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Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

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But it is not an individual responsibility but a general one assumed<br />

by guards who prevent the spread of chaos, disorder, riot or