Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

But Allah commanded Ibrâhîm (peace be upon him) to take his
wife, Hâjar (peace be upon her), and his son, Ismâ‘îl (Ishmael,
peace be upon him), to a barren arid valley near the Sacred House.
Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, says in His Noble Book (what
means):
“And (remember) when We showed Ibrâhim (Abraham) the site
of the (Sacred) House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) (saying):
‘Associate not anything (in worship) with Me, [Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh
(none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh Islâmic
Monotheism], and sanctify My House for those who
circumambulate it, and those who stand up for prayer, and those
who bow (submit themselves with humility and obedience to
Allâh), and make prostration (in prayer, etc.).’” (Al-Hajj, 22: 26)
The location of the House was shown and specified to Ibrâhîm
(peace be upon him). Regarding the Sacred House, Allah, all praise
and glory be to Him, says when recounting the invocation of
Ibrâhîm (peace be upon him) what means:
“O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in an
uncultivable valley by Your Sacred House (the Ka'bah at
Makkah); in order, O our Lord, that they may perform As-Salât
(Iqâmat-as-Salât), so fill some hearts among men with love
towards them, and (O Allâh) provide them with fruits so that
they may give thanks.” (Ibrahîm, 14: 37)
Ibrâhîm took his wife Hâjar and their son Ismâ‘îl, who was still an
infant, and left them near the Sacred House appointed by Allah, all
praise and glory be to Him, since the beginning of creation. But
what was the role of Ibrâhîm and what did he do?
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