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Surah Al-Hajj, page 335

Updated: Jun 5

Allah says

وَهُدُوا إِلَى الطَّيِّبِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَهُدُوا إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْحَمِيدِ (24)

And they were guided to good speech, and they were guided to the path of the Praiseworthy (24)

The Almighty said: (And they were guided to good speech) Ibn Abbas said: It is testimony that there is no god but God. Ibn Zaid said: There is no god but God, and God is great, praise be to God, and glory be to God, Al-Suddi said: That is, the Qur’an. It was said that it is the saying of the people of Paradise: Praise be to God, whose promise we have fulfilled (Al-Zumar: 74 (And they were guided to the path of the Praiseworthy) to the religion of God, which is Islam. “And the Praiseworthy” is God who is praised in His actions.

A view around the verse

Good to say, are you the one with good words? What is a good saying? It is the one that does not contain obscenity, insults, cursing, and is positive and does not frustrate anyone or despair anyone, enough is enough, what is all this? All I wanted to tell you is that this world is only for idle talk, cursing, and other bad words, and if you are not one of those who speak obscenely, then you are undoubtedly a tester. There are people whose tongue is better than honey and they do not tell or speak except with hope and making others happy, In this life, they experienced people's injustice, hatred, and hostility, and even those among them changed their condition and did not resemble the same person they used to be.

As for the heaven

It is a guidance to good speech, and a guide to the path of the Praiseworthy, which praises you for the simple food and drink for which you praise Him, and He praises you for your gratitude, your prayers, and every good deed you do, If you search the world of people, you will not find anyone who will praise you for all your good deeds. Rather, some of them will say to you: You are not sincere, and some of them will say: As for the Praiseworthy (Allah) SWT, the little and the big praise you for. -

Allah says

" إن الذين كفروا ويصدون عن سبيل الله والمسجد الحرام الذي جعلناه للناس سواء العاكف فيه والبادي ومن يرد فيه بإلحاد بظلم نذقه من عذاب أليم "

“Indeed, those who disbelieve and turn away from the path of God and the Sacred Mosque, Which We have made for people alike, those who devote themselves to it and those who enter it for just a pray, and whoever rejects it by turning away from the truth through injustice, We will make him taste a painful punishment.”


God Almighty tells us about the heinousness of what the polytheists who disbelieve in their Lord are doing, and that they have combined disbelief in God and His Messenger with turning away from the path of God and preventing people from believing, and also preventing them from the Sacred Mosque, which does not belong to them or their fathers. Rather, the people in it are equal, those who reside in it and those who come to it. Rather, they prevented from it the best of creation, Muhammad and his companions.

A view around the verse
Those who disbelieve and turn away from the path of God

This is complex disbelief. He did not disbelieve and contented himself with the matter. On the contrary, he was repelled from the path of God with songs and parties at times and with people doubting their religion at other times, by impoverishing people and humiliating them at times, and at times, at other times, poverty is a hostage to disbelief, so the Messenger of God - may God bless him and grant him peace, linked them together in the noble hadith (O God, I seek refuge in You from poverty and disbelief)

And the Sacred Mosque, which we made for the people, whether those devote themselves to it or those staying in it for prayer only

There are sacred places in this life. You may have more than one valuable property. Let us assume an apartment and a chalet on the sea and another chalet in ... for the winter, but you prefer a house on a farm you own in the distant countryside. Your preference for something means that it means a lot to you, the houses of God on earth are mosques, and there are mosques that are better than mosques and are sanctified by the sanctity of God - the Almighty - especially the Sacred House and the Holy House, Because they are what you travel to, and it is for all people, the noble as well as the weakest, they are all equal before God, and the lesson is piety. You are outside the mosque, and you see the ranks and you see the people bragging about each other, you fight for lineage, honor, money, and position, and inside the mosque you forget all of this behind you and enter with bare feet and stand, prostrate and kneel politely, knowing that he will not save you, except for the one before whom you stand sincerely, and this is the mosque (the Sacred Mosque: whether for the one who secludes himself or for the one who enters as a visitor once and returns to it other times).

Whoever responds into it with injustice, We will make him taste a painful punishment

Any type of disbelief in God will taste a painful physical torment, and God is Most High and Most Knowing, even if it is prolonged.


