An insight into the importance of the Ritual of Hajj Al-Mabrur

Hajj is a very important pillar of Islamic Faith, in fact one of the five most fundamental factors. It occurs in the last month of Islamic Calendar and fall between day eight to twelve of month Zill Hujjah. This write up is about the importance of Hajj as per Quran and Sunnah and is writtn by Dr Ihsan Samarah in Arabic and translated in English for Bangbox Online Readers.

An insight into the importance of the Ritual of Hajj Al-Mabrur, Individually and Socially



Hajj to the Sacred House of ALLAH - meaning visiting the Sacred House of ALLAH to practice types of ritual actions and religious rites that Islam has enjoined and mandated as a strict obligation, and it is one of the pillars of Islam, as ALLAH Almighty said:

(...And for God is the duty of the people to perform the Hajj to the House, whoever can find a way to it...) Al Imran : (97);

Prophet Muhammad (may ALLAH’s prayers and peace be upon him, said):

“Islam is built on five things: testifying that there is no god but ALLAH and that Muhammad (PBUH) is the Messenger of ALLAH, establishing prayer, paying zakat, performing Hajj to the House if you are able to make a way to it, and fasting Ramadan...” Al-Bukhari, Book of Faith, No.: “8”; Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith, No.: “16”;

Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) also said,“… ALLAH has imposed Hajj on you, so perform Hajj...” Sahih Al-Bukhari, No.: “7288”; Sahih Muslim, No.: “1337”,

 

Hajj, i.e. visiting the Sacred House as a ritual, is considered one of the remnants of the prophecy of Hazrat Abraham (AS, peace be upon him), which the Arabs in pre-Islamic times performed tinged with heresies and many pagan taints, arising from the long period they lived without a prophecy guiding them to the true religion, to the point that they were described by both Jews and Christians as illiterate.

They do not know of prophecy, and therefore do not have the book and message of a prophet; Indeed, they are ignorant of that, and do not see that they need a divine message with which ALLAH sends a prophet to guide them, knowing that the Jews and Christians are not in a better condition than them, for everyone is equal in misguidance and blindness to the true religion, as they are all polytheists and worship idols that they believe will bring them closer to ALLAH and save them from sins...

 

By sending Hazrat Muhammad (may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace), with Islam, the true religion that ALLAH Almighty has pleased with all mankind, in order to bring them out of darkness into light, with His permission, and guide them to His straight path. The wisdom of ALLAH Almighty required that the Islam with which ALLAH sent Muhammad (may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace), be the guide to the true religion, as ALLAH sent Ayah on the day of the greatest Hajj: “...This day those who disbelieved have despaired of your religion, so do not fear them, but fear this day. I have perfected for you your religion and completed My blessings and approval upon you Take Islam as your religion...) Al-Ma’idah: (3),

 

So, the ritual of Hajj, with its conditions, pillars, and legal etiquette - that is, the accepted Hajj - that is pure for the sake of the Almighty, in which there is no hypocrisy or reputation, and in which it adheres to what God Almighty has imposed, and the Sunnah of the Messenger of God and the Seal of the Prophets, Muhammad (may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace) the mercy given to the world, is one of the best acts of worship after faith. And jihad for the sake of ALLAH, as prophet (may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace) said, when he was asked, “Which deeds are better?” He said, “Belief in ALLAH.” It was said, “Then what?” He said, “Jihad for the sake of ALLAH,” and then what? He said, “An accepted Hajj.” Sahih Al-Bukhari, No.: “1519”; Sahih Muslim No.: “83”; Sunan al-Tirmidhi, No.: “1658”,

 

This is because of the features and meanings of Hajj that are truly true to ALLAH Almighty, such as singling Him out, Glory be to Him, for servitude pure from any taint of polytheism, and embodying the oneness of ALLAH in practice, and submitting to His commands and avoiding His prohibitions, as this appears in the intention of Hajj with the ihram, which symbolizes removing the garment of disobedience and wearing the garment of piety in compliance with ALLAH. Almighty, and follow that by saying: “At Your command, O ALLAH, a pilgrimage in which there is no hypocrisy or reputation.” Sunan al-Tirmidhi, No.: “2890”; Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, No.: “16053”; And his saying: “O ALLAH, you have no partner, you have no partner. Indeed, praise, grace, and dominion are yours, you have no partner.” Sahih Al-Bukhari, No.: “1475”; Sahih Muslim, No.: “1218”,

 

And repeating this until he begins to say “Allahu Akbar.”

