The discussion regarding Allah’s facilitation for people to reach His Sacred House.
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The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
All praise is due to Allah; we praise Him, seek His help, seek His forgiveness, and turn to Him in repentance. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our own souls and the badness of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides is not to be led astray, and whoever He leaves astray is not to be guided. I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. Allah the Exalted sent him with guidance and the religion of truth. He conveyed the message, fulfilled the trust, advised the Muslim community, and struggled in the cause of Allah with true struggle until certainty came to him. He left behind him in his community his righteous successors: Abu Bakr, then 'Umar, then 'Uthman, then 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them all). They shouldered the burdens of the caliphate in the best manner, and they were sincere to Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and the Muslims in general. Thus, they were righteous successors, guides, and the guided. May the prayers and peace of Allah be upon Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
As for what follows: The Muslims, my brothers, in this era, with the presence of this security in these lands, and with the presence of the facilitation of transportation, Allah has made it easy for them, and praise be to Allah, to reach this House. We used to see these large numbers after it was the case that only a small group would visit the House in Ramadan. All of this is by the facilitation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), His grace, and His mercy.
However, it is obligatory, my brothers, that our coming to this House be pure for Allah alone, not in order for some of us to imitate others, and that our coming to this House not be like a person’s coming to a picnic or a recreational trip. Rather, we should come to this House sincere to Allah and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), not innovating in deeds except what came in the Shari'ah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), which was the way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his righteous successors.
All praise is due to Allah; we praise Him, seek His help, seek His forgiveness, and turn to Him in repentance. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our own souls and the badness of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides is not to be led astray, and whoever He leaves astray is not to be guided. I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. Allah the Exalted sent him with guidance and the religion of truth. He conveyed the message, fulfilled the trust, advised the Muslim community, and struggled in the cause of Allah with true struggle until certainty came to him. He left behind him in his community his righteous successors: Abu Bakr, then 'Umar, then 'Uthman, then 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with them all). They shouldered the burdens of the caliphate in the best manner, and they were sincere to Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and the Muslims in general. Thus, they were righteous successors, guides, and the guided. May the prayers and peace of Allah be upon Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
As for what follows: The Muslims, my brothers, in this era, with the presence of this security in these lands, and with the presence of the facilitation of transportation, Allah has made it easy for them, and praise be to Allah, to reach this House. We used to see these large numbers after it was the case that only a small group would visit the House in Ramadan. All of this is by the facilitation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), His grace, and His mercy.
However, it is obligatory, my brothers, that our coming to this House be pure for Allah alone, not in order for some of us to imitate others, and that our coming to this House not be like a person’s coming to a picnic or a recreational trip. Rather, we should come to this House sincere to Allah and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), not innovating in deeds except what came in the Shari'ah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), which was the way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his righteous successors.