HAJJ, THE JOURNEY OF FAITH
After praising Allah the Almighty and asking Him to bless and bestow peace upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad and to his followers.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam we always recommend ourselves to fear Allah the Great.
By the favours of Allah we are living again in special months and days. These are the days of Hajj, which is a major and a 'Rukun' ie Pillar of Islam A Rukun or Pillar mean something on which stands others. Islam is hold and stands on five pillars it means if one is missing Islam bends or may fall down.
Hajj brings muslims together from about 70 countries , its an international conference for worshiping Allah, its where you can see all types of nations.
Hajj is an important pillar of Islam . Its the symbols of Islamic History. That house is special. it was built on the basis of worshipping only One God Allah. Allah says '' And remember when we showed Ibrahim the site of the (sacred)House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) (saying): '' Associate not anything in worship with Me'' and sanctify My House for those who circumambulate it , and those who stand up for (prayers) and those who bow (submit themselves to Allah ) and make prostration (in prayers) chapter 22 verse 26.
Look brothers the way Allah talked ! He said when We showed Ibrahim the site of the House ,associate not anything in worship with Me'' It means your are going to raise the House for what reason? To worship Me alone. This is the reason for that House . it was built for the purpose of offering Ibaadat ' worship to Allah only. This house is very old and great and you see Allah said He showed Ibrahim the site , The Scholars say that the House was built by Adam but as time passed the floods and changes, it was washed away but the site remained.
The House was built for worshipping Allah, our Brothers and Sisiters will go there and saying ''Labbaika Llahumma labbaika'' meaning we a have responded to your call Oo our Lord.
Let us who remain behind also respond to this call by our hearts and minds. Allah ordered Ibrahim alaih salam to call people to come to Hajj and he said how can my voice reach all of them, Allah told him you call , its upon Us to deliver the voice , so the voice reached all people and all those whop were not yet born also heard and those who were to respond responded.
2ND PART
Brothers and Sisters Allahs sweared by the dawn saying: ' Wal Fajr' By the Dawn and by the ten nights..... ( ch 89 v 1-3) The morning time is special in Islam, the Fajr prayer is great and you see the reward only for the sunnah before Fajr obligatory prayer, only those two rakaas are better than the world and what is in it as the Prophet said.
Look at big cities around you.Look at money in this world only these two rakas are better than all these. The Prophet peace be upon him also asked Allah to bless this time of morning for his Ummat.
This time is a great time of these days whereby the Prophet peace be upon him said as its in Bukhar on the authority of Ibn Abbas ra that the Prophet peace be upon him said no days loved and great to Allah for worshipng Him than these days , the Prophet was asked , though its Jihad in Allah's way? He said though its Jihad unless someone goes with his wealth and dies there , other than that any deed in these days is special.
Therefore its another chance after Ramadan that we increase our worship Quran recitation, Salaat , Sadaq, Zakat ,Fasting and other Ibaadat should be increase like Zikr and extra.
Finally we ask Allah for our Brothers and Sisters who are going to Hajj to give then a nice journey and accept their deeds and we advise them to be good to their muslim brothers overthere , no harming them, its good you kiss a black stone but if its by harming and pushing your brother you shouldn't do so. The good you need is little compared to harm of hurting your brother.
May Allah help us and all Muslims and give us the best life in this world and in the Hereafter.