Hence, the reward for an accepted Hajj that is pleasing to ALLAH Almighty is forgiveness and Paradise, as Prophet (may ALLAH’s prayers and peace be upon him) said: “The accepted Hajj has no reward except Paradise.” Al-Bukhari, No.: “1773”; Sahih Muslim, No.: “1349”;

He, Prophet (may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace) said: “The one who fights in the path of ALLAH, the pilgrim, and the Umrah pilgrim, a delegation of ALLAH Almighty, called them and they answered him, and they asked him and he gave them.” Ibn Hibban, No.: “4613”; Ibn Majah, No.: “2893”; Al-Tabarani, Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabir, vol. 12, p. 422,

 

All three participate in migrating for the sake of ALLAH Almighty, and in the balance of ALLAH Almighty are actions based on intentions - that is, acts of worship - as he, the Prophet (peace and blessings of ALLAH be upon him), said: “Actions are based on intentions, but each person has but what he intended. So whoever’s migration is for the sake of ALLAH and His Messenger, his migration is for ALLAH and His Messenger, and whoever’s migration is for the sake of this world.” He afflicts her or a woman he marries, so his migration is for what he migrated to.” Sahih Al-Bukhari, No.: “54”; Sahih Muslim, No.: “1907”

 

 Therefore, it is necessary to understand the meanings of the accepted Hajj in order to represent those meanings individually and collectively, and to achieve its fruits and purposes, so that the sayings of Omar, Ibn Omar, Al-Qadi Shuraih, and others, may ALLAH be pleased with them:

 “The arrivals are many, or the group is many, and the pilgrims are few, when they saw what the pilgrims had done.” Ibn Rajab, Lata’if al-Ma’arif, p. “236,66”;

And the speaker said: “I did not perform Hajj, but I performed Hajj on a caravan. Not everyone who performs Hajj to the House of ALLAH is justified.

 

The most prominent of these features of the Hajj Mabroor is the symbolism of linking the nation of Muhammad (may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace), to the religion of Hazrat Abraham (peace be upon him) whom ALLAH Almighty has made a role model for Muslims in adhering to Islam and calling for its imitation in life, and in his pilgrimage to the infidels and polytheists with conclusive arguments, since polytheism and atheism were common during his reign.

 

At the individual level, the societal level, and the level of the state that protects atheism, polytheism, and polytheists, and ALLAH Almighty said about it: (Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but was an upright Muslim, and he was not of the polytheists) Al Imran: (67),

 

Hence His saying, Glory be to Him, regarding Muhammad (may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace) and the believers with him: (Indeed, the people closest to Abraham are those who followed him, and this is the Prophet and those who believe, and God is the Guardian of the Believers) Al Imran: (68),

 

This includes a reminder of the features of pure faith in Islam as a doctrine, law, and way of life, and the truth of true and pure loyalty to ALLAH, His Messenger (PBUH), and the believers, as he was a role model in calling for faith in ALLAH, Islam for Him, and worshiping Him truly, and disbelief in tyrants, and how to confront disbelief, atheism, and polytheism in all its forms, just as It is made clear in His saying, Glory be to Him: (And when Abraham said to his father and his people, “Indeed, I am disavowed from what you worship, except Him who created me That they may return.) Al-Zukhruf: (26-28).

