Benefits/importance of Hajj

Question 1

Why is important for Muslims to perform Hajj and what does the prophet say?

Answer 1

• Allah forgives the sins of those who perform pilgrimage and does not care for those who die performing it.
• The prophet (PBUH) said: “He who is not prevented from performing the Pilgrimage by an obvious necessity, a tyrannical ruler, or a disease which confines him at home, and dies without having performed the pilgrimage may die if he wishes to be a Jew or Christian.”
• The prophet (PBUH): “An accepted pilgrimage has no reward except paradise”

Question 2

What does hajj demonstrate?

Answer 2

• It demonstrates equality and brotherhood among the Muslims.
• People of all nationalities, races, etc assemble at one place and interact with each other. They come before their creator in extreme humility, wearing two white sheets without any distinction between the high and the low ranked, they gather at the same place uttering the same.

Question 3

How is Hajj a great spiritual experience?

Answer 3

• Brings the pilgrim closer to Allah and he feels that the entire barrier between him and his creator is removed uttering the words: “Here, I am O Lord! Here I am!”