Understanding the Rituals of Hajj and the Conditions for the Acceptance of Deeds
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Welcome, Your Excellency the Shaykh. We ask your permission to begin this episode by summarizing what is prescribed for one who intends to perform Hajj and strives to carry it out in the best manner. What is prescribed for him from the beginning, from making the intention, passing through the miqat, and the recommended practices (sunnah) associated with starting this ritual?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is obligatory for the Muslim, before entering into any deed or any act of worship, to understand that deed or act of worship by learning its rulings, so that he may perform it in the manner prescribed by Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Sincere in his intention for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in every deed he performs in Hajj and otherwise, because a deed is not accepted except with two conditions. The first condition is sincerity to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, such that there is no shirk (associating partners with Allah), no riya' (showing off), no seeking fame, and no desire for any of the worldly desires. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Hud 11:15-16]. So the Muslim must be sincere in his deed for Allah, Mighty and Majestic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his noble Companions: "Shall I inform you of what is Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 38:374?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Minor shirk." He was asked about it, and he said: "Riya' (showing off). A man stands to pray and beautifies his prayer because he sees a man looking at him." This is a great danger for the Muslim. The Muslim may not be a partner-associator with Allah in major shirk, which nullifies all deeds, but he may not be safe from minor shirk, which nullifies the deed it mixes with. And this is riya' (showing off).
Likewise, the desire for the world, where one performs a deed seeking the worldly life. Have you heard in the verse:[Hud 11:15] So the Muslim must be alert to that. The second condition is that he be sincere in his deed for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, by following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in his deed and emulating him, and not inventing anything from himself or from others. He said: So the Muslim, before entering into the deed, must check himself against these two fundamental conditions: sincerity to Allah, and following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And among this is Hajj, for Hajj is among the best of deeds. For this reason, Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said: [Al-Baqarah 2:196]. His saying "Complete the Hajj" means perform its rituals in the prescribed manner, following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj and said: "Take from me your rituals," meaning learn from me the rituals of your Hajj, how to perform them as I performed them. Just as he said regarding prayer: "Pray as you have seen me praying." Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said regarding all deeds: [Al-Ahzab 33:21].
So the Muslim, if he intends to perform Hajj, must understand the rituals of Hajj in order to perform them according to the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), following him in that, and not following customs or blind following (taqlid) without knowledge, imitating people or imitating those he sees without knowing whether they are on the right path or not. This is an easy matter, praise be to Allah, but the issue lies in caring for it and seeking it out, so that he may perform it as Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, intended, emulating the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in that. Yes. Shsh.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Welcome, Your Excellency the Shaykh. We ask your permission to begin this episode by summarizing what is prescribed for one who intends to perform Hajj and strives to carry it out in the best manner. What is prescribed for him from the beginning, from making the intention, passing through the miqat, and the recommended practices (sunnah) associated with starting this ritual?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is obligatory for the Muslim, before entering into any deed or any act of worship, to understand that deed or act of worship by learning its rulings, so that he may perform it in the manner prescribed by Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Sincere in his intention for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in every deed he performs in Hajj and otherwise, because a deed is not accepted except with two conditions. The first condition is sincerity to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, such that there is no shirk (associating partners with Allah), no riya' (showing off), no seeking fame, and no desire for any of the worldly desires. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
(15) Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments - We fully repay them for their deeds therein, and they therein will not be deprived. (16) Those are the ones for whom there is not in the Hereafter but the Fire. And lost is what they did therein, and worthless is what they used to do.
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا النَّارُ وَحَبِطَ مَا صَنَعُوا فِيهَا وَبَاطِلٌ مَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَI fear for you the Dajjal (the false messiah) more than
أخوف عليكم عندي من الدجالLikewise, the desire for the world, where one performs a deed seeking the worldly life. Have you heard in the verse:
Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا(peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever introduces into our matter something that does not belong to it, it is rejected." And he said: "Beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is an innovation (bid'ah), and every innovation is misguidance."
صلى الله عليه وسلم من احدث في امرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد وقال واياكم ومحدثات الامور فان كل محدثه بدعه وكل بدعه ضلالهAnd complete the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah
وَأَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّهِThere has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.
لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًاSo the Muslim, if he intends to perform Hajj, must understand the rituals of Hajj in order to perform them according to the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), following him in that, and not following customs or blind following (taqlid) without knowledge, imitating people or imitating those he sees without knowing whether they are on the right path or not. This is an easy matter, praise be to Allah, but the issue lies in caring for it and seeking it out, so that he may perform it as Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, intended, emulating the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in that. Yes. Shsh.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1 من 5/مظاهر الاتباع والابتداع في الحج/المواقيت/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:20)
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