Hajj Is a Matter Of Destiny

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Sohbah on 6th June 2022 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar Rabbaniق

وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا

(Qur’ān 03:97)

‘Wa li-Llāhi a’la n-nāsi hijju l-bayti man i-statā’a ‘ilayhi sabīlā’

‘And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House (Ka’bah) – those who can afford the journey.’ Sadaqa Llahu l-‘Azim.

Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla says that Hajj is Fard for those who can afford to go there. Who have enough money and whose way is open, it is Fard for them. Who don’t have enough money, who don’t have good health and when there are obstacles, it is outside their will. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla says, “مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا”, “man i-statā’a ‘ilayhi sabīlā” – those who can go there.

In old times, it was difficult to go to Hajj. It was not for everyone, because there were long distances, big burdens, they had to leave enough money and enough provision for people at home. Those old times are over. Now it seems like everything is easy, but it is not. Hajj is difficult. And only those who have been destined by Allah ﷻ are able to go.

It was closed for two years. No one except a couple of people could go to Hajj. In spite of having everything, they couldn’t become Hajji. That is the Will of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla that He ﷻ makes some people or things a means for others not to be able to make Hajj, to make hardship. And it is the wisdom of Allah ﷻ. But what’s important is the Order and the Will of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. No matter how easy they claim to make it, there is certainly some difficulty in it. And there is reward according to that.

Shukr to Allah ﷻ, today, someone from the people of the mosque is going with the first group for the first time this year since the last two years. We bid him farewell with Du’a. It is a beautiful old-time arrangement; they used to honour and bid farewell to those who were going to Hajj.

Our Shaykh Mawlana Shaykh Nazimق had taken people to Hajj from Cyprus for years. And while going, people would go out in the streets. They would bid farewell with a beautiful ceremony, with Takbir and Tahlil. It was as nice last night as well. Insha’Allah may those who want have it in their destiny. As we said, it is a matter of destiny.

Huge buildings are constructed in order to accept millions of people in Ka’bah and Madinah. But by the wisdom of Allah ﷻ, instead of increasing, they have decreased. So as many people as Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla wants are destined to go. There are people who have been waiting for years. And some of them pass away from this world without going there. Therefore, Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla says everything with His ﷻ wisdom. Nothing happens by my or your will. Everything happens by the Will of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla.

May Allah ﷻ grant it to those who want. If Allah ﷻ wants, He ﷻ can let millions of people easily make Hajj. Allah ﷻ is Qadir – The All Powerful. These are the things that are not according to people’s calculations. These happen by the Will of Allah ‘Azza wa Jalla. May Allah ﷻ make it blessed for those who are going to Hajj insha’Allah.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

06 June 2022 / 07 Dhu’l Hijjah 1443

Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul

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