The scope of the hadith “Whoever performs Hajj and does not commit rafath” regarding voluntary Hajj
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Question:
We ask: Does the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) hadithMishkat al-Masabih 2507 include voluntary Hajj, or is it limited to the obligatory Hajj of Islam?
Answer:
The hadith is general. Whoever performs Hajj, whether it is a voluntary Hajj or the obligatory Hajj, and does not commit rafath—rafath being sexual intercourse and its incitements—and does not commit fisq (open sinfulness)—fisq being sins—returns from Hajj as if he were born on the day his mother gave birth to him. Allah has forgiven all his sins, just as a newborn is born with no sins upon him. Similarly, if he performs a blessed Hajj, this is a new birth; he returns as if he were born on the day his mother gave birth to him. Yes.
We ask: Does the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) hadith
God’s messenger as saying, “If anyone performs the pilgrimage for God’s sake without talking immodestly or acting wickedly, he will return [free from sin] as on the day his mother bore him.”
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم مِنْ حَجَّ فَلَمْ يَرْفُثْ وَلَمْ يَفْسُقْ رَجَعَ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أمهAnswer:
The hadith is general. Whoever performs Hajj, whether it is a voluntary Hajj or the obligatory Hajj, and does not commit rafath—rafath being sexual intercourse and its incitements—and does not commit fisq (open sinfulness)—fisq being sins—returns from Hajj as if he were born on the day his mother gave birth to him. Allah has forgiven all his sins, just as a newborn is born with no sins upon him. Similarly, if he performs a blessed Hajj, this is a new birth; he returns as if he were born on the day his mother gave birth to him. Yes.
Source
اللقاء الأول من مشعر منى 08-12-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (14:48)
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