Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Tears shed at the Sacred House
When you enter the Sacred House of Allah and you
circumambulate it tears fill your eyes, why?
Many people do not know the reason, but crying before such a
scene is an expression of waiving the pride that accompanied you
for long. The more tears you shed, the more pride you rid yourself
of. If crying is a sign of weakness and grief, in the Hajj it is not so.
It is a sense of submission and servility, a sense that you gave up
all and realized your true humble rank. You come to this sacred
place hoping to express your regret for your misdeeds and
supplicate Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, that He may
forgive your past and future sins.
Being so close to The Almighty and experiencing a sense of His
Presence every second is what imparts to the shed tears a
spirituality that surpasses joy. The joy of being purged from sins;
the joy of winning the Good Pleasure of Allah deeply felt and
realized; the joy of confessing sins, which means having the
strength of will never to relapse again by holding fast to
repentance.
It is the power of faith that prompts man to abandon all
wrongdoing and perversity that may taint his creed and behavior.
Renouncing pride is a show of strength, and begging for mercy
and forgiveness is also a show of strength.
Everyone who experienced such overwhelming feelings knows
well that his soul is relieved after crying. As though the tears that
flowed from his eyes cleansed his heart. Everyone cries as bitterly
as he transgressed against himself (by committing evil deeds and
sins) and as bitterly as he disobeyed.
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