#Hajj This is a reminder for the Day of Judgment when you are all - TopicsExpress

#Hajj This is a reminder for the Day of Judgment when you are all standing in front of your Lord subḥānahu wa taāla (glorified and exalted be He) carrying nothing. Regardless of how much you try to carry with you, what else can you carry except the belt around your waist? Nothing much. What will you be carrying in there anyway? You wont be carrying whatever you fancy from this dunya. You will carry the essentials. That is exactly the essence of this dunya. When you stand before your Lord subḥānahu wa taāla (glorified and exalted be He), you should carry nothing but the essentials, the things that will help you go through the journey. This is what you care about. Even if you become so blessed in this dunya, when you go to Hajj, you will still only carry with you the essentials. This means that it is okay to go and pursue the blessings of this world, but use it for the pleasure of the aakhirah to please your Lord subḥānahu wa taāla (glorified and exalted be He). Hajj is an amazing spiritual experience. It is not about just going for five days to perform particular rituals and rites and coming back again, shaving your head. This is not the experience of Hajj. Hajj is profound and deeper. It penetrates the heart and the soul. Those who go to Hajj and experience Hajj the way it is supposed to be come back completely transformed into completely different personalities. If you havent done your Hajj this year and you have the time and the luxury of wealth, then do it! Dont wait and dont delay. Even if you plan to go two or three years from now, just go this year if you can. If you go once, then you will love to go again and again and again. This is the promise of Allah subḥānahu wa taāla (glorified and exalted be He). If Allah blessed you with one time, then biidhnillah, He will bless you again and again to go to Hajj. When people come to ask me about Hajj, the most common question they ask is: “Shaykh, which travel agency or Hajj agency do you recommend for me?” I say, “Why?” They are looking for the preparation. If you want the travel agency, the best one is the most righteous. Which one is that? I dont know. You need to carry it in your heart. Regardless of with whom you go, make sure you carry with you the best provision. With whom should you go? Who are the best people to go with? There are different degrees of these companies, but wallahi, it doesnt matter as long as you carry in your heart the best provision, which is taqwa, righteousness and piety. Of course they may assist you in making it better for you, but whichever group you go with, make sure you work on your spiritual provision in preparation for Hajj, more than the material sustenance. The material sustenance is easy to find. What you really need over there is righteousness and piety. Hajj will test your patience to limits you have never seen before. It pushes you far beyond your limits. This is the purpose of it. How much can you handle on the Day of Judgment? If you prepare yourself financially and make everything well for you to go to Hajj, you better think about the other side of your sustenance. What are you carrying in your heart? Why are you going for Hajj? What are you trying to achieve when you go to Hajj? That is what matters the most! Righteousness and piety are the provisions that you carry with you when you go for Hajj.-Yaser Birjas