Advice for the pilgrim on making the most of the times of Hajj
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Also among the questions we received is one from the brother Abu Salim. He says: Some people, in performing this obligation, waste their time from the moment they travel until they return. These hours are spent in idle talk, and they are blessed days. We find that they return having become entangled in some violations. What is the Shaykh’s advice?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the pilgrim is heading toward Allah from the moment he leaves his home until he returns to it, and he is in a state of worship. Therefore, he must make use of this worship and the times of this worship in what benefits him, and he must not spoil it with heedlessness and wasting time, or with something worse than that, which is sins, amusement, and play. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:[Al-Baqarah 2:197] These are instructions for pilgrims and others.
That they should provision themselves with taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) in this worldly life, for it is the best provision, and that they should fear Allah and not mix their Hajj with words or deeds that affect it or perhaps invalidate it. There is no rafath; rafath is intercourse and its causes[Al-Baqarah 2:197], and fusūq is sins. So he should not bring sins into his Hajj because he is engaged in worship. He should occupy himself with the worship of his Lord. [Al-Baqarah 2:197] This is quarreling and arguing that has no benefit; it wastes time, breeds resentment in hearts, and has no utility. As for arguing to clarify the truth or to refute falsehood [An-Nahl 16:125], that is a required matter in Hajj and in other times.
Also among the questions we received is one from the brother Abu Salim. He says: Some people, in performing this obligation, waste their time from the moment they travel until they return. These hours are spent in idle talk, and they are blessed days. We find that they return having become entangled in some violations. What is the Shaykh’s advice?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the pilgrim is heading toward Allah from the moment he leaves his home until he returns to it, and he is in a state of worship. Therefore, he must make use of this worship and the times of this worship in what benefits him, and he must not spoil it with heedlessness and wasting time, or with something worse than that, which is sins, amusement, and play. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
so whoever has made Hajj obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of ihram], there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during Hajj. And whatever good you do - Allah knows it. And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allah. And fear Me, O you of understanding.
فَمَن فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الْحَجَّ فَلَا رَفَثَ وَلَا فُسُوقَ وَلَا جِدَالَ فِي الْحَجِّ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يَعْلَمْهُ اللَّهُ وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰ وَاتَّقُونِ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِThat they should provision themselves with taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) in this worldly life, for it is the best provision, and that they should fear Allah and not mix their Hajj with words or deeds that affect it or perhaps invalidate it. There is no rafath; rafath is intercourse and its causes
no sexual relations and no disobedience
فَلَا رَفَثَ وَلَا فُسُوقَno disputing during Hajj
وَلَا جِدَالَ فِي الْحَجِّwith wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best
بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ
Source
نصيحة للحجاج للاستفادة بالوقت — alfawzan.live
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.