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Hajj
Hajj refers to the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is a religious obligation among Muslims that must be undertaken at least once in a lifetime by those who could afford to do so.
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Why do Muslims pray on a hill during the Hajj?
The 9th of Zilhajja is the main prayer of Hajj. The pilgrims gather in the field of Arafat. They are uniformly clad in Ihraam, unailored sheets of white cloth. They pray to Almighty Allah because it is the tradition and the main ritual of Hajj. The last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad saw taught the Muslims to do so.
Why hajj is a main pillar of Islam?
Hajj is not the main pilalr of Islam, rather it is the fifth one and could not even be performed if a Muslim is not capable to do so mentally, physically or financially and will not be accounted for.
Here are the pillars of Islam organized according to importance:
1- Saying the Shadat: (Obligatory to become Muslim)
The main pillar of Islam is the Shahadat: to say "Ashhadu An La Ilaha Illa Allah Wa Ashhadu Anna Mohammadan Rasoulo Allah "I bear twitness that Allah is one and bear witness that prophet Mohammed is his messenger". If you say this shada from your heart you become a Muslim "believer". This is mental and passtionate related to Mind and Heart.
2- Praying 5 times a day: (Obligatory) 7 years and above.
Now! this shadat needs practice to prove it using body organs. to do the prayers.
Now comes the Second Pillar of Islam: "the Salat or "5 prayers daily"
Shadat needs to be certified and proved by performing the daily 5 prayers: "Fajr" before dawn, "Dhuhr" Noon, "Assr" After noon, "Magrib" after sunset and "Isha" after the son reddish vanishes from the sky.
3- Payment of Zakat: Charity to the poor. (Obligatory - quarum and above)
2.5% of your funds annually or other percentages of goods and foodstuffs...depending on their type such as animals... etc. and whether the plants or animals costed you any money "for food or drink or not".
4- Fasting the month of Ramadan: (Obligatory if capable - 7 and above)
From dawn prayer call till sonset time. During fasting, Muslims do not eat or drink anything or practice sex.
5- Hajj the fifth and Last pillar of Islam: (Obligatory if physically and financially capable only).
Hajj becomes obligatory when you are physically and financially capable to do so. If not it is not required from you whethen male or female. One more condition on women, she cannot travel a lone to Hajj or to any where without a Mahram "some one who cannot marry like father, brother, uncle, grandfater). So, even if she is capable physically and financially but not having a Mahram, she is not obliged to do, rather she may not do it untill she has a Mahram.
Other practices Muslim do like Omra to Makkah "circulation around Kabba" and voluntary prayers, fasting, omra, hajj and all similar good deeds.
In Islam, prayers to prayers, Omras to Omras, Ramadan to Ramadan and Hajj to Hajj forgive all sins committed in between so long they are not major such as "killing, adultry, impiety to parents, running away from Jihad .. etc. 10 major sins". These require special repentance and never go back again to it (son long not discovered) but discovered, penalties will be applied of couse.
Because you can ask Allah for forgiveness. Its changes your totally for example:
- you become more respectful than before
- you are more aware of Allah
- you become more independent
- you become more truthful
- you pray all the five salah
- you always care about your family than before
What is the meaning of stoning in hajj?
In Hajj, stoning means to throw stones at figures that are set up there.
It is done based on the history of an Islamic event, where Prophet Abraham was going to sacrifice his son in the name of their God, Allah.
Satan was trying to stop him, but he threw stones at him in three places and that is where they throw stone during hajj. That is the story according to the Islamic belief.
To complete a Hajj you have to have performed the range of spiritual expressions, such as throwing stones at the three stone pillars at Mina, circling seven times anti-clockwise around the ka'bah and washing at the well of zamzam.
What happens on last day of hajj?
The last day of Hajj is day 6 where Muslims travel back to Makkah from Arafat the city of tents and perform a farewell tawaf which is where Muslims circle the Ka'ba seven times anticlockwise.
Muslims mostly stay in Makkah after Hajj but some of them may go home depending on how long they booked their hotel for.
How many hours of praying at the hajj?
It is not hours. It is days. Hajj is a tradition established by Hazrat Abraham (Ibraheem in Arabic) as per command of Almighty Allah Karim. He built Ka'abah and announced to the people (all humans -born or yet to born). Miraculously, his voice echoed through the universe- even the heavens above. All the Souls, yet to born, who answered to the call saying: Labbaik Allah Humma Labbaik… Here I come, O my Allah, Here I present myself to you… are destined to perform Hajj. It is obligatory on each Muslim once in lifetime.
