The Meaning of Allah the Exalted’s Saying: “That They May Witness Benefits for Themselves”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you. This questioner says: What is the meaning of[Al-Hajj 22:28]?
Answer:
Yes, these days have benefits, and these places have benefits, so that they may witness benefits for themselves. The Muslims meet there, get to know one another, form bonds of affection, and perform the rites of Hajj and 'Umrah in a single manner, wearing a single dress, with intentions that are sincere for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The benefits of Hajj and 'Umrah are many.
Among the greatest of these are these stations and these rituals that they perform and stand in. They must remember these great blessings and magnify these temporal and spatial stations. They must not do anything inappropriate in them, and they must keep them free from slogans that are not befitting Hajj and 'Umrah. In these places, they avoid slogans and unify their hearts and their actions. Even their dress and clothing are equal. This indicates the unification of hearts and the unification of actions for Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you. This questioner says: What is the meaning of
That they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. So eat of them and feed the miserable and poor.
لِّيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْبَائِسَ الْفَقِيرَAnswer:
Yes, these days have benefits, and these places have benefits, so that they may witness benefits for themselves. The Muslims meet there, get to know one another, form bonds of affection, and perform the rites of Hajj and 'Umrah in a single manner, wearing a single dress, with intentions that are sincere for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The benefits of Hajj and 'Umrah are many.
Among the greatest of these are these stations and these rituals that they perform and stand in. They must remember these great blessings and magnify these temporal and spatial stations. They must not do anything inappropriate in them, and they must keep them free from slogans that are not befitting Hajj and 'Umrah. In these places, they avoid slogans and unify their hearts and their actions. Even their dress and clothing are equal. This indicates the unification of hearts and the unification of actions for Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2890- المراد بقوله تعالى:(ليشهدوا منافع لهم) | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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