NEITHER FORSAKE HAJJ NOR DISSUADE OTHERS
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NEITHER FORSAKE HAJJ NOR DISSUADE OTHERS
Imam Baqir (a.s) says: مَا Ù…ÙÙ† عَبد٠يÙؤثÙر٠عَلى الØَجّ٠Øاجَةً Ù…ÙÙ† ØَوائÙج٠الدّنيا Ø¥Ùلا نَظَرَ الى المØَلَّقÙينَ قد٠انصَرَÙوا قَبلَ أنْ تÙقضَى له تÙلكَ الØاجَةÙ.
?One who prefers a worldly affair to going on Hajj will realize that all the Hajj pilgrims have returned home with their heads shaven but his needs have not been fulfilled yet.2
Imam Sadiq (a.s) says: Ù„ÙÙŠÙŽØذَرْ Ø£ÙŽØَدÙÙƒÙÙ… أَنْ ÙŠÙعَوّÙÙ‚ÙŽ أَخاه٠عَن الØَجّ٠ÙَتÙصيبَه٠ÙÙتنَةٌ ÙÙŠ دÙنياه٠مَعَ ما ÙŠÙدَّخَر٠له٠ÙÙŠ الآخÙرةÙ. ?Beware of delaying the Hajj of your brother, for not only will you be punished in the Hereafter but also you will be afflicted with tribulation in this world.?3
Is'haq ibn Ammar reported: Ù‚Ùلت٠لأبي عَبدÙالله٠عليه٠السلام٠أنَّ رجÙلاً استَشارَ ÙÙŠ الØَجّ٠وكَانَ ضَعيÙÙŽ الØال٠Ùَأَشَرت٠عَليه٠أَنْ لا ÙŠØÙجَّ.
Ùقال (الإمام): ما أَخلَقَكَ أنْ تمْرÙضَ سَنَةً.
قال (الراوي): ÙَمرÙضت٠سَنَةً. I said to Imam Sadiq (a.s) that a man consulted me on going on Hajj but since he was needy, I dissuaded him. The Imam (a.s) said: ?You will become ill for one year for what you have said.?
Ammar said: ?For one year, I became ill.?4
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1 See al-Wafi; vol. 2 Chapter: Hajj p. 47 Section 16
2 See Men la Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; Chapter: Hajj
3 See Men la Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; Chapter: Hajj p. 158
4 See Men la Yahdhuruh ul-Faqih; Chapter: Hajj p. 158
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THE BLESSINGS OF HAJJ ON ALL PEOPLE OF THE WORLD
While elaborating on the philosophy of Hajj, Imam Reza (a.s) said:
ومَا ÙÙŠ ذلÙÙƒÙŽ لجَمÙيع٠الخَلق٠مÙÙ† المَناÙÙعÙ... ومَنÙَعة٠مَن ÙÙŠ المَشرÙق٠والمَغرÙب٠ومَن ÙÙŠ البَرّ٠والبَØر٠ممَّن ÙŠØÙجّ٠وممÙّن لا ÙŠØÙجّ٠من تاجÙر٠وجالب٠وبائع٠ومÙشتَر٠وكاسÙب٠ومÙسكين٠وقَضاء٠ØوائÙج٠أهل٠الأطراÙÙ...
?The benefits of Hajj cover both east and west; those who perform the Hajj rites and those who do not whether they are businessmen, shopkeepers, or poor. People from all classes of societies are blessed with the benefits of Hajj.?1
During the season of Hajj, the leaders of the Islamic countries converge a forum based on the unity of ideology, compassion, love, purity, and sincerity. So their resolution for implementing laws, dispensing social justice, and safeguarding the human rights, with no aim other than obeying God's instructions and pleasing Him will benefit all. By gaining power and supremacy as a result of unity, the Islamic countries can establish good commercial and cultural ties with other nations and gradually make them familiar with the heavenly teachings of Islam. Because of the universal benefits of Hajj, the Holy Quran and the traditions so emphatically call people to Hajj.
