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Hajj
is a school that every Muslim is supposed to attend at least once
in his/her life. It is the school where one disciplines oneself
and acquires good traits and noble qualities. Following are some
of these characters:
1)
Decency and chastity:
Allah
says [For
Hajj are the months well known. If any one undertakes that duty
therein, Let there be no rafth (obscenity)]
(Al-Baqarah 2:197). Rafath is sexual intercourse or sayings
or actions that lead to it.
2)
Suppression of anger, leaving of argumentation and disputes:
Allah
Most High says: [and
no jidal (disputing) during Hajj]
(Al-Baqarah 2:197). `Ataa’ said, “Jidal is that you
dispute with your companion until you anger him and he angers
you.”
3)
Gentleness, softness and calmness:
It
was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
heard strong rebuking, hitting, and shouting at a camel while
moving from Muzdalifah, and he said, “O people, you must be
calm, for rushing and hurrying are not righteousness.”
(Ahmad)
4)
Concern for others:
During
Hajj, the servant is concerned not only about himself or herself,
but he or she mixes with the pilgrim brothers and sisters and
shares with them the recitation of Talbiyah,
transportation, and acts.
5)
Responsibility for one’s mistakes:
This
becomes evident in the case of obligatory atonement for one who
makes an intentional mistake that violates the state of ihram.
6)
Humbleness:
This
becomes evident in the unity between all pilgrims in rituals and
feelings, and in the negation of traces of material differences
between them, such as language, nationality, wealth, etc. The
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said during his last
farewell Hajj, “O people! Verily, your Lord is one, and your
father (Adam) is one; verily the Arab is not superior to the
non-Arab, nor the non-Arab to the Arab, nor the red to the black,
nor the black to the red, except by taqwa (piety,
fearful awareness of Allah).”
7)
Patience:
The
servant restrains himself or herself from desires by leaving acts
that are prohibited while in the state of ihram, and also by
leaving some permissible acts while not in the state of ihram. He
or she exposes himself or herself to hardship and fatigue in
fulfilling the orders of Allah by performing the rituals so that
this is a motive for leaving sins, doing righteous acts, and
bearing inconveniences after Hajj.
8)
Generosity and openhandedness:
This
is clear in the servant’s bearing expenditures for Hajj.
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Based on the Article: So That Our Hajj May Be Accepted By Faysal
Ibn `Ali Al-Ba`dani. Excerpted with some modifications from
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