The Benefits of Hajj and a Closing Word on the Season of Hajj

Question:
Likewise, we observe that in Hajj there is a reminder of the Day of Resurrection when the people meet on the plain of 'Arafah in this great gathering, in which millions of Muslims from the corners of the earth assemble, as Allah the Exalted informed us: . On this day, the people are in one garment and one appearance, which also displays the equality among people in rights and obligations, and that there is and righteous deeds, because some people, unfortunately, in this worldly life, have views that lead them to think that this one is better than that one because of his wealth, his status, or his power. So the period of Hajj comes to remove this distinction or differentiation from the human soul, and the believer becomes one community and brothers in religion. And as you have graciously mentioned, it benefits the Muslim world by studying their conditions, uniting their word, and knowing what they need in correcting the errors of some of them. This is the Sunnah of Allah in His servants, and you will not find for His Sunnah any change. Also, the fact that Hajj is repeated every year suggests, and praise be to Allah, the immortality of this religion and its persistence despite the schemes of the enemies who watch for it to remove it from existence. And Allah the Exalted said: This religion is standing and firm, and praise be to Allah. It also testifies to the existence of the limit in this great image standing on the earth by the existence of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), as you have graciously mentioned and called for. And praise be to Allah for what He has guided the rulers to in this noble matter of fighting bid'ah (religious innovations) and superstitions, reviving the Islamic creed, and keeping it in its correct form, and applying the Shari'ah. And we witness this, as you know, may Allah preserve you, by the presence of the guiding scholars regarding the conditions of the people; and if they see an error committed by a person, they direct him and warn him. And this is, in truth, praise be to Allah, a proof of the Muslims' concern for one another. So we ask Allah to unite the word of the Muslims upon truth and faith, for He is the One capable of it. I do not know, Shaykh Salih, would you be able to say a word in conclusion of this pleasant and blessed meeting about the period of Hajj?

Answer:
As you have graciously mentioned, the benefits of Hajj are many, because Allah did not limit them but said: . The people vary in taking and increasing; some do not grasp anything of these benefits and return as they came, some grasp a little of them, and some grasp a lot. But among its benefits and advantages is that it reminds of justice with Allah the Exalted, and that there is no . So when they gather in one place, the kings and those below the kings, the scholars and the ignorant, the black and the white, the rich and the poor, in one form and one dress, and they direct their hearts in one direction to Allah the Exalted in one place, then this unites the Muslims and spreads justice among them and suppresses arrogance, tyranny, and looking down upon people. It also reminds of the Day of Resurrection, for this gathering reminds of the gathering of the Resurrection, even though the gathering of the Resurrection is not imaginable to a rational person, because the Resurrection is a great matter: the first of creation gathers with the last of creation, from the first person among humans to the last person among humans, they gather on one plain. So what do you think of the image of this gathering on the Day of Judgment? But Hajj reminds of that. For this reason, He the Exalted and Sublime said at the end of the verses of Hajj:

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