20 I SPECIAL FEATURE Passion Islam I November 2009
The Call of
Ibrahim
(Abraham)
(alayhis salaam)
When Ibrahim (Alaihis salaam) allegiance to you.’ The Prophet best?” He said, “Iman in Allah and His
completed the structure of the spread his hand, but I withdrew mine. Messenger.” “Then what?” “Jihad in
Kabah, Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) He said, ‘What is wrong ‘Amr?’ I said, the sake of Allah.” “Then what?” “Hajj
commanded him to call the people to ‘I want to make a condition.’ ‘And what Mabroor, a Hajj accepted by Allah
Hajj. Ibrahim (Alaihis salaam) pleaded, is that?’ he said. I said, ‘That Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala).”
“O Allah! How shall my voice reach all will forgive me.’ Then the Messenger Abu Sha’thaa’ said, “I contemplated
of those people?” Allah (Subhanahu of Allah said, ‘Did you not know that the good deeds that a person does. I
wa ta’ala) told him that his duty was Islam wipes out what came before it, found that salaat as well as fasting are
only to give the call and it was up to and that Hijrah wipes out what came a jihad of the body. And that sadaqa is
Allah to make it reach the people. before it and that Hajj wipes out what a jihad of someone’s wealth. But Hajj
Ibrahim (Alaihis salaam) then came before it!” (Sahih Muslim). is a jihad of both body and wealth.”
climbed Mount Arafat and called out Hajj is the fifth pillar upon which Hajj is the greatest jihad. Aishah
in his loudest voice, “O People! Verily Islam stands. Allah (Subhanahu wa (Radiallahu anha) asked the Prophet
Allah has prescribed upon you Hajj, ta’ala) made it compulsory upon (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), “We find
so perform Hajj.” every able Muslim male and female to that jihad is the best deed, shouldn’t
Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) perform it, at least once in a lifetime. we (women) do jihad?” The Prophet
revealed in the Qur’an: “And proclaim Allah revealed: “Hajj thereto is a duty replied, “Rather the best jihad is a Hajj
the Hajj among mankind. They will mankind owes to Allah, those who can Mabroor!” Aishah later said, “I’ll never
come to thee on foot and (mounted) afford the journey, but if any deny faith, cease performing Hajj after I heard
on every camel, lean on account of Allah stands not in need of any of His that from Rasul Allah” (Agreed Upon).
journeys through deep and distant creatures.” (Surat Ali Imran, Ayat 97). The dua of the one in Hajj shall
mountain highways” (Surat Al-Hajj, Performance of the Hajj washes be accepted. The Prophet (Sallallahu
Ayat 28). away all sins. Abu Hurairah narrates: alaihi wa sallam) said, “The soldier
To this very day millions upon I heard the Prophet say, “Whoever in the path of Allah and the one
millions of Muslims continue to answer performs Hajj and does not commit who performs Hajj and the one who
the call of Prophet Ibrahim (Alaihis any Rafath (obscenity) or Fusooq performs ‘Umra, all are the delegation
salaam). Perhaps this year you shall (transgression), he returns (free from of Allah! He called them and they
be amongst those who answer the sin) as the day his mother bore him” answered. And they asked Him, and
call. (Sahih Bukhari). He shall grant them (what they ask
‘Amr ibn Al-‘Aas narrates, “When Hajj is one of the greatest deeds for)!” (Authentic, narrated by Ibn
Islam entered my heart, I went to the one can accomplish in his or her Majah and Ibn Hibban).
Messenger of Allah and said, ‘Give lifetime. Abu Hurairah narrates: The In the Islamic history books it was
me your hand so that I may pledge Prophet was asked, “What deed is the narrated that on the day of Arafat, a
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