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Hajj in the Traditions of the Infallibles
The Holy Prophet (pbuh
) said:
يحِجُّ
أغنِياءُ أُمّتي لِلنَّزهَةِ ويحِجُّ أَوسَاطُها لِلتّجارَةِ
ويحِجُّ
فُقَراؤُهُم لِلرّياءِ والسُّمعَةِ، فعِندَها يكُونُ أَقوامٌ
يَتَعلّمُونَ
القُرآنَ لِغيرِ اللهِ ويَتّخِذُونهُ مَزامِيرَ، ويكونُ
أَقوامٌ
يَتفقَّهونَ لِغيرِ اللهِ
The rich will go to Mecca for amusement, the middle-class for
business, and the poor for showing off and fame. At that time, people will learn
the Holy Quran
for purposes other than Allah, recite
it as song, and engage in learning (Islamic) jurisprudence for worldly benefits.
See Tafsir
al-Mizan
; vol. 5 p.434 (as quoted from
Tafsir
al-Qummi
)
The Holy Prophet (saw) says:
إنمَا
فُرِضَتِ الصّلاةُ وأُمِر بِالحَجِّ والطّوافِ وأُش''''عِرتِ
المَناسِكُ
لإقَامَةِ ذِك''''رِ اللهِ، فإِذا لم يكُن'''' في قَلبِكَ لِلمذكُورِ
الّذي هو المَقصُودُ والمُبتَغى عَظَمَةٌ ولا هَيبَةٌ فَما قيمَةُ
ذِك''''رِك؟
The daily prayer, Hajj, circumambulation, and the
other rites are aimed at remembering Allah. But when there is no remembrance of
Him in your heart, what value will your oral remembrance have?
See Jami'us-Sa'aadat
;
Vol. 3 p.322
Imam Sadiq
(a.s
) has
said:
ورَأَيتَ
بيتَ اللهِ قَد عُطِّلَ ويُؤمَرُ
بتَر''''كِهِ... فكُن'''' على
حَذَرٍ واط''''لب'''' إلى اللهِ النّجاةَ واع''''لَم أنّ
الناسَ في
سَخَطِ اللهِ عزّ وجلّ
(When) you see that Allah's House
is closed down and the Hajj rites are abandoned, beware you; supplicate to Allah
to be safe from His punishment, for people are at this time subject to Allah's
wrath.
(See Rawzat
ul-Kafi
; vol. 8 p.37)
Imam Baqir
(a.s
) was
quoted as saying:
إنَّ الحَاجَّ إذا أخَذَ في جِهازِهِ لم يَخطُ خُط''''وَةً في
شَيءٍ مِن
جِهازِهِ إِلا كَتَبَ اللهُ عَزَّ وجَلَّ لهُ عَش''''رَ
حَسَناتٍ ومحَى عَنهُ
عَش''''رَ سَيّئاتٍ ورفعَ له عَش''''رَ
دَرَجَاتٍ حتّى يف''''رُغَ مِن جِهازِهِ
مَتى ما فَرَغ
...
When a man intends to go on Hajj, for every step
he takes in preparing for his journey Allah will write ten good deeds for him
and will write off ten of his wrongdoings and will elevate his ten scales until
he completes his preparatory affairs.
(See al-Kafi
;
Vol. 4)
Imam Sadiq
(a.s
) said:
الحُجَّاجُ
يَصدُرونَ على ثَلاثةِ أصنافٍ؛
صِنفٌ يُع''''تَقُ مِن النّارِ
وَصِن''''فٌ يَخ''''رُجُ من ذُنوبهِ كَهَيئَةِ يومِ
وَلدَتهُ
أُمُّهُ وصِن''''فٌ يُح''''فَظُ في أَهلِهِ ومَالِهِ، فَذلِكَ أَد''''نى
مَا يَرجِعُ به الحَاجُّ
.
The Hajj pilgrims who return home are three groups; one are rescued from the
fire (of Hell), another are cleansed from their sins as if they have been just
born, and the third group return home with their wealth and family secured. This
is the least reward the Hajj pilgrims can obtain.
(See al-Wafi
;
vol. 2 )
Imam Baqir
(a.s
) said:
الحَجُّ
والعُمرَةُ سوقَانِ من أسواقِ الآخِرَةِ؛ اللازِمُ لهُما مِن
أض''''يافِ اللهِ
تعالى. إِن'''' أبقَاهُ، أبقاهُ وَلا ذَنبَ لهُ، وإن''''
أَماتَهُ،
أَدخَلَهُ الجَنّةَ
.
Hajj and Umrah
are two markets of the Hereafter.
Those who enter into them are Allah's guests. If Allah preserves his guest's
life, he will live free from sins and if He makes him die, he will be admitted
into
( See
al-Wafi
, Vol. 2)
Imam Sadiq
(a.s
) said:
الحَاجُّ
والمُعتمِرُ وِفدُ اللهِ؛ إِن سَأَلوهُ
أَعطَاهُم وإِن
دَعَوهُ أَجابَهُم وإِن شَفَعوا شَفَّعَهُم وإِن سَكَتوا
ابتَدَأَهُم
ويَعوَّضُونَ بالدِّرهَمِ الفَ الفِ دِرهَم
.
The performers of Hajj and
umrah
are Allah's guests. If they ask, they will be given, if they pray, they will be
answered, if they intercede, their intercession will be accepted, if they keep
silent, they will be blessed, and they will be given a million dirhams
for each one they have spent.