Allah says

" وإذ بوأنا لإبراهيم مكان البيت أن لا تشرك بي شيئا وطهر بيتي للطائفين والقائمين والركع السجود "

“And when We appointed to Abraham the place of the House, that you should not associate anything with Me, and purify My House for those who circle around, those who stand and those who kneel and prostrate.”


God Almighty mentions the greatness and majesty of the Sacred House and the greatness of its builder, who is the friend of the Most Merciful, and He said: “And when We prepared for Abraham the place of the House,” meaning: We prepared it for him, and We sent it down to him, He made a portion of his descendants among its inhabitants, and God commanded him to build it. He built it on fear of God and founded it on obedience to God. He and his son Ismail built it and commanded him not to associate anything with it, by devoting his deeds to God, and building it in the name of God. “And purify my house” meaning from polytheism and transgressions, and from impurities, and adding the Most Merciful to Himself, for His honor and grace, and for His love to be greater in the hearts.

A view around the verse

It is said that every person has a share of his name, and every place has a story behind it, a story from the stories of time. It is said that I built this house with my blood, money and sweat, I built it throughout my life, brick by brick, and behind the Sacred House: the story of the burning story, the story of a noble prophet, Abraham, peace be upon him - who lived his whole life until he reached eighty years of age and perhaps more to build this house, (The Sacred House) with his son Ismail the sacrifice after the end of the story of the slaughter, the completion of the blessing and the end of the affliction with the good response to all the trials that Ibrahim Al-Khalil - peace be upon him - went through, God - the Almighty - knew the location of the House to Abraham, who is said to have been the first to build it on earth, whatever it was, so now Abraham and his son Ishmael - peace be upon them - are the ones who will build the Sacred House.

Do not associate anything with Me

Do you know why Abraham was called Hebron? It is said that love for God and devotion to Him permeated every cell of theirs, and Hebron is pure in love. Likewise, like a sponge when it drinks water, every part of it is absorbed. This, O Lord, is the one to whom You say (not to associate anything with Me) Sincerity is the highest thing in our religion. There is no peak of the hump of religion (jihad: it bears fruit except with sincerity) and no prayer is accepted except with sincerity. No, no, no, so it is said that Medina denies hypocrisy and hypocrites, In the Prophet’s era, and in one of his narrations, a man pledged allegiance to the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and then he was struck by a fever, so he came and said: Take my pledge of allegiance to me, and he said: “Indeed, Medina denies its evil, That is, the hypocrisy in it, it seems that the matter also includes the Sacred Mosque, meaning that evil, polytheism, and the polytheists are removed from it, and God is Most High and Most Knowing - and of course this is what should be -

And purify My House for those who circle around, those who stand, and those who kneel and prostrate

Who cleans the mosque? Ibrahim, peace be upon him, himself? Yes, what is required is clear from God - the Almighty - it seems that in this religion the quality of humility must be evident in all situations of your life, no matter how high your status is, Those who circumambulate, bow, and prostrate must stand in a purified place to pray and remember God, which is what was, is, and will be until God inherits this place, before humans became desolate, before the Day of Resurrection, was inhabited by wild lions, and God is Most High and All-Knowing.


Allah says

" وأذن في الناس بالحج يأتوك رجالا وعلى كل ضامر يأتين من كل فج عميق "

“And announce to the people the Hajj, and they will come to it walking, and upon every lean she-camel they come from every deep valley.”

“And proclaim the Hajj among the people,” meaning teach them about it, invite them to it, and convey to those near and farthest, its obligation and its virtue. For if you invite them, they will come to you as pilgrims, as men, that is, as walking on their feet out of longing, “And upon every lean camel,” that is, a lean camel that completes its tasks and its victories and continues on its way until it reaches the most honorable of places. From every deep valley, meaning from every far country, Al-Khalil, peace be upon him, did so, and then after him his son Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him. They were invited to perform the Hajj to this House, and they continued and repeated it forever. What God promised happened. The people came to him, , men and riders from the east and west of the earth. Then he mentioned the benefits of visiting the Sacred House of God.

A view around the verse
He announced to the people the Hajj

An invitation, or call it the media of the stage, or call it social media. This is the truth and not the metaphor, they did not have strong media except the words of poets in praise and blame, or climbing a mountain so that the sound could reach in all directions, or public meetings in places where the elite gather, like social clubs now, Perhaps other than that, it was God’s command - the Almighty - to Ibrahim Al-Khalil to teach people that Hajj is an obligation of faith for everyone who knows the sky.

