STAGE TWO: REPENTANCE
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STAGE TWO: REPENTANCE
Ø«Ùمَّ اغْتَسÙÙ„ بماء٠التَّوبة٠الخالÙصة٠مÙÙ† الذنوبÙ.
?Then purify yourself of sins by water of repentance.?1
Beyond doubt, the impure have no place among the pure. Purification is a prerequisite for the beginning of the Hajj pilgrimage in the same way that prayer is not valid without purification. Hajj, too, which is the circumambulation of the Kaaba and prayer being a part of it, requires purification that, too, with water of repentance from defaulted duties and violation of people's rights.
People's rights, if financial like religious tax, atonement, and personal debts must be fully paid, and for adventitious rights like backbiting, slander, dishonor, and nuisance, one must beg pardon for every right that people have to him would be like a debtor who asks him: Are you going to God's House while you have ignored His instructions at home?
He must seek the pleasure of his parents, relatives, and neighbors, too. He must also repent for the faults he has had so as to enter into the company of the purified: Ø¥Ùنَّ اللهَ ÙŠÙØÙبّ٠التَّوَّابÙينَ ÙˆÙŽÙŠÙØÙبّ٠المÙتَطَهّÙرÙينَ.
?Surely, Allah loves those who turn much to Him, and He love those purify themselves. (The Holy Quran; 2:222)?
It is appropriate for him to do repentance according to the instructions reportedly coming from the Holy Prophet (saw) as mentioned in the book titled Mafateeh ul-Jinan.