 

Accordingly, Abraham (peace be upon him), was an imam for the believers in fulfilling the requirements of true faith, according to the Almighty’s saying: (And whoever turns away from the religion of Abraham except he who fools himself. We have chosen him in this world, but in the Hereafter he will not be of the righteous, when his Lord said to him, “Submit.” He said, “I submit to the Lord of the Worlds.” And he enjoined it upon Abraham. His sons and Jacob, O my sons, ALLAH has chosen for you the religion, so do not die unless you have submitted.) Al-Baqarah: (130-132);

 

And ALLAH Almighty said: (And who is better in religion than he who submits his face to ALLAH and is a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham upright, and ALLAH took Abraham as a friend) An-Nisa: (125);

And ALLAH Almighty said: (Then We inspired you to follow the religion of Abraham, upright, and he was not of the polytheists.) An-Nahl: (123);

And ALLAH Almighty said: “There has been a good example for you in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, ‘We are free from you and from what you worship besides ALLAH. We disbelieve And enmity and hatred will appear between us and you forever until you believe in ALLAH alone...) Al-Mumtahina: (4).

 

In all of this, Prophet (peace be upon him) was a living embodiment of the Almighty’s saying: (And your ALLAH is one; there is no god but He, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) Al-Baqarah: (163), and he represented the truth of ALLAH’s oneness in creation and command, and in turning to his Lord, Glory be to Him, and his disavowal of polytheism and its people, and then the call of a people e to believe in ALLAH Almighty alone, without partners, and to work to bring his people to true Islam, in line with the call of all the prophets:

(And We did not send before you any messenger but to him was revealed that there is no god but Me, so worship Me.) The Prophets: (25),

and His saying Glory be to Him: “ And We have certainly sent to every nation a Messenger, saying, “Worship ALLAH and shun the tyrant.” And among them were those whom ALLAH guided, and among them were those upon whom misguidance was certain. So travel through the earth and see what was the end of the deniers.” An-Nahl: (36).

 

Voluntarily, therefore, the accepted Hajj is not a formal practice of rites and rituals performed in religious tourism, but rather it is a pure migration to ALLAH Almighty, conducive to refining and purifying souls, elevating aspirations, and uplifting individual feelings, in addition to preparing the Muslim nation and preparing it spiritually, intellectually, educationally, politically, economically, and militarily to become the best nation.

It was brought out to the people, so it assumes its responsibility in conveying the true message of Islam on the authority of its Messenger, and in establishing evidence against the nations and bearing witness against them, in response to Prophet’s guidance (may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace, in his sermon in Arafat, in which he recommended to the people all the principles of Islam.

 

And what is necessary for the salvation of believers and others from the misery and misery of life, and what is necessary in building the nation, and saving it and the entire world from the factors of deterioration, corruption, disintegration and dissolution, which lead to a lack of security and stability, and everything that causes misery and misery.

It stated the necessity of equality between human beings, the sanctity of blood, wealth, and honour, consolidating the correct faith and its requirements, and getting rid of all manifestations of polytheism, and among the matters of pre-Islamic times, both ancient and modern, represented by the ties and standards that were dictated by whims, sects, and beliefs that were not permitted to them by ALLAH.

 

Such as nationalist, sectarian, regional, liberal, freedom and democracy tendencies, women’s liberation, ethnic and sectarian fanaticism, and other pre-Islamic stubbornness, warning against usury, advising women to be good, explaining what is theirs and what they are owed, and the necessity of adhering to the Book of ALLAH and the Sunnah of His Messenger (PBUH).

 

In conclusion, the Prophet (may ALLAH’s prayers and peace be upon him), was keen on making people bear witness to the attainment of the true religion, and holding them responsible for adhering to Islam and carrying the call to it without distortion, or falsification, in line with the Almighty’s saying:

(Say: “Which thing is greater than witness?” Say: “ALLAH is a witness between me and you, and He has been revealed to me.”) This is the Qur’an, that I may warn you And whoever it conveys, “Indeed, you should bear witness that with ALLAH there are other gods.” Say, “I do not bear witness.” Say, “Indeed, He is only one ALLAH, and I am disassociated from what you associate with Him.” (Al-An’am: (19)

 

