Ebrahim Bham – Advice to Hajis on the eve of Hajj
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The speaker gives advice for people to embark on Hajj, emphasizing the importance of being confident and not overthinking one's journey. They stress the importance of forgiveness and making du-use for it. The speaker also reminds people to ask for everything and make requests for their forgiveness.
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Respected elders, brothers
and sisters.
This is a short advice
for people
embarking for Hajj
on the eve of Hajj.
Obviously,
there is a yearning from my side personally
that I am not with you, but my
duas and support,
and my yearning is with you. And may
Allah
because of this yearning
give me an appropriate reward.
There is no doubt on this eve of
Hajj,
the next 5 days
is what we have traveled for.
All other aspects with regard to our journey
are a forerunner
for these 5 days.
There might be apprehension
with regard to this coming 5 days, which
is natural, especially for people
who are first
time Hajis.
However,
my advice do not be overawed,
be confident.
Inshallah, after the event, you will be surprised
at the apprehension.
This is the culmination
of our journey.
Remember our confidence
does not come because of pride, but it
comes because
after all, Allah is the one who has
called us. And no one comes to the
Haramain because
he inspires or he is wealthy,
but he comes
because Allah
has called him. And in our sharia we
have been commanded
on such an occasion
that our attitude should be
1 between
fear and hope.
Fear for our shortcomings.
That, you Allah, we are so weak. How
can we come for Hajj?
You Allah, we are so weak. How are
we going to
embark on this and blessed journey? So there
is a fear. There is apprehension.
Yet at the same time, we are hopeful.
We are hopeful of Allah ta'ala's mercy. We
are hopeful that Allah has called us.
Guests of almighty Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala.
And that is the reason why we are
also hopeful.
Why we must look forward
with regard to all the rights that we
must do it and strive to do it
correctly with
enthusiasm.
However,
there is no doubt whatsoever
the culmination
and the highlight of Hajj
is.
Nabi Karim
said, Al Hajj Ju Arafa. Nabiya Karim said,
there is no other day in which shaitan
feels more humiliated
than the day of Harafa.
When he sees Allah's mercy and forgiving,
forgiveness
coming to the people. Perhaps the only day
he felt more humiliated
was on the day of the battle of
Badr when he saw Allah Ta'ala's assistance coming
to the and
the believers.
Nabi Karim
says, no other day will Allah ta'ala
free so many people
from the fire of Jahnem.
And he boast about them.
The people in Arafat, he boast about them
in front of the angels.
Oh, my angels, what do these people want?
As if Allah is saying, what do they
want? I want to give it to them.
One of our great scholars.
So
on the eve evening of.
And he asked him,
who is the worst person
today?
And
replied and he said,
the worst person today
is he
who feels that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
has not forgiven him on the day of
Arafa.
SubhanAllah, the worst person is he who feels
that Allah has not forgiven him on the
day of
Harafa. Says that if such a great group
of people, millions of people,
go to a wealthy person asking him for
1,
one small poultry amount of wealth,
and
he will feel it against his honor. So
many people came to ask me for something
so minute.
He'll feel it against his honor to reject
them.
Allah to
forgive everyone.
It is even more or less
in value
in terms of monetary or
in terms of ease for Allah, subhanahu wa
ta'ala, to forgive people. So this is something
that we must keep in mind and have
that confidence with regard
to Arafa.
And when we make du'a
during these days and especially on the day
of Arafa,
make du'a for our forgiveness,
Make dua for our
Hedayat.
Make dua for the changing of our life.
Make dua for our families. Make dua for
our children.
Make dua for the Ummat. Make dua for
the people of Gaza. And make dua whatever
dua we want to every particular need.
Keep in mind
that nothing is small for us
and nothing is big for Allah.
Nothing is small for us. If
were to take away the power for us
to do something, even something small, will not
be able to do it. Nothing is small
for us. Ask for everything.
And nothing is major for Allah. If he
wants to give, he can give whatever he
wants. May Allah
make the coming days easy for everyone.
And may Allah
the end of the 5 days and after
the end of the Hajj,
may Allah grant everyone Hajj and Abruur.
And Allah
accept your duas
and a request to make dua also for
the sinful slave.