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IGNORING HAJJ LEADS TO WEAKNESS OF THE RELIGION AND THE UNBELIEVERS' DOMINATION OVER MUSLIMS

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 النّاسُ الحَجَّ لَوَجَبَ على الإمَامِ أَنْ يُجبِرَهُم عَلى الحَجِّ، إِنْ شاءُوا وإِن أَبَوا، فَإنَّ هذا البَيتَ وُضِعَ لِلحَجِّ.
?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 لَو أَنّ النّاسَ تَرَكُوا الحَجَّ لَكانَ علَى الوالِي أَنْ يجبِرَهُم على ذَلك? فَإِنْ لم يكُن لهم أموالٌ أَنفَقَ عليهِم من بيتِ مَالِ الُمسلِمينَ.
?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 لَو تَركَ النّاسُ الحَجَّ لَما نوظِروا العذابَ (أو قال: أُنزِلَ عليهِمُ العَذابُ).
?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 في بَيتِ ربِّكُم؛ لا تُخَلُّوهُ ما بَقِيتُم فَإِنهُ إِنْ تُرِكَ لم تُناظَروا.
?(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: وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَيَدفَعُ بمَنْ يحِجُّ مِن شِيعَتِنا عَمَّن لا يحِجُّ منهُم، ولَو أَجمَعوا عَلى ترْكِ الحَجِّ لهلَكُوا.
?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: قلتُ لأبي عبدِاللهِ عليه السلامُ أنَّ أُناساً مِن هَؤلاءِ القُصّاصِ يقُولونَ إِذا حَجَّ رَجُلٌ ثُم تصَدّقَ ووصَلَ كانَ خَيراً لهُ، فقَال: كَذِبوا، لو فَعَل هذا النّاسُ لَعُطِّلَ هذا البيتُ. إنّ اللهَ عزَّ وجَلَّ جعَلَ هذا البيتَ قِياماً للنّاسِ.
? 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

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