Intend to Go to Ḥajj

As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh.

Aʿūdhu billāhi min ash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Aṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-awwalīna wa l-ākhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi Rasūlillāh, madad yā Mashāyikhinā, dastūr yā Shaykh ʿAbdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistānī, Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad. Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-ṣuḥbah wa l-khayru fi l-jamʿiyyah.

Bismillāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm: ‎وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ حِجُّ ٱلْبَيْتِ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلً “Wa lillāhi ʿalā n-nāsi ḥijju l-bayti mani staṭāʿa ilayhi sabīlā” “And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House (Ka’bah) - those who can afford the journey.” (Qur’ān 3:97). ṢadaqAllahu l-ʿAẓīm.

These are the blessed months of Ḥajj. Allah ʿAzza wa Jalla has made Ḥajj obligatory for those who are able and have the means, as one of the pillars of Islām; they must perform it. Of course, it seems easy, but it has its difficulties. Entry is only by permission. So, only a limited number of people can go. For this reason, everyone who is able, healthy, and financially capable should perform it. It is an obligation (fard).

If you postpone fard, it’s uncertain whether you will be able to perform it later. But if you make the intention now and take a step, Allah ʿAzza wa Jalla will accept your fard according to your intention, and that fard will be lifted from your shoulders.

However, if you say, “I’ll do it later anyway, I won’t make the intention now,” then you will not only not have fulfilled your fard but also be deprived of great rewards.

Even a single prayer performed there earns you as much reward as all the prayers in your life. Fasting is already difficult there, but you will be performing the fard prayers in the Kaa’ba. You will pray in our Prophet ṣallAllahu ʿalayhi wa-sallam’s Mosque, Masjid Al-Nabawi. Each of these is worth a lifetime, both spiritually and materially.

Therefore, performing this fard, like performing all fards, is beneficial for the believer. Even more than just earning reward; you are fulfilling Allah’s command and becoming His guest. May Allah grant us all the opportunity to go. May He make it easy for those who haven’t gone yet. Many people want to do it, but there are various obstacles. There are all sorts of impediments.

Therefore, making intention is important. Say, “I intend to perform the Ḥajj for the sake of Allah, and I will go when I have the opportunity and time.” In this way, at least that obligation will be lifted from your shoulders. This is especially for men. There are different principles and conditions for women; they are given more leniency.

Therefore, men especially should make this intention more so that, with this intention, Allah may forgive us all, inshā’Allah.

Wa min Allahi t-Tawfīq.

Al-Fātiḥa.