Explaining what is obligatory for the pilgrim after performing Hajj
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the one who has performed Hajj, what are the matters, and this is the Sunnah, what are the matters that are obligatory for him after Hajj in terms of righteous deeds?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him, first, to thank Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for guiding him to perform the rites of Hajj and making them easy for him. It is also obligatory for him that his state in religion after Hajj be better than his state before Hajj, and that he ask Allah for acceptance. He asks Allah for acceptance.
And he should not make his effort a burden without benefit, nor should he praise himself, but he should consider himself to be shortcoming, and ask Allah for acceptance and steadfastness upon the truth, because some people, and some of the ignorant, think that if he has performed Hajj, then he can do whatever he wishes. And this is wrong.
This invalidates his Hajj. If he does any of the things that nullify Islam, it invalidates his Hajj and everything else. This includes abandoning the prayer, because abandoning the prayer is disbelief. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1078Sahih (Darussalam). And he said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam). The prayer is the second pillar of Islam, and Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam. So there is no Hajj for one who does not pray. The Muslim must preserve the pillars of Islam, stand firm upon them, and thank Allah for guiding him to Hajj and accepting it from him. This is what is obligatory for the Muslim. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 933Sahih (Darussalam). And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever comes to this House without committing lewdness or doing evil returns Jami` at-Tirmidhi 866Da'if (Darussalam)." This is a great good and a tremendous favor. It is obligatory for the Muslim to ask Allah for acceptance, to complete the matters of his religion, and to continue doing good, performing acts of obedience, fulfilling obligations, and avoiding forbidden things. Yes.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the one who has performed Hajj, what are the matters, and this is the Sunnah, what are the matters that are obligatory for him after Hajj in terms of righteous deeds?
Answer:
It is obligatory for him, first, to thank Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for guiding him to perform the rites of Hajj and making them easy for him. It is also obligatory for him that his state in religion after Hajj be better than his state before Hajj, and that he ask Allah for acceptance. He asks Allah for acceptance.
And he should not make his effort a burden without benefit, nor should he praise himself, but he should consider himself to be shortcoming, and ask Allah for acceptance and steadfastness upon the truth, because some people, and some of the ignorant, think that if he has performed Hajj, then he can do whatever he wishes. And this is wrong.
This invalidates his Hajj. If he does any of the things that nullify Islam, it invalidates his Hajj and everything else. This includes abandoning the prayer, because abandoning the prayer is disbelief. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Between a person and Kufr (disbelief) is abandoning the prayer.
بين العبد وبين الكفر ترك الصلاةThe covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة، فمن تركها فقد كفرand for A1-Hajj Al-Mabrur there is no reward except Paradise.
والحج المبرور ليس له جزاء إلا الجنةas free of his sins as the day his mother bore him
من ذنوبه كيوم ولدته أمه
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