Hajj is performed during the last month of the Islamic calendar. The schedule is as under or this is how Hajj is performed in different stages: All these rituals teach unconditional obedience to Allah Almighty. They teach equality, simplicity, sacrifice, tolerance and charity etc. It was renewed by the last Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (SAW). Only the Muslim Ummah performs Hajj which is obligatory on each Muslim
Day - 1. 8th of Zilhajja: (Day of Tarwiya) Taking bath, putting on Ahraam (two sheets of untailored cloth), going to Haram i Pak, making intention of performing Hajj, offering two Nawafil and reaching the field of Mina (preferably) before Zuhar Prayer and staying there.
Day - 2. 9th. (Day of Arfaa) Offering Fajr Prayer and reaching the field of Arafaat (the main ritual of Hajj). Offering Zuhar and Asar prayers (Qasar) behind the Imam in Masjid - Namra - if possible. Staying there till sunset, offering Prayers and parying to Almighty Allah Karim. Leaving the field of Arafaat just at sunset without offering Evening Prayer. Coming to Muzdalfa at night offering Maghrib and Isha Prayers together. Staying there at night. Collecting 49 small pebbles for stoning the Jamraats.
Day - 3. 10th (Eid day) Offering Fajar Prayer and leaving Muzdalfa at sunrise. Stoning the Big Jamrah (Shaitan), offering animal sacrifice, coming to Haram i - Pak, going around the Ka'abah, performing Sayee (Walking/running betwen Safa and Marwa hills), shaving off head (for men- women cut two or three inches of their hair as a token) and putting off Ihram. Going back to Mina and staying there.
Day - 4. 11th. Stoning the three Jamraat and staying at Mina.
Day- 5. 12th Zila Hajja. Stoning the three Jaraat (Shaitans-Devils) and coming back to Makka Mukarma before sunset. That is the end of Hajj.
Day= 6: 13th Zihajja. If some one intentionally or by chance does not leave Mina before sunset of Day-5, he will stay there for the night and on the 6th day he will stone the three Jamraats and return to Makka Mukammah. This ends Hajj the Fifth Pillar of Islam.
What does Hajj say about Allah?
It says that Allah is ONE. We must worship Him and Him alone. We must be ready to sacrifice every thing for Him.
Why does everyone wear the same thing during hajj?
- To demonstrate equality, soul unity, modesty
- To demonstrate that all are equal in front of God irrelevant to their positions, colors, nationalities, ...> and that the only factor of preference is piety.
- To avoid feel of pride and discrimination
Is dying on hajj considered as a privilege and why?
Natural death during Hajj is a privilege. It is because Muslims when they preform Hajj, all their sins are erased and they start a new slate just like a new-born. So if you happen to die and face god with a clean slate, that the greatest gift ever.
Please note that committing suicide whether it's during Hajj or else will certainly grant you an eternity in Hell.
What is the hajj and what does it recreate?
The hajj is the religious pilgrimage to Mecca. It recreates the journey Mohammad took in his lifetime.
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The one who required to do hajj should :
- be Muslim
- be mindful
- be beyond puberty age
- have the necessary hajj expenses
- be physically capable to endure hajj difficulties
- be sure of travel security and safety.
Well it depends how you pronounce the word...
If you say 'hajj' like 'hujj' you could use fudge, nudge, begrudge, judge, misjudge, smudge etc.
If you say 'hajj' like 'haaj' you could use badge, cadge etc
How does the Hajj help Muslims remember important historical events of Islam?
some are:
- Kaaba is raised up by Prophets Abraham and his son prophet Ismael (peace be upon them)
- Safa and Marwa where Hajar was going back and forth to find some rescue for water
- Zamzam that God blessed Hajar with for her child Ismael.
- Stone throwing as remembering stoning Satan who persuaded Abraham, Hajar, and Ismael in order not to slaughter Ismael
- The sacrifice as God sacrificed a Cheap for not slaughtering Ismael
What will a Muslim taste on hajj?
The question is not so clear. However, Hajj is performed to win the sweet Will of Almighty Allah.
They must do it. All Muslim men and women must do Hajj one time in their life when they have all the conditions: sane, puberty,the health and financial ability.
Hajj literally means 'to intend, to make one's mind'. Traditionally it is the fifth pillar of religion Islam. It is obligatory on all Muslim men/women once during life time. Following are the rituals a Haji must perform:
Day - 1. 8th of Zilhajja: (Day of Tarwiya) Taking bath, putting on Ahraam (two sheets of untailored cloth), going to Haram i Pak, making intention of performing Hajj, offering two Nawafil and reaching the field of Mina (preferably) before Zuhar Prayer and staying there.