They will come to you walking and every weak camel

To this day, someone walks on his feet for 6 continuous months until he reaches the place of Hajj from the original place where he lives, and this is not the principle (so what will God do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe) but God - the Almighty - shows us how much some people long for this house to the point that, while He is completely sincere, He comes to the house on foot, or even out of poverty, he rides on a camel that is fat and weak, unable to walk.

They come from every deep valley

In Hajj: a unique historical human image that will never be forgotten by anyone who sees it once in reality. These colors, races, and dialects, they mix with each other in one crucible, so they rise above positions, money, prestige, power, and everything until you find the honorable next to the weak, uttering words that are the same, the king and the president are never different from the subordinates in it, and you find those who come from the Alps, those who come from Russia, and those who come from Africa and Asia, they are all deep valleys, but Mecca is considered the closest thing to the center of the Earth.


Allah says

" ليشهدوا منافع لهم ويذكروا اسم الله في أيام معلومات على ما رزقهم من بهيمة الأنعام فكلوا منها وأطعموا البائس الفقير "

“So that they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of God, on known days for what He provided them with livestock They ate from it and fed the miserable poor"


“That they may witness benefits for them,” meaning that they may obtain, in the House of God, religious benefits, from virtuous worship, and worship that can only be done in it. And worldly benefits, from earning money: This is one of the religious and worldly benefits, that is, to mention the name of God, when slaughtering gifts, to thank God for what He has provided them with, , and make it easy for them. So, when you slaughter it, “then eat of it and feed the needy and the poor.” That is, the very poor.

A view around the verse
To see the benefits for them

In a little while you will find some of the worldly benefits of the idea of ​​extreme crowding, such as Hajj. But now we will talk about the religious benefits: What happens to your psyche when you perform Hajj? When you take off the brands, when you put on clothes that you cannot wear on your normal days in your country depending on your social status, what happens to you as you mutter the same words to those next to you, What do you remove from yourself, what is truly and honestly going on inside you, have you recognized God in this situation, or is your mind still occupied with this world? With the children you left behind, the money, the position, and the wife, you will certainly find many benefits that will change you from the inside before the outside. The most important thing is that you do not return from the trip with many gifts and forget to gift yourself a soul that longs for the sky more than the earth.

Here's a little pause

The people of famine - the people of wars and conflicts who gathered together for a food hospice, despite the critical circumstances: they enjoyed themselves, as the Muslims closed their homes on themselves individually and were consumed by loneliness and cried behind the doors due to the treachery of time, you are alone, but God is with you and has brought you together until a time when God makes a way out for that. So read carefully what human gatherings mean, and encourage each other, perhaps it will be salvation.

And they mention the name of God on known days

There are holy days in this life, and if you are happy in your marriage, you celebrate a wedding anniversary every year that has its own rituals, as well as the birthdays of your children, And to God - the Almighty - holidays other than the feasts, days close to God - the Almighty - which are the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. We will not talk about their virtue, for they have goodness in them, and the scholars have sayings all that concerns us here is that they are holy days to God Almighty - so if we approach them, let us prepare for something great.

For what He provided them with livestock, they ate from it and fed the miserable poor

The entire world - with the exception of a few - slaughters livestock for food, drink, holidays, vows, and other things other than the name of God - the Almighty - but these days, Muslims all over the world are well prepared for the Day of Sacrifice, It is a day beloved by God - the Almighty - because his name is often mentioned throughout the earth and he feeds the poor, orphans and the needy. So, they ate from it: This is an order if you do not have any disease that prevents you from doing so and feed the miserable: a miserable life: a deplorable life, and it is an unhappy life.

Now read the benefits of gatherings in large numbers

Note: Complete, is it possible for a person or a worshiper to start something and not complete it to the fullest? And why does God command Muslims in the imperative form (complete) We thought it was only religious, but it seems that God - the Most High - wants Muslims to have psychological well-being after completing Hajj and Umrah. Read this scientific statement:

The scientific part of the topic
The psychology of health and well-being in mass gatherings

Participation in mass gatherings can benefit well-being: How does participation in a long-term gathering (such as a pilgrimage event) affect well-being? there are good reasons to believe that such mass events pose health risks. There are risks associated with infectious diseases, moreover, the physical conditions in such events

(noise, crowds, harsh conditions) are often detrimental to well-being

However, at the same time, psychosocial research indicates that participation in group-related activities can positively affect well-being, and thus we investigated whether participation in a long-term group gathering could indeed bring such benefits, In our research we examined one of the largest mass events in the world - a demanding month-long Hindu religious festival in northern India. Participants (consisting of 416 pilgrims who attended the gathering for a month, and 127 officers who did not) completed measures of self-assessment of well-being and symptoms of ill-health at two time points.

first

It was a month before the gathering started

Second

It was a month after it ended


1 We found that participants in this group event reported a longitudinal increase in well-being compared to those who did not participate.

