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08-12-2005, 19:56
Importance of Hajj
See, now, how important this Hajj is. Allah says:A duty owed to God by all men is the Pilgrimage to the House, if he is able to make his way there. And as for the disbeliever, God is All-sufficient, needing nothing from all the worlds (Al Imran 3:97).Here, failure to perform Hajj if you have the means to do so, is described as Kufr. Its explanation is found in two Hadith of the Prophet, blessings and peace be on him:Whosoever possesses provisions and conveyance for a journey to the House of God, but, in spite of this, does not perform Hajj, then his dying is like the dying of a Jew or a Christian(Tirmidhi).Whosoever is not prevented from proceeding for Hajj by any clear, dire need that he must fulfil, or by a tyrant ruler, or by a disease which confines him, and yet he fails to perform Hajj and dies in this condition, he may as well choose to die either a Jew or a Christian (Darimi).
Elucidating this Hadith, ‘Umar said: I wish to impose jizyah (poll tax meant specifically for non-Muslims who were exempt from conscription) on those who do not perform Hajj in spite of possessing the required means. They are not Muslims, they are not Muslims!
From the commandment of Allah and its elucidation by the Prophet, blessings and peace be on him, and his Caliph, You can clearly see that Hajj is not something which may or may not be performed according to personal whim. It is obligatory at least once in a life time on all Muslims, wherever they live in the world, who can afford to make the journey and who are physically able to. Responsibilities to one’s family or business are no grounds for exemption.
Those who, despite the necessary means, put off Hajj year after year on some pretext or other should take care of the state of their Iman. As for those who never bother to think about performing the Hajj at all, but who nonetheless manage to travel all over the world, perhaps even passing within a few hours’ journeying time of Makka on their way to Europe—such people are certainly not Muslims. They lie if they call themselves Muslims, and people who consider them Muslims are ignorant of the Qur’an. At least their hearts are devoid of any feeling in His commandments.
source:
Let Us Be Muslims Part V
Hajj & Jihad
by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi
See, now, how important this Hajj is. Allah says:A duty owed to God by all men is the Pilgrimage to the House, if he is able to make his way there. And as for the disbeliever, God is All-sufficient, needing nothing from all the worlds (Al Imran 3:97).Here, failure to perform Hajj if you have the means to do so, is described as Kufr. Its explanation is found in two Hadith of the Prophet, blessings and peace be on him:Whosoever possesses provisions and conveyance for a journey to the House of God, but, in spite of this, does not perform Hajj, then his dying is like the dying of a Jew or a Christian(Tirmidhi).Whosoever is not prevented from proceeding for Hajj by any clear, dire need that he must fulfil, or by a tyrant ruler, or by a disease which confines him, and yet he fails to perform Hajj and dies in this condition, he may as well choose to die either a Jew or a Christian (Darimi).
Elucidating this Hadith, ‘Umar said: I wish to impose jizyah (poll tax meant specifically for non-Muslims who were exempt from conscription) on those who do not perform Hajj in spite of possessing the required means. They are not Muslims, they are not Muslims!
From the commandment of Allah and its elucidation by the Prophet, blessings and peace be on him, and his Caliph, You can clearly see that Hajj is not something which may or may not be performed according to personal whim. It is obligatory at least once in a life time on all Muslims, wherever they live in the world, who can afford to make the journey and who are physically able to. Responsibilities to one’s family or business are no grounds for exemption.
Those who, despite the necessary means, put off Hajj year after year on some pretext or other should take care of the state of their Iman. As for those who never bother to think about performing the Hajj at all, but who nonetheless manage to travel all over the world, perhaps even passing within a few hours’ journeying time of Makka on their way to Europe—such people are certainly not Muslims. They lie if they call themselves Muslims, and people who consider them Muslims are ignorant of the Qur’an. At least their hearts are devoid of any feeling in His commandments.
source:
Let Us Be Muslims Part V
Hajj & Jihad
by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi