The Meaning of the Talbiyah and the Virtue of Hajj?
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Question:
May Allah bless you. This person says: Shaykh, the talbiyah is the pilgrim's banner. What is the meaning of the talbiyah? When does it begin? And when does it end?
Answer:
The talbiyah. When one says "alaba" regarding a place, it means he has stayed there. So when the Muslim says "Labbayk," it means: I am staying in obedience to You, staying after staying. Also, the talbiyah is in the sense of responding; the one who recites it responds to the call of his Lord on the tongue of His intimate friend Ibrahim (peace be upon him), when Allah said to him:[Al-Hajj 22:27-28] So your God is one God, so submit to Him, and give good news to the humble. This Hajj contains great blessings, much goodness, and the maintenance of this ancient House and the sacred sites around it through the remembrance of Allah, obedience to Him, and worship of Him. Whoever performs Hajj and does not commit [Al-Baqarah 2:197] during the Hajj and during the state of ihram, returns to his family as if he were born on the day his mother gave birth to him.
That is, when his mother gives birth to him, he has no sins upon him. So this is another birth. Hajj and 'Umrah resemble birth, in the sense that he comes out of it with no sins upon him except those Allah has forgiven for him, and His good deeds are accepted from him, so it is a new birth. Yes.
May Allah bless you. This person says: Shaykh, the talbiyah is the pilgrim's banner. What is the meaning of the talbiyah? When does it begin? And when does it end?
Answer:
The talbiyah. When one says "alaba" regarding a place, it means he has stayed there. So when the Muslim says "Labbayk," it means: I am staying in obedience to You, staying after staying. Also, the talbiyah is in the sense of responding; the one who recites it responds to the call of his Lord on the tongue of His intimate friend Ibrahim (peace be upon him), when Allah said to him:
(27) And proclaim to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass - (28) 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
وَأَذِّن فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ لِّيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِsexual relations and no disobedience
رَفَثَ وَلَا فُسُوقَThat is, when his mother gives birth to him, he has no sins upon him. So this is another birth. Hajj and 'Umrah resemble birth, in the sense that he comes out of it with no sins upon him except those Allah has forgiven for him, and His good deeds are accepted from him, so it is a new birth. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2818- معنى التلبية وفضل الحج؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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