See al-Wafi
;
Vol. 2
Imam Sadiq
(a.s
) said:
مَن نظَرَ
الى الكَعبَةِ لم يَزَل'''' تُكتَبُ لهُ حَسَنَةٌ وتُمحَى عنهُ
سَيِّئَةٌ حَتّى يَنصَرفَ بَبَصَرِهِ عنهَا
.
Whoever looks at the Kaaba
, rewards are written
for him and his wrongdoings are written off until he takes his look away from
it.
See al-Kafi
;
Vol. 4
The Imam (a.s
) also said:
مَن نظَرَ الى الكَعبَةِ كُتِبَت'''' لهُ حَسَنَةٌ ومحِيَت
عنهُ عشرُ سيّئاتٍ
.
Whoever looks at the
Kaaba
, a reward is written for him and ten of his wrongdoings are written
off.
Imam Sadiq
(a.s
) says:
إِنَّ للهِ تعَالى حَولَ الكَعبَةِ عِشرينَ ومِائَةَ
رَحمَةً؛ منها سِتُّونَ للطّائِفِينَ وأَربَعون لِلمُصَلّينَ وعِشرونَ
للنّاظِرينَ
.
Allah sends down one hundred and twenty blessings in the precinct of the Kaaba
; sixty for those who circumambulate, forty for those
who worship, and twenty for those who look at it.
See al-Kafi
;
Vol. 4
Addressing Imam Ali (a.s
), the Holy Prophet (saw) says:
يا عليّ ، تارك الحجّ
وهو مستطيع
كافر ، يقول الله تبارك وتعالى
: (وَلِلّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ
حِجُّ ال''''بَي''''تِ مَنِ اس''''تَطَاعَ إلَي''''هِ
سَبِيلاً وَمَن''''
كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ ال''''عَالَمِينَ)
.
يا عليّ ، مَن سوّف الحجّ
حتّى يموت ، بعثه الله يوم القيامة يهوديّاً أو نصرانيّاً
.
O Ali, one who
forsakes Hajj while having the means (to perform it) is unbeliever, for Allah
Himself has said: 'And pilgrimage to the House (Hajj) is incumbent upon men for
the sake of Allah, upon everyone who is able to undertake the journey to it; and
whoever disbelieves then surely Allah is Self-Sufficient above any need of the
worlds.' O Ali, anyone who delays Hajj until he dies, Allah will raise him as
Jew or Christian on the Day of Judgment.
See Men la Yahzuruh
ul-Faqih
; chapter: Miscellaneous matters
Imam Sadiq
(a.s
) says:
مَن مَاتَ
وَلم يحِجَّ حِجَّةَ الإسلامِ؛ لم يم''''نَع''''هُ مِن ذَلِك حاجَةٌ
تُجحِفُ بهِ أَو مَرضٌ لا يُطيقُ فيهِ الحَجَّ أَو سُلطانٌ يمنعُهُ
فَل''''يمُت'''' يَهودِيّاً أو نَصرانِياً
.
He who dies before he performs
the obligatory Hajj while he was not too needy, too ill, or too persecuted to
perform it will die as non-Muslim (i.e. Jewish or Christian).
See al-Kafi
;
vol. 4 p.268 Hadith
1
.
Imam Ali (a.s
) says:
فَرضَ
اللهُ ... والحَجَّ تقوِيةً للدِّينِ
.
Allah has made obligatory upon you?
the pilgrimage (Hajj), for it consolidates faith.
See Nahj
ul-Balagha
; saying 244
Imam Sadiq
(a.s
) says:
إِنَّ
للهِ حُرُمَاتٍ ثلاثاً لَيسَ مِث''''لَهُنَّ شَيٌء؛ كِتابُهُ
وهُو
نُورُهُ وحِك''''مَتُهُ، وبَيتُهُ الّذِي جُعِل للنّاسِ قِبلَةً لا يقبَلُ
اللهُ مِن أَحَدٍ تَوَجُّهاً الى غَيرِهِ، وعِترَةُ نَبيِّكُم محَمَّدٍ
صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وآلهِ
.
Three things are sacred for Allah; His Book that is full of light and wisdom,
His House that is the Kiblah towards which people offer their prayers and Allah
does not accept from him who directs towards any other direction save the
House-, and the Household the Holy Prophet (saw).
See Ibn
Fettal
an-Nishapuri's
Eawdhat
ul-Waizheen
; 320
Imam Reza (a.s
) said:
ومَا في
ذلِكَ لجَمِيعِ الخَلقِ مِن المَنافِعِ... ومَنفَعةِ مَن في
المَشرِقِ
والمَغرِبِ ومَن في البَرِّ والبَحرِ ممَّن يحِجُّ وممِّن لا
يحِجُّ من
تاجِرٍ وجالبٍ وبائعٍ ومُشتَرٍ وكاسِبٍ ومِسكينٍ وقَضاءِ
حوائِجِ أهلِ
الأطرافِ
...
The benefits of Hajj cover both east and west;
those who perform the Hajj rites and those who do not whether they are
businessmen, shopkeepers, or poor. People from all classes of societies are
blessed with the benefits of Hajj.
See Elal
ush-Shara'ie
; vol. 2 p.90 Hadith
5
Imam Sadiq
(a.s
) says:
وَإِنَّ
اللهَ لَيَدفَعُ بمَن'''' يحِجُّ مِن شِيعَتِنا عَمَّن لا يحِجُّ منهُم، ولَو أَجمَعوا
عَلى تر''''كِ الحَجِّ لهلَكُوا
.
Thanks to our Shiite pilgrims, Allah removes disaster from the Shiites who
do not perform it, but if all agree to forsake Hajj, they will perish.
See Mustadrak
ul-Wasail
; Vol. 2 Section: Hajj p.4
