IGNORING HAJJ LEADS TO WEAKNESS OF THE RELIGION AND THE UNBELIEVERS' DOMINATION OVER MUSLIMS
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IGNORING HAJJ LEADS TO WEAKNESS OF THE RELIGION AND THE
UNBELIEVERS' DOMINATION OVER MUSLIMS
In view of the vital effects of Hajj on the ummah's supremacy, if the Islamic governments ignore this important religious duty, or if Hajj becomes devoid of its content, its spiritual power will diminish in the ummah in view of the propaganda spread by the enemies of Islam. Imam Sadiq (a.s) says:
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1 See Nahjul Balagha; sermon 109
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لو عَطَّلَ النّاس٠الØَجَّ لَوَجَبَ على الإمَام٠أَنْ ÙŠÙجبÙرَهÙÙ… عَلى الØَجّÙØŒ Ø¥Ùنْ شاءÙوا وإÙÙ† أَبَوا، Ùَإنَّ هذا البَيتَ ÙˆÙضÙعَ Ù„ÙÙ„ØَجّÙ.
?If people ignore Hajj, it is incumbent upon the statesmen to encourage people to go on it whether they are willing or unwilling, for the House has been made for pilgrimage.?1 Ù„ÙŽÙˆ أَنّ النّاسَ تَرَكÙوا الØَجَّ لَكانَ علَى الوالÙÙŠ أَنْ يجبÙرَهÙÙ… على ذَلك? ÙÙŽØ¥Ùنْ لم يكÙÙ† لهم أموالٌ Ø£ÙŽÙ†ÙÙŽÙ‚ÙŽ عليهÙÙ… من بيت٠مَال٠الÙمسلÙمينَ.
?If people neglect Hajj, it becomes obligatory upon the leaders to force them to perform it? and if they need money to go on Hajj, the leaders will be required to supply them with such money from the public treasury.?2 Ù„ÙŽÙˆ تَركَ النّاس٠الØَجَّ لَما نوظÙروا العذابَ (أو قال: Ø£ÙنزÙÙ„ÙŽ عليهÙم٠العَذابÙ).
?If people quit Hajj, they will be given no respite from punishment.?3 Addressing to Imam Hasan and Imam Hussein, Imam Ali (a.s) says: اللهَ اللهَ ÙÙŠ بَيت٠ربّÙÙƒÙÙ…Ø› لا تÙخَلّÙوه٠ما بَقÙيتÙÙ… ÙÙŽØ¥Ùنه٠إÙنْ تÙرÙÙƒÙŽ لم تÙناظَروا.
?(Fear) Allah (and) keep Allah in mind in the matter of your Lord's House; the Kaaba. Do not forsake it so long as you live, because if it is abandoned, you will not be respited.?4 Imam Sadiq (a.s) says: ÙˆÙŽØ¥Ùنَّ اللهَ لَيَدÙَع٠بمَنْ ÙŠØÙجّ٠مÙÙ† Ø´ÙيعَتÙنا عَمَّن لا ÙŠØÙجّ٠منهÙÙ…ØŒ ولَو أَجمَعوا عَلى ترْك٠الØَجّ٠لهلَكÙوا.
?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.?5
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1 See Ilal ush-Shara'ie; vol. 2
2 See al-Kafi; vol. 4 p.272 Hadith 1
3 See al-Kafi; vol. 4 p.271
4 See Nahjul Balagha; Will (Wasiyya) No. 47
5 See Mustadrak ul-Wasail; Vol. 2 Section: Hajj p.4
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NO CHARITY CAN REPLACE HAJJ
Since Hajj plays an important role in safeguarding the religion and being a main pillar of Islam and a factor for reviving the ummah, it must not be abandoned or weakened under any conditions. According to traditions, no charity can replace it. ... قال: قلت٠لأبي عبدÙالله٠عليه السلام٠أنَّ Ø£Ùناساً Ù…ÙÙ† هَؤلاء٠القÙصّاص٠يقÙولونَ Ø¥Ùذا Øَجَّ رَجÙÙ„ÙŒ Ø«ÙÙ… تصَدّقَ ووصَلَ كانَ خَيراً لهÙØŒ Ùقَال: ÙƒÙŽØ°Ùبوا، لو Ùَعَل هذا النّاس٠لَعÙطّÙÙ„ÙŽ هذا البيتÙ. إنّ اللهَ عزَّ وجَلَّ جعَلَ هذا البيتَ Ù‚Ùياماً للنّاسÙ.
? I said to Imam Sadiq (a.s) that some jurisprudents remark that if a man performs the Hajj rites once, he would better give charity instead of going on Hajj again. The Imam (a.s) commented: ?They are lying, for if they do so, the Kaaba will be forsaken whereas Allah has made this House maintenance for people.?1