Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “The Hajj is [in] well-known months”
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Question:
We ask your eminence about the meaning of the saying of Allah, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:197]. The verse—may Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
Allah, the Exalted, says: [Surat al-Baqarah: 197].
The meaning of the verse is that the Hajj is entered into during well-known months, which are: Shawwal, Dhu al-Qa'dah, and the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah. This is what is intended by the verse. They are called “months” (plural) because of the Arabs' rule that when they add part of the third month to the two preceding ones, they apply the name of the plural to them.
And His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:197]; means: He made the Hajj obligatory upon Himself through the consecration (ihram) for the Hajj; for it is forbidden for him to engage in lewd speech, transgression, or quarreling.
And lewd speech (rafth) is: intercourse and its incitements. So he must not have intercourse with his wife after he has entered the state of consecration, nor speak or do anything that incites him to intercourse.
And he must not commit transgression (fisq), which is: all sins; such as undutifulness to parents, severing family ties, consuming usury (riba), consuming the orphan's wealth, backbiting, talebearing, and other sins.
And quarreling (jidal) means: disputing and arguing without right. So it is not permissible for one in the state of consecration for the Hajj, or the 'Umrah, or both, to argue without right. Likewise, even in what is right, it is not befitting to argue about it; rather, one should clarify it with wisdom and good speech. If the argument drags on, he should leave it. However, it is necessary to clarify the truth with wisdom, good admonition, and the best kind of argument.
And this type [of argument] is not prohibited; rather, it is commanded in His saying, the Exalted:[An-Nahl 16:125] the verse [Surah al-Nahl: 125].
We ask your eminence about the meaning of the saying of Allah, the Exalted:
Hajj is [during] well-known months
الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَّعْلُومَاتٌAnswer:
Allah, the Exalted, says:
Hajj is [during] well-known months, 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.
الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَّعْلُومَاتٌ فَمَن فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الْحَجَّ فَلاَ رَفَثَ وَلاَ فُسُوقَ وَلاَ جِدَالَ فِي الْحَجِّ وَمَا تَفْعَلُواْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ يَعْلَمْهُ اللّهُ وَتَزَوَّدُواْ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى وَاتَّقُونِ يَا أُوْلِي الأَلْبَابِThe meaning of the verse is that the Hajj is entered into during well-known months, which are: Shawwal, Dhu al-Qa'dah, and the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah. This is what is intended by the verse. They are called “months” (plural) because of the Arabs' rule that when they add part of the third month to the two preceding ones, they apply the name of the plural to them.
And His saying, the Exalted:
so whoever has made Hajj obligatory upon himself therein
فَمَن فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الْحَجَّAnd lewd speech (rafth) is: intercourse and its incitements. So he must not have intercourse with his wife after he has entered the state of consecration, nor speak or do anything that incites him to intercourse.
And he must not commit transgression (fisq), which is: all sins; such as undutifulness to parents, severing family ties, consuming usury (riba), consuming the orphan's wealth, backbiting, talebearing, and other sins.
And quarreling (jidal) means: disputing and arguing without right. So it is not permissible for one in the state of consecration for the Hajj, or the 'Umrah, or both, to argue without right. Likewise, even in what is right, it is not befitting to argue about it; rather, one should clarify it with wisdom and good speech. If the argument drags on, he should leave it. However, it is necessary to clarify the truth with wisdom, good admonition, and the best kind of argument.
And this type [of argument] is not prohibited; rather, it is commanded in His saying, the Exalted:
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best
ادْعُ إِلِى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ
Source
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