The Prophet (may God’s prayers and peace be upon him), said at the end of what he recommended: “O ALLAH, have I conveyed it? O ALLAH, bear witness. Let the witness convey it to those absent, for perhaps the listener is more aware than the conveyer, so do not return to infidels after me by striking the necks of one another...” Sahih Al-Bukhari, Chapter on Hajj; Sahih Muslim, No.: “1218”; Sunan Abi Dawud, No.: “1905”; Ibn Majah, No.: “3074”; Sunan Ad-Darimi, No.: “1850”,

 

Other than that are among the commandments that the Prophet (may ALLAH bless him and grant him peace), recommended to Muslims, so that these commandments would be a beacon by which Muslims in particular, and all people, would be enlightened in their peace and war, and they would take them as a basis for them in their religious and worldly affairs in issues of faith, values, and morals, family affairs, and building society, and in Governance, economics, community relations, transactions and systems.

 

Everything that is required by true Islam, and what is in it for the good of this world and the hereafter, individually and socially, and what would preserve the rights of individuals and groups and achieve for them, through its embodiment and adherence to it, complete security, a good life, and happiness in this world and success on the Day of Resurrection.

In line with the Glorious Quran (... you made the watering of the Hajj and the mosque of the mosque, the unjust people who believed and migrated and strive in the path of ALLAH with their money and their souls (19-20);

 

And the Almighty said: (Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east and the west, but righteousness is he who believes in ALLAH and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture The Prophets, and out of his love he gave money to relatives, orphans, the needy, the wayfarer, the beggars, and for freeing slaves, and he established prayer, and he paid zakat, and he made money with his goods When they make a covenant, they are patient in times of adversity, adversity, and times of hardship. Those who speak the truth - those are the righteous.) Al-Baqarah: (177)

ALLAH Almighty has spoken the truth.

Dr.. Ihsan Samara

تبصرة في أهمية شعيرة الحج المبرور فرديا ومجتمعيا

الحج إلى بيت الله الحرام -بمعنى زيارة بيت الله الحرام لممارسة أنواع من الأعمال الطقوسية والشعائر الدينية التي أوجبها وندب إليها الإسلام فريضة محكمة، وهو ركن من أركان الإسلام حيث قال سبحانه: (…وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا …) آل عمران: (٩٧)؛ وقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: "إن الإسلام بني على خمس شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله، وإقام الصلاة، وإيتاء الزكاة، وحج البيت إن استطعت إليه سبيلا وصوم رمضان…" البخاري، كتاب الإيمان، رقم: "٨"؛ صحيح مسلم، كتاب الإيمان، رقم: "١٦"؛ وقوله صلى الله عليه وسلم أيضا: "… إن الله فرض عليكم الحج فحجوا…" صحيح البخاري، رقم: "٧٢٨٨"؛ صحيح مسلم، رقم: "١٣٣٧"، 

كما ويعد الحج أي زيارة البيت الحرام تنسكا من بقايا آثار نبوة إبراهيم عليه السلام، والتي كان العرب في الجاهلية يؤدونها مشوبة بالبدع والكثير من اللوثات الوثنية، الناشئة عن طول الأمد عليهم دون نبوة تهديهم للدين الحق، حتى وصفوا من قبل كلاًّ من اليهود والنصارى بالأميين أي الذين ليس يعرف فيهم نبوة، وبالتالي ليس لديهم كتاب ورسالة نبي؛ بل ويجهلون ذلك، ولا يرون أنهم بحاجة لرسالة إلهية يبعث الله بها نبي لهدايتهم، علما بأن اليهود والنصارى ليسوا بأحسن حال منهم، فالكل في الضلالة والعمى عن الدين الحق سواء، حيث إنهم جميعا مشركون ويعبدون الأوثان التي في ظنهم أنها تقربهم إلى الله زلفى وتخلصهم من ذنوبهم،…

