The document discusses the importance of Hajj in Islam. It states that Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and is a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for Muslims to undertake. It describes how Hajj symbolizes the search for truth by Prophet Ibrahim and the sacrifice of Prophet Ismail, representing the revealing of one's identity before God. Hajj is meant to be an inner spiritual journey where pilgrims cleanse themselves of negative traits through patience, humility and focusing on their purpose as servants of God.

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8. the hajj is a grand occasion in the life of a muslim at least once in our lifetime we
are encouraged to embark upon the pilgrimage to the sacred seat of mecca it
marks the pinnacle of the acts of worship and islam considering how special hajj
is as the fifth pillar of islam we should make an effort to understand the
necessary state of mind required for this once in a lifetime pilgrimage when you
google hajj you typically find information on one the actual pilgrimage two the
story of prophet ibrahim search for truth or 3 the sacrifice that both hajj and
prophet ismail went through of course all these examples feed into the
understanding of what hajj is about but have we thought about what they all have
in common the one thing tying all of them together is that they all symbolize the
revealing of one's identity as a human being unveiling the purpose of creation
before us in all our acts of worship we're actually striving to return to that state
from which we come and to which we're returning Prophet Isa a.s. for example
as a baby uttered his first statement in all its unvarnished truth and annotated by
the corruption of worldly attributes and so hajj is the journey of coming back to
the recognition of our identity as a servant of allah everything in the journey of
hajj are manifestations of the signs pointing towards the creato when we think
about the hajj we should be aware that the entire act of pilgrimage represents the
muslim spiritual development and the arrival at our purpose even amongst the
masses of muslims performing the pilgrimage we become much more aware of
our individual existence and the duty to fulfill our religious obligations as well as
possible in this manner hajj and all's rituals become a representation of two
major gatherings one the day of the covenant when we were all gathered before
this world to make our covenant with allah and two the day of judgment also a
reminder for when we will be gathered again imagine when performing hajj we
witness men discard all fine garments except for two pieces of white cloth all
indicators of worldly honor are removed as men and women begin the journey
towards their lord as equal in humanity they leave their entire world behind we
see people from all walks of life of different tribes and ethnicities all convened in
one spot to reaffirm their status as servants of allah the journey is rough and
convenient and messy the land they're heading towards is equally rough and arid
and the weather is extreme the air is dry and dusty yet millions upon millions
have made the journey and millions more will give up anything for the opportunity
all hardship is forgotten naturally to survive a place like this we will strive to
exercise patience and humility and prevent our negative traits from polluting the
rights of pilgrims that we perform on top of that when performing hajj the
pilgrimage in its core represents the inner spiritual journey we undergo as
muslims we realize that we must be in our purest state where we cleanse
ourselves from our negative traits how do we do that the prophet S.A.W.taught
us in hadith that sabr is the key to being our best selves in the process where he
also said that sabr is half of iman itself means having that
therefore when sabr defines half that conviction we can understand how
important it is we should also be aware of how closely connected sabr is to our
spiritual faculties of desire and anger what do we mean by this when we want to
obtain or to get close to something that's the faculty of desire anger on the other
hand is when we want to distance ourselves from something both become the
motivators of our action not being in control of these traits will put us in a lot of
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10. When you talk about the vastness of the mercy of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
and his bounty, what you realize is that sometimes you come across these
authentic ahadith. And at first you might even be a little suspicious about whether
or not they're authentic because the reward that is mentioned is so great for
seemingly very simple things. And then you realize that the Prophet SallAllahu
Alaihi Wasallam as he talks about these deeds that are otherwise inaccessible to
us, or these rewards that are otherwise inaccessible to us, the deeds that he
does SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam are always regular habits that we can adopt in
our lives. And who knows how many Hajjs and how many rewards we will find on
the day of judgment bi-idhnillah Ta'ala if we sincerely undertake those deeds.
First and foremost, the sincerity of intention. And, you know, sometimes,
especially for those that make the intention of Hajj, it doesn't really hit them that,
you know, inshaAllah you had the niyat so bi-idhnillah Ta'ala because you have
the intention, sincere intention it counts, but I didn't feel it right. I didn't get to go
to Madinah and go to Mecca. I didn't feel the struggle of Hajj. And so it's hard for
me to conceive that perhaps I actually would have the reward of Hajj May Allah
Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la granted to all of us, who made the intention for Hajj or
Umrah Allahumma Ameen. And then you look at this particular hadith where the
Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam chose to talk about the people who wanted
to go to Tabuk. Now remember Tabuk was a difficult journey. It was in the heat of
the summer, and it was a journey that the hypocrites did not want to go on
because it just required so much. And they made all sorts of excuses and the
Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam is speaking to those who actually went to
Tabuk, and they actually encountered all of its hardships. And he says, "There
are people that are not with you." habbasahum al marad, That they were held
back by some sort of sickness or al eudhr, They had some sort of excuse, but
they have the same reward as you. So the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam is
saying that to the people that went under that huge journey, that undertook that
huge journey, with all of its hardships. And he's saying SallAllahu Alaihi
Wasallam "Look, there are people that have the same reward, even though they
did not struggle the way that you struggled." So the sincerity of intention is
important. And it's something that we have to always remind ourselves of that
innamal ammalubinniyaat that actions are but by intentions. It's not just some
sort of a comfort that the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam gives to us when
we can't fulfill a deed, it's something that requires work. Like you have to actually
work on your intention, and make sure that as you intend to do something that
you sincerely intended for Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la and then the reward is
assured from Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la. Now, one of the things that we see
with the sahabah is that when moved to al Madinah, for example, they were
unable to make it to Mecca, and they missed umrah. And we see the wisdom of
the Hadith of the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam where he says that,
"Whoever makes wudu in Madinah, and then he heads out Masjid Quda, the first
Masjid in Islam to pray two rak'ahs, that that will equal Umrah." That that will
actually equal Umrah. So imagine if you just moved to Madinah, and you now
have that comfort from the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam that going out to
Quba is like going to Mecca and getting the reward of Umrah. So that's
something that we still do today because in the mercy of Allah, though there
might be context to these things, they are not restricted in their reward. This is
something that is available to the entire ummah. And so you have one of the
most hopeful hadiths. Not just about attaining the reward from Hajj, but Hajj with
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