‐Haram  (i.e  non-­‐resident  of  Makkah)  And  fear  Allah  much  and  know  that  Allah  is  severe  in  punishment.)    If  there’s  shirk  or  riya’a  then  it  will  nullify  the  deeds.  When  you  come  back  from  hajj,  then  you  will  be  mukhlis/sincere,  you’re  a  free  person.      

2. Purifying  the  self  from  dispraised  manners  and  then  beautifying  the  self.  Some  people  go  to  rehabs  or  retreats  to  get  a  restart   in  their   life  or  to  get  rid  of  old  habits.  Allah )هلالج لج(   chose  the  place  for  hajj  where  it’s  not  scenic.  If  it  was  scenic  or  had  beautiful  weather  then  the  intention  can  change.  There  are  people  who  go  to  hajj  and  they  come  back  different  and  there  are  those  who  go  and  return  from  hajj  the  same.  Most  people  are  focusing  on  the  rituals  outside,  but  what’s  important  are  the  goals  of  hajj.  How  can  we  go  to  paradise  if  we’re  not  purifying  our  behavior?  Our  true  manners  show  when  we  come  across  someone  rude  and  we  behave  well  with  them.  We  need  to  be  especially  careful   in  hajj.   Manners   are   something   which   are   built   inside,   hajj   can   purify   the   ‘toxic’   manners   we   have,  subhan  Allah.      Surah  Al  Baqarah  197  –  Ayah  197  –  ( تت أأشهھرر ٱٱلحج ـ علووم ٱٱلحج فى جدداالل ووال فسووقق ووال ررفثث فال ٱٱلحج فيیهھنن فررضض فمنن م

يیعلمهھ خيیرر منن تفعلوواا ووما ددوواا ٱٱ# اادد خيیرر فإنن ووتززوو قووىى ٱٱلزز قوونن ٱٱلت أوولى ووٱٱت ـ بب ٱٱأل يی ـ لب )  (The  Hajj  (pilgrimage)   is  (in)  the  well-­‐known  (lunar  year)  months  (i.e.  the  10th  month,  the  11th  month  and  the  first  ten  days  of  the  12th   month   of   the   Islâmic   calendar,   i.e.   two   months   and   ten   days).   So   whosoever   intends   to  perform  Hajj  therein  (by  assuming  Ihrâm),  then  he  should  not  have  sexual  relations  (with  his  wife),  nor  commit  sin,  nor  dispute  unjustly  during   the  Hajj.  And  whatever  good  you  do,   (be  sure)  Allâh  knows  it.  And  take  a  provision  (with  you)  for  the  journey,  but  the  best  provision  is  At-­‐Taqwa  (piety,  righteousness).  So  fear  Me,  O  men  of  understanding!)  When   going   to   hajj,   there   should   be   no   indulgence   in   indecent   or   inappropriate   talk.   This   brings  about   good   behavior   whereas   indecent   talk   brings   about   bad   behavior.   There   should   also   be   no  stubborn  behavior  while  in  hajj.  There  should  be  no  arguments  in  hajj.  There’s  never  any  goodness  in  arguments;   sometimes  we   argue  with   our   husbands,   our   children,   our   friends,   even   people   in   the  street.   (جدداالل )   is  not  only  arguing,  but  also   insulting  and  making  others  angry.  Hadith:  Narrated  Abu  Huraira  (may  Allah  be  pleased  with  him):  Allah's  Messenger )ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص(   said,  "Whoever  performs  Hajj  to  this   House   (Ka`ba)   and   does   not   approach   his   wife   for   sexual   relations   nor   commits   sins   (while  performing   Hajj),   he  will   come   out   as   sinless   as   a   newborn   child.   (Just   delivered   by   his  mother)   -­‐    Sahih  al-­‐Bukhari  1819    

May  Allah )هلالج لج(   purify  our  intentions  and  grant  us  ikhlas.  Ameen.