131st FRIDAY
SERMON DELIVERED AT AREA 10 JUMA’AH
MASJID ABUJA, BY YAHYA GARBA AL-YOLAWI, ON 4TH AUGUST 2017/
11TH ZUL QA’IDAH 1438 AH
TOPIC:significance of Hajj (pilgrimage) inIslam
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the most Merciful
Dear respected brothers and sisters in Islam, as we are
all aware, last week Sundaythe first flight with over four hundred Nigerian
pilgrims took-off to Saudi Arabia to mark 2017 Hajj exercise hence we will like
to remind ourselves and highlight some of the significance of Hajj in today’s
sermon in shaa Allah.
The term Hajj literally means "to visit or heading to
a
place for the sake of visitation; in Islam, Hajj implies going to Makkah to
observe the rites of pilgrimage stipulated by Allah and his messenger (SAW). It
take place annually from the 8th to 12th
or 13th) of Dhu al-Hijjahof Islamic calendar.
Hajj is an obligatory duty obliged by Allah upon every Muslim,
male and female, who is physically and financially capable. It is obligatory
only once during the lifetime of a Muslim. Allah (SWT)Says : “ Indeed, the
first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed
and a guidance for the worlds.In it are clear signs [such as] the standing
place of ibrahim. And whoever enters it shall be safe. And [due] to Allah from
the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a
way. But whoever disbelieves - then indeed, Allah is free from need of the
worlds”.
SIGNIFICANCE OF HAJJ (PILGRIMAGE) IN ISLAM
Some of the verses and
ahadith on hajj include:
1. Hajj was
prescribed in the ninth 9th year after Hijrah: upon the
revelation of the verse in which Allah Says: And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House
- for whoever is able to find thereto a way.”.
2. Hajj one the five pillars of islam:
It was narrated from Abdullahibn Umar (RA)
that the Prophet (SAW) said: “Islam is built upon five (pillars): the testimony
that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah, the establishment of the prayer, paying Zakat, Hajj to the
House (i.e. Ka’bah,) and fasting in Ramadan.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
3. Hajj is once in a muslim’s life time:
The Prophet ( SAW)
also said: “Hajj is mandated once, so whoever does it more (than that), then it
is supererogatory.” [Abu Daawood and Ahmad]
4. Hajj is one of the
best righteous deeds in Islam: Abu Huraira may Allah
be pleased with him reported that the Prophet (SAW ) was once
asked: “What is the best deed?” He replied: “To believe in Allah and His
Messenger.” The enquirer then asked: “What next?” The Prophet (SAW) replied: “To fight in the cause of Allah.” He
again asked: “What is the next best thing?” He
replied: “Hajj ‘Mabrur’ (i.e., the Hajj that is acceptable ( free of sin
and all its pillars and conditions are fulfilled).”[Al-Bukhari]
5. It is a form of
Jihad:
The Prophet SAWsaid: “Hajj is the Jihad for the old, the
weak and the women.” [An-Nasa'i]
6. It wipes away past
sins:
Abu Hurayrah may
Allah be pleased
with him reported that the
Prophet [SAW]said: “He who performs Hajj
seeking Allah's pleasure and avoids all lewdness and sins (therein) will return
after Hajj free from all sins, just as he was on the day his mother gave birth
to him.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
7. Pilgrims are the
Guests of Allah:
The Prophet [SAW]
said: “Pilgrims and those performing 'Umrah are Allah's guests; their prayers
are answered and their supplications for forgiveness are granted.” [An-Nasaa'i
and IbnMaajah]
8. The Reward of Hajj
is Paradise:
The Prophet [SAW] said: “All sins committed in between
the performance of one 'Umrah and the next are expiated and erased, and the
reward of Hajj ‘Mabroor’ is nothing except Paradise.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
9.. Hajj eliminates
Sins and poverty
Abdullah ibnMasood
(R.A) said that the Prophet (SAW) said: “Keep on doing Hajj and Umrah, for they
eliminate poverty and sin just as the bellows eliminate impurities from iron
and gold and silver.” (al-Tirmidhi, 810; al-Nasaa’i, 2631)
10.Prayers inkaaba
are equal to one Hundred Thousand ( 100 000) prayers elsewhere. Abu Hurairah
narrated that the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “A prayer
in this mosque of mine is a thousand times greater than a prayer in other than
it, except for the Masjid al-Haram.” [SahihBukhari; Sahih Muslim] he also stated,
“A prayer in the Masjid al-Haram is similar to a hundred thousand prayers, a
prayer in my mosque to a thousand prayers, and a prayer in the Bayt al-Maqdis
to five hundred prayers.” This increase of a hundred thousand in the Masjid
al-Haram, as mentioned by Tabarani, was also narrated by Bazzar in his Musnad.
IbnHajar, in his Fath al-Bari, states that, “Bazzar said it is authentic
(hasan).”
BRIEF HISTORY OF HAJJ
The whole origin of Hajj is rooted to the acts of devotion of
Prophet Ibrahim (AS), His wife Hajara and his son Ismail ( AS). This shows that
the messenger (SAW) did not innovate this tradition; all he did was to clear it
of all the evil practices that had sneaked into it. After a few centuries of
the death of Ibrahim (AS) and his son Isma’eel (AS) people abandoned their
teachings and gradually went astray, like all other people around them.
Hundreds of idols were installed in the Ka’bah, which was built by Ibrahim and
Isma’eel as a center for the worship of the One True Creator. Ironically
enough, idols were made and kept there. The Ka’bah was turned into a type of
temple for idol-worship and superstition. This mess lasted for about two
thousand years, until the arrivalof the
messenger (SAW) with the light of Islam.
ADVICE FOR THE PILGRIMS
Here, I will like to call
on our of pilgrims, that they should fear Allah and do
what is expected from them, and become good ambassadors of islam and their country Nigeria. As you
can have some of our pilgrim travels to makkah or madina with the intention of stealing, prostitutions,
pocked and bags picking, drugs trafficking as the case may be,these
type of people you can see them, fighting, backbiting, protesting for
food or delay in flight schedules, taking kolanute and other contra ban
luggage etc. All these are result of theirweak iman and lack of knowledge and clear picture of the magnitude
of their actions and it consequences. May Allah SWT protect us all.
We ask Allah the most high, to continue to protect our religion
and safe guard our pilgrims as they take-off peacefully, may He accept their
prayers, grant their supplications and
bring them back to us safely and peacefully. Ameen
We ask Allah the most high, to continue to protect our religion
and safe guard our pilgrims as they went peacefully, may He bring them back to
us safely and peace fully. Ameen
Innahuwaliyyuzaalikawalqaadirualaihi.
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it to others…
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