12-24-2006, 08:22 PM
Bismillah
as salam alykom
Again to turn on the lights on this thread and continue explaining to those who desire to know:
Haj, as a ritual, is clearly commanded in Quran:
"And proclaim to humankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to perform Hajj).* That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade, etc.), and mention the Name of Allah on appointed days, over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice) (at the time of their slaughtering by saying: Bismillah, Wallahu-Akbar, Allahumma Minka wa Ilaik). Then eat thereof and feed therewith the poor who have a very hard time.* Then let them complete the prescribed duties (rites of Hajj) for them, and perform their vows, and circumambulate the Ancient House (the Ka'bah at Makkah).* That (Hajj rites is the obligation that humankind owes to Allah), and whoever honours the sacred things of Allah, then that is better for him with his Lord." (Quran 22:27-30).