GOOD TIDINGS
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GOOD TIDINGS
Imam Sajjad (a.s) says:
إنّهُ لمّا وَقَفَ بِعَرَفَةَ وهَمَّتِ الشّمْسُ أنْ تَغيبَ، قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صلّى اللهُ عليهِ وآلِهِ: يا بلالُ، قُل لِلناّسِ فَليُنصِتوا. فَلمّا نَصَتوا قَالَ رسولُ اللهِ صلّى اللهُ عليهِ وآلِهِ: إنَّ رَبّكُم تَطَوَّلَ عَليكُم في هذا اليَومِ فَغَفَرَ لِمُحسِنِكُم وَشَفَّعَ مُحسِنَكُم في مُسيئِكُم، فَاَفيضوا مَغْفوراً لَكُم.
During the Farewell Hajj, the pilgrims' stay in Arafat was completed, the Holy Prophet (saw) said: ?O Bilal, tell people to keep silent.? When they did, he (saw) said: ?Today, Allah has favored you. He has forgiven the good ones among you and bestowed upon you the right of intercession for the bad ones. Hence, He forgave the bad ones with the intercession of the good ones. Now, set out and all of you have been forgiven by Allah's mercy.1
Obviously the question of people's rights is another topic in a way that the consent and satisfaction of the owner of a right is prerequisite for God's forgiveness. Hence, all were forgiven ?save those who violate people's rights, for God in Just and will take the right of the oppressed from the oppressors.?2
HALTING PLACE V: AL-MASH'AR AL-HARAM
فَإِذَا أَفَضْتُمْ مِنْ عَرَفَاتٍ فَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ عِنْدَ المَشْعَرِ الحَرامِ
So, when you hasten on from Arafat, then remember Allah near the Holy Monument? Al-Mash'ar al-Haram. (The Holy Quran; 2:198)?
Day of Arafat and staying in the plain of Arafat has come to an end and it is now the eve of the Eid ul-Adha.3 The pilgrims are prepared to move towards al-Mash'ar al-Haram. With the light of God's cognition upon all hearts, we now depart from Mount Mercy to stay overnight in al-Mash'ar al-Haram and attend another banquet of God.
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1 See al-Kafi; Vol. 4 p.258 hadith 24
2 This statement is quoted from al-Kafi; Vol. 4 p. 258 hadith 24
3 Eid ul-Adha ?feast of sacrifice? is a festival marking the culmination of the annual pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca.
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It is praiseworthy to delay the Maghrib ?evening- and Eshaa ?night- (obligatory) Prayers to be performed in al-Mash'ar al-Haram, but because of too many pilgrims, slow traffic and the fear of default, the Maghrib and Eshaa Prayers are performed in Arafat. After having a light dinner, the pilgrims set out for al-Mash'ar. There is a tumult among the crowd, for every pilgrim is busy taking away the tent, packing his personal effects, and getting on into buses. So, great care is needed not to be distracted. Under such circumstances, Satan tries to keep man preoccupied so as to deprive him of his spiritual state. The pilgrims might get angry at getting a seat in front or back of the bus, the quantity of food, or carriage of the effects. Hence, they should be as tolerant, soft, and good-tempered as possible, for God says:
وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يَعْلَمْهُ اللهُ، وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى
Whatever good you do, Allah knows it; and make provision, for surely the provision is the guardian of oneself, and be careful of your duty to Me, O men of understanding. (The Holy Quran; 2:197)