فببعثة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم بالإسلام الدين الحق الذي ارتضاه الله تعالى للناس أجميعن، ليخرجهم به من الظلمات إلى النور بإذنه ويهديهم إلى صراطه المستقيم، اقتضت حكمة الله سبحانه أن يكون الإسلام الذي بعث الله به محمدا صلى الله عليه وسلم هو الهادى للدين الحق حيث قال الله تعالى فيه يوم الحج الأكبر: "… الْيَوْمَ يَئِسَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ دِينِكُمْ فَلَا تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَوْنِ الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا …) المائدة: (٣)،

فكانت شعيرة الحج بشروطها وأركانها وآدابها الشرعية -أي الحج المبرور- الخالص لوجه تعالى الذي لا رياء فيه ولا سمعة، والذي يتقيد فيه بما فرضه الله تعالى، وسنه رسول الله وخاتم النبيين محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، الرحمة المهداة للعالمين، من أفضل العبادات بعد الإيمان والجهاد في سبيل الله، كما قال صلى الله عليه وسلم عندما سئل "أي الأعمال أفضل؟ قال إيمان بالله، قيل ثم ماذا؟ قال:جهاد في سبيل الله، ثم ماذا؟ قال: حج مبرور". صحيح البخاري، رقم: "١٥١٩"؛ صحيح مسلم رقم: "٨٣"؛ سنن الترمذي، رقم: "١٦٥٨"، 

وذلك لما في الحج من معالم ومعاني الإسلام بحق لله تعالى كإفراده سبحانه وتعالى بالعبودية الخالصة من أي شائبة شرك، وتجسيد الواحدانية لله عمليا، والإذعان لأوامره واجتناب نواهيه، كما يظهر ذلك في نية الحج مع الإحرام الذي يرمز إلى خلع ثياب المعصية وارتداء ثوب التقوى امتثالا لله تعالى، وإتباع ذلك بالقول: "لبيك اللهم حجا لا رياء فيه ولا سمعة". سنن الترمذي، رقم: "٢٨٩٠"؛ مصنف ابن أبي شيبة، رقم: "١٦٠٥٣"؛ وقوله: "اللهم لبيك لا شريك لك لبيك، إن الحمد والنعمة لك والملك، لا شريك لك" صحيح البخاري، رقم: "١٤٧٥"؛ صحيح مسلم، رقم: "١٢١٨"،

وتكرار ذلك حتى يبدأ بالتكبير، ومن هنا كان الحج المبرور المرضي عند الله تعالى جزاؤه المغفرة والجنة حيث قال صلى الله عليه وسلم: "الحج المبرور ليس له جزاء إلا الجنة" البخاري، رقم: "١٧٧٣"؛ صحيح مسلم، رقم: "١٣٤٩"؛ وقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: "الغازي في سبيل الله، والحاج، والمعتمر وفد الله تعالى دعاهم فأجابوه، وسألوه فأعطاهم". إبن حبان، رقم: "٤٦١٣"؛ وإبن ماجة، رقم: "٢٨٩٣"؛ الطبراني، المعجم الكبير، ج١٢، ص٤٢٢، 

فالثلاثة إنما يشتركون في الهجرة لله تعالى، وفي ميزان الله تعالى الأعمال بالنيات -أي العبادات- حيث قال صلى الله عليه وسلم: "إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرء ما نوى، فمن كانت هجرته إلى الله ورسوله فهجرته إلى الله ورسوله، ومن كانت هجرته لدنيا يصيبها أو امرأة ينكحها فهجرته إلى ما هاجر إليه". صحيح البخاري، رقم: "٥٤"؛ صحيح مسلم، رقم: "١٩٠٧"،

 ولذلك يتوجب إدراك معاني الحج المبرور لتمثل تلك المعاني فرديا ومجتمعيا، وتحقيق ثماره وأغراضه، كي لا يحق فيهم قول عمر وابن عمر والقاضي شريح وغيرهم رضي الله عنهم:

 "الوافد كثير أو الركب كثير والحاج قليل حينما رأو ما أحدث الحجيج". إبن رجب، لطائف المعارف، ص،"٢٣٦،٦٦"؛ وقول القائل:… 

فما حججت ولكن حجت العير      ما كل من حج بيت الله مبرور.