2 Our data thus suggests that we must reimagine how mass gatherings affect individuals.

Indeed, an exclusive focus on risk is misleading and limits our understanding of why such events are so attractive. Importantly, because our research is longitudinal and includes a control group, our work adds strong evidence to the social psychological literature regarding the relationship between participation in social group activities and well-being.

The psychological importance of groups

Although people are able to live separate and apart from others, they join with others because groups meet their psychological and social needs, although any kind of companionship is appreciated, we prefer those who offer us reassurance and support as well as accurate information. In some cases, we also prefer to join others who are worse off than us. Imagine, for example, how will you respond when the teacher retakes the test and your test is marked with an 85% mark? Do you want to affiliate with a friend who scored 95% or a friend who scored 78%? To maintain a sense of self-worth, people look up and compare themselves to those who are less fortunate. This process is known as downward social comparison.

Motivation and performance

Groups usually exist for a reason. In groups, we solve problems, create products, create standards, pass on knowledge, have fun, performing the arts, establishing institutions, and even ensuring our safety from attacks by other groups. But do groups always out perform the individuals?

Make decisions in groups

Groups are particularly useful when it comes to decision making, as groups can draw on more resources than a lone individual can. One individual may know a lot about a problem and possible solutions, but his or her information is far outweighed by the group's combined knowledge.

not born

Groups not only give more ideas and possible solutions by discussing the problem, but they can also more objectively evaluate the options they generate during the discussion. Before accepting a solution, the group may require that it be favored by a certain number of people, or that it meet some other criteria for acceptance. People generally feel that a group's decision will be better than an individual's.


Allah says

" ثم ليقضوا تفثهم وليوفوا نذورهم وليطوفوا بالبيت العتيق "

Then let them make up for their dirt, and they will fulfill their vows and circumambulate the Ancient House.”


“Then let them complete their frivolity” meaning complete their rituals and remove the dirt and harm that befell them during the state of ihram, “and fulfill their vows” which they made obligatory upon themselves, such as Hajj, Umrah, and gifts and let them circumambulate the Ancient House, meaning: the ancient one, the best of all mosques. And the freed one: the one over whom the tyrants ruled. This is an order to circumambulate, especially after the command to perform its rituals in general, because of its virtue and honor, and because it is the intended destination, and what comes before it is a means to it. And perhaps - and God also knows best - for another benefit, which is: Tawaf is permissible at all times, whether it follows a ritual, or on its own.


Allah says

" ذلك ومن يعظم حرمات الله فهو خير له عند ربه وأحلت لكم الأنعام إلا ما يتلى عليكم فاجتنبوا الرجس من الأوثان واجتنبوا قول الزور "

“And whoever venerates the sanctities of God, that is better for him in the sight of his Lord, and cattle have been made lawful to you, except for what is recited to you, so avoid abomination from idols and avoid false speech.”


What we have mentioned to you of these rulings, and what they contain of glorifying, honoring the sanctities of God, because glorifying the sanctities of God is among the things that are beloved of God and that are close to Him, because of its greatness and honor, God rewarded him abundantly, and it was good for him, in his religion, in this world, and in the afterlife, with his Lord. And God’s sanctities: everything that has sanctity, and He has commanded to be respected, of worship or otherwise, such as all rituals, such as the sanctuary and ihram, such as gifts, and such as the acts of worship that He has commanded. God's servants do it.

“Avoid abomination” that is, filthy impurity.

Of the idols” meaning equals, which you have made gods with God, for they are the greatest types of abomination. It seems that “from” here is not to indicate the gender, as many commentators have said, but rather it is for separation, and the impurity is general in all forbidden and forbidden things. So it is forbidden from them in general, and from the idols, which are some of them in particular. “And avoid false speech,” meaning: all forbidden words, for they are false speech.

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