Sincerity in Pilgrimage Expenses and Provisions
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Undoubtedly, as you have mentioned, after the pilgrim is sincere in his intention and purpose when he intends to perform Hajj, the first station he passes is the miqat (boundary). We would like, may Allah reward you, a clarification regarding the miqat that the pilgrim who intends to enter the state of ihram for Hajj passes through, and the recommended practices (sunnah) associated with it.
Answer:
Yes, and before that, a continuation of what was mentioned: one must make the expenses for Hajj pure for Allah the Mighty and Exalted, ensuring they come from lawful wealth. One must not perform Hajj with forbidden wealth, for Allah does not accept a Hajj funded with haram (forbidden) wealth, because Allah the Glorious and Exalted is Pure and does not accept anything but what is pure. Allah ordered the believers with what He ordered the messengers, saying:[Al-Mu'minun 23:51] and He said: [Al-Baqarah 2:172] Therefore, if a Muslim intends to perform Hajj, he should select pure expenses and lawful earnings for it. He should also provision himself sufficiently so that he does not need people. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:197] So he provisions himself with two provisions: the provision for the journey, which is food and drink, and the provision for the Hereafter, which is righteous deeds. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Undoubtedly, as you have mentioned, after the pilgrim is sincere in his intention and purpose when he intends to perform Hajj, the first station he passes is the miqat (boundary). We would like, may Allah reward you, a clarification regarding the miqat that the pilgrim who intends to enter the state of ihram for Hajj passes through, and the recommended practices (sunnah) associated with it.
Answer:
Yes, and before that, a continuation of what was mentioned: one must make the expenses for Hajj pure for Allah the Mighty and Exalted, ensuring they come from lawful wealth. One must not perform Hajj with forbidden wealth, for Allah does not accept a Hajj funded with haram (forbidden) wealth, because Allah the Glorious and Exalted is Pure and does not accept anything but what is pure. Allah ordered the believers with what He ordered the messengers, saying:
O messengers, eat from the good foods
يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِO you who have believed, eat from the good things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَAnd take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allah.
وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1 من 5/مظاهر الاتباع والابتداع في الحج/المواقيت/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:26)
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