وأبرز تلك المعالم للحج المبرور ما فيه من رمزية ربط أمة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم بملة إبراهيم عليه السلام الذي قد جعله الله تعالى أسوة للمسلمين في التمسك بالإسلام والدعوة إلى تمثله في الحياة، وفي حجاجه للكفار والمشركين بالحجج الدامغة، حيث كان الشرك والإلحاد في عهده شائعا على المستوى الفردي والمستوى المجتمعي، ومستوى الدولة الحامية للإلحاد والشرك والمشركين، وقد قال الله تعالى فيه: (مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَكِنْ كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ) آل عمران: (٦٧)، 

ومن ثم قوله سبحانه في حق محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم والمؤمنون معه: (إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَذَا النَّبِيُّ وَالَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ) آل عمران: (٦٨)، 

وفي ذلك ما فيه من التذكير بمعالم الإيمان الخالص بالإسلام عقيدة وشريعة ومنهاج حياة، وحقيقة الولاء الصحيح الخالص لله ورسوله والمؤمنين، حيث إنه عليه السلام كان أسوة في الدعوة للإيمان بالله والإسلام له وعبادته بحق، والكفر بالطاغوت، وكيفية مواجهة الكفر والإلحاد والشرك بكل ألوانه، كما هو بين في قوله سبحانه: (وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ إِنَّنِي بَرَاءٌ مِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا الَّذِي فَطَرَنِي فَإِنَّهُ سَيَهْدِينِ وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةً بَاقِيَةً فِي عَقِبِهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ) الزخرف: (٢٦-٢٨).

وبناء على ذلك كان إبراهيم عليه السلام إماما للمؤمنين في الوفاء بمقتضيات الإيمان الحق، بحسب قوله سبحانه: (وَمَنْ يَرْغَبُ عَنْ مِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِلَّا مَنْ سَفِهَ نَفْسَهُ وَلَقَدِ اصْطَفَيْنَاهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَإِنَّهُ فِي الْآَخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ أَسْلِمْ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَوَصَّى بِهَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَا بَنِيَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَى لَكُمُ الدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ) البقرة: (١٣٠-١٣٢)؛ 

وقال سبحانه: (وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا) النساء: (١٢٥)؛ وقال سبحانه: (ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ أَنِ اتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ) النحل: (١٢٣)؛ وقال سبحانه: (قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِذْ قَالُوا لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَآَءُ مِنْكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةُ وَالْبَغْضَاءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ…) الممتحنة: (٤). 

وبذلك كله كان عليه السلام تجسيدا حيًّا لقوله سبحانه: (وَإِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ) البقرة: (١٦٣)، وكان متمثلا لحقيقه وحدانية الله في الخلق والأمر، وفي الإنابة إلى ربه سبحانه، وبرائته من الشرك وأهله، ثم بدعوة قومه إلى الإيمان بالله عز وجل وحده لا شريك له والعمل على حمل أهله على الإسلام الحق، اتساقا مع دعوة الأنبياء جميعا: (وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ) الأنبياء: (٢٥)،وقوله سبحانه:"ولقد بعثنا في كل أمة رسولا،أن اعبدوا الله واجتنبوا الطاغوت،فمنهم من هدى الله،ومنهم من حقت عليه الضلالة،فسيروا في الإرض فانظروا كيف كان عاقبة المكذبين" النحل:(٣٦).

وطوعا لذلك فإن الحج المبرور ليس ممارسة شكلية لطقوس وشعائر تؤدى في سياحة دينية، وإنما هو هجرة خالصة لله تعالى باعثة على تهذيب النفوس وتزكيتها، وعلى إعلاء الهمم، وترقية المشاعر فرديا، إلى جانب إعداد الأمة المسلمة وتهيئتها روحيا وفكريا وتربويا وسياسيا واقتصاديا وعسكريا لتصبح خير أمة أخرجت للناس، فتتولى مسؤوليتها في تبليغ رسالة الإسلام الحق عن رسولها، وفي إقامة الحجة على الأمم والشهادة عليهم، استجابة لهديه صلى الله عليه وسلم في خطبته في عرفات التي أوصى فيها الناس بكل ثوابت الإسلام،