Day - 2. 9th. (Day of Arfaa) Offering Fajr Prayer and reaching the field of Arafaat (the main ritual of Hajj). Offering Zuhar and Asar prayers (Qasar) behind the Imam in Masjid - Namra - if possible. Staying there till sunset, offering Prayers and parying to Almighty Allah Karim. Leaving the field of Arafaat just at sunset without offering Evening Prayer. Coming to Muzdalfa at night offering Maghrib and Isha Prayers together. Staying there at night. Collecting 49 small pebbles for stoning the Jamraats.
Day - 3. 10th (Eid day) Offering Fajar Prayer and leaving Muzdalfa at sunrise. Stoning the Big Jamrah (Shaitan), offering animal sacrifice, coming to Haram i - Pak, going around the Ka'abah, performing Sayee (Walking/running between Safa and Marwa hills), shaving off head (for men- women cut two or three inches of their hair as a token) and putting off Ihram. Going back to Mina and staying there.
Day - 4. 11th. Stoning the three Jamraat and staying at Mina.
Day- 5. 12th Zila Hajja. Stoning the three Jaraat (Shaitans-Devils) and coming back to Makka Mukarma before sunset. That is the end of Hajj.
Day= 6: 13th Zihajja. If someone intentionally or by chance does not leave Mina before sunset of Day-5, he will stay there for the night and on the 6th day he will stone the three Jamraats and return to Makka Mukammah. This ends Hajj the Fifth Pillar of Islam.
What are advantages rewards of hajj?
Hajj is an important tenent of Islam - one of the 5-pillars of Islam i.e. is compulsory. However, it is compulsory ONLY on Muslims (once in a lifetime) who are able to perform Hajj - , i.e. have the health, means, finances etc to perform it, since according to Islam, the religion Allah (God) does not burden His followers beyond their means.
There are many important rituals during Hajj - all of them have some kind of purpose or intent behind them. Hajj is said to be based on the 'Unity' of the Muslim Ummah (nation) when Muslims from all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, classes and ages gather to worship Allah. . . as one combined Ummah. The rituals are such that the Muslims are forced to intermingle with all races and backgrounds thus promotes tolerance etc. It is also based on principles of humility, brotherhood, sacrifice, patience, tolerance, etc.
The rituals involved are performed according to how Prophet Muhammad and Abraham performed them. It takes place during the Islamic Month of Zul Hajj, and takes place in Mecca - Saudia Arabia.
Performing Hajj once in life is the fifth pillar of Islam. It, however, becomes obligatory if a Muslim can afford the expenses.
How many main stages are there in Hajj?
Hajj is a tradition established by Hazrat Abraham (Ibraheem in Arabic) as per command of Almighty Allah Karim. Hajj is performed during the last month of the Islamic calendar. The schedule is as under, this is how Hajj is performed in different stages:
Day - 1. 8th of Zilhajja: Taking bath, putting up Ahraam (two sheets of cloth), going to Haram i Pak, making intention of performing Hajj, offering two Nawafil and reaching the field of Mina before Zuhar Prayer and staying there.
Day - 2. 9th. Offering Fjr Prayer and reaching the field of Arafat (the main ritual of Hajj). Stayin there till sunset, offering Prayers and parying to Almighty Allah Karim. Leaving the field of Arafat just at sunset without offering Evening Prayer. Coming to Muzdalfa at night offering Maghrib and Isha Prayers together. Staying there at nihght.
Day - 3. 10th (Eid day) Offering Fajar Prayer and leaving Muzdalfa at sunrise. Stoning the Big Jamrah (Shaian), offering animal sacrifice, coming to Haram i - Pak, going around the Ka'abah, performing Saee (Walking/running betwen Safa and Marwa), shaving of head (men) and putting off Ahram. Going back to Mina and staying there.
Day - 4. 11th. Stoning the three Jamraat and staying at Mina.
Day- 5. 12th Zila Hajja. Stoning the three Jaraat (Shaitans-Devils) and coming back to Makka Mukarma before sunset. That is the end of Hajj.
6th Day= 6: 13th Zihajja. If some one itentionally or by chance does not leave Mina before sunset of Day-5, he will stay there for the night and on the 6th day he will stone the three Jamraats and return to Makka Mukammah. This ends Hajj.
When do non pilgrims fast during hajj?
Fasting during Hajj days is NOT obligatory for pilgrims or non-pilgrims.
