Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Certainly, carrying out one’s work with perfection is a sign
bespeaking your love of it, which is one of the secrets behind the
magnificence of the universe. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah
bless him and grant him peace) said, “Allah loves when any of you
performs a work to perfect it.”
If Allah, The Most Exalted, says (what means), “In it are manifest
signs (for example), the Maqâm (place) of Ibrâhim (Abraham),”
(Âl-‘Imrân, 3: 96) we have to see through it the signs exiting in
Maqâm Ibrâhim. Ibrâhîm was a nation, having of good righteous
attributes what may only gather in a nation. For goodness cannot
gather in a single person but only in a nation: one is trustworthy,
another is honest and a third is generous. Yet, all the good
righteous attributes gathered in the Prophet Ibrâhim (peace be
upon him).
Because Ibrâhîm (peace be upon him) loved the enjoined duty, he
endured the trials Allah had put him through; he succeeded and
fulfilled the duty the best that can ever be. Recite the Qur’anic
verse in which Allah, praise be to Him, says (what means):
“And (remember) when the Lord of Ibrâhim (Abraham) [i.e.,
Allah] tried him with (certain) Commands, which he fulfilled.”
(Al-Baqarah, 2:124)
What are the Commands that Allah tried Ibrâhîm with? Allah, all
praise and glory be to Him, commanded him to slaughter his son
Ismâ‘îl, his sole son, who attained adulthood. How did Ibrâhîm
respond to the Divine Command? Did he slacken in executing it?
Did he invoke Allah to mercy his old age and pardon his only son?
No, despite the severity of the trial he started execution. This
presents a sign for you to fulfill the enjoined duty and endure the
trial with utmost complacence.
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