وما يلزم لنجاة المؤمنين وغيرهم من تعاسة الحياة وشقائها، وما يلزم في بناء الأمة، وتخليصها والعالم أجمع من عوامل التدهور والفساد والتفسخ والانحلال، المؤذنة بانعدام الأمن والاستقرار، 

وكل ما يبعث على التعاسة والشقاء، حيث جاء فيها بيان ضرورة المساواة بين البشر، وحرمة الدماء والأموال والأعراض، وترسيخ الإيمان الصحيح ومقتضياته، والتخلص من كل مظاهر الشرك، ومن أمور الجاهلية قديمها وحديثها المتمثل في الروابط والمقاييس التي أملتها الأهواء والملل والنحل التي لم يأذن بها الله تعالى، 

كالنزعات القومية والطائفية والقطرية والليبرالية والحرية والديمقراطية، وتحرير المرأة، والعصبيات العرقية والفرقية ونحو ذلك من العنعنات الجاهلية، والتحذير من الربا، والوصية بالنساء خيرا، وبيان ما لهن وما عليهن، وضرورة التمسك بكتاب الله وسنة رسوله.

وفي الختام حرص صلى الله عليه وسلم على إشهاد الناس على إبلاغ الدين الحق، وتحميلهم مسؤولية التمسك بالإسلام وحمل الدعوة إليه من غير تحريف أو تصحيف أو تزييف اتساقا مع قوله سبحانه: (قُلْ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَكْبَرُ شَهَادَةً قُلِ اللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَأُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآَنُ لِأُنْذِرَكُمْ بِهِ وَمَنْ بَلَغَ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّ مَعَ اللَّهِ آَلِهَةً أُخْرَى قُلْ لَا أَشْهَدُ قُلْ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ وَإِنَّنِي بَرِيءٌ مِمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ) الأنعام: (١٩)، 

حيث قال صلى الله عليه وسلم في نهاية ما أوصى به: "اللهم هل بلغت اللهم فاشهد، فليبلغ الشاهد الغائب فرب مبلغ أوعى من سامع، فلا ترجعوا بعدي كفارا يضرب بعضكم رقاب بعض…" صحيح البخاري، باب الحج؛ صحيح مسلم، رقم: "١٢١٨"؛ سنن أبي داود، رقم: "١٩٠٥"؛ ابن ماجة، رقم: "٣٠٧٤؛ سنن الدارمي، رقم: "١٨٥٠"، 

وما إلا ذلك من الوصايا التي أوصى بها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم المسلمين، لتكون تلك الوصايا نبراسا يستنير بها المسلمون خاصة، والناس أجمعين في سلمهم وحربهم، ويتخذونها مرتكزا لهم في أمورهم الدينية والدنيوية في قضايا الإيمان والقيم والأخلاق، وشؤون الأسرة، وبناء المجتمع، وفي الحكم، والاقتصاد، والعلاقات المجتمعية، والمعاملات والنظم، 

وكل ما يقتضيه الإسلام الحق، وما فيه صلاح الدنيا والآخرة فرديا ومجتمعيا، وما من شأنه أن تحفظ به حقوق الأفراد والجماعات ويتحقق لهم بتمثله والالتزام به الأمن الكامل، والحياة الطيبة، والسعادة في الدنيا والفلاح يوم القيامة. اتساقا مع قوله سبحانه: (…أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آَمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآَخِرِ وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَوُونَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا وَهَاجَرُوا وَجَاهَدُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَائِزُونَ) التوبة: (١٩-٢٠)؛ 

وقوله سبحانه: (لَيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَنْ تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آَمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآَخِرِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَآَتَى الْمَالَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ وَالسَّائِلِينَ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآَتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَالْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَاهَدُوا وَالصَّابِرِينَ فِي الْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ وَحِينَ الْبَأْسِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ) البقرة: (١٧٧) صدق الله العظيم.

د. إحسان سمارة