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How to Receive Hajjis
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In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate
"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"
Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the
evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray,
and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but
Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
How To Receive Hajjis ?
On welcoming hajjis home, it is mustahab (commendable) to congratulate them and make a
banquet for them. But decorating with lights, firing gunshots, and hanging welcoming banners on
walls are all forms of extravagance and showing off that should be avoided. Basically, there is
nothing wrong in showing happiness for the safe arrival of hajjis when receiving them, yet it
should be done without wasting money because this was not the practice of the Prophet (pbuh) ).
Allah accepts acts of worship when done with sincerity, which is achieved by avoiding all aspectsof showing off. My concern is that such acts like putting up banners, colored lights, and firing
gunshots as a welcoming gesture might be counted as a form of extravagance and showing off;
that is why I suggest that
they should be avoided.
(Al-Baqarah 2: 264) In this regard Allah says: (O ye who believe! Render not vain your
almsgiving by reproach and injury, like him who spendeth his wealth only to be seen of men
and believeth not in Allah and the Last Day. His likeness is as the likeness of a rock whereon
is dust of earth; a rainstorm smiteth it, leaving it smooth and bare.)
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He who lets the people hear of his good
deeds intentionally, to win their praise, Allah will let the people know his real intention (on
the Day of Resurrection), and he who shows off, Allah will disgrace." (Al-Bukhari and
Muslim).
Besides, it is unlawful to slaughter sheep and make a hajji pass over it because slaughtering should
be dedicated only for the sake of Allah. Almighty Allah says: (Say: Lo! My worship and my
sacrifice and my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the Worlds.) (Al-Anam 6: 162)
Receiving people coming from Hajj should be done without exaggeration. There is nothing wrong
in using phrases like "May Allah accept your Hajj, grant you forgiveness, and reward you for your
efforts." In another hadith the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Allah!Forgive pilgrims and those for whom pilgrims have sought forgiveness from You."
There is nothing wrong if the relatives of hajjis prepare a banquet for them and those who come to
congratulate them.
Generally speaking, it is preferable to congratulate a pilgrim on his safe arrival and on performing
Hajj, for this is an act of supplication of a Muslim to his Muslim brother. Besides, it is a token of
affection and showing mercy and sympathy to one another. In the Quran, we read a verse
congratulating the believers on the blessings they have in Paradise. Almighty Allah says: ((And it
is said unto them): Eat and drink in health (as a reward) for what ye used to do.) (At-Tur 52:
19).On congratulating one another, people should use phrases and actions that create happiness and
conform with the commands of Allah and the teachings of His Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him). Occasions like marriage, birth of a child, Eid, return from a journey, Hajj, or Umrah,
getting rid of distress are all occasions that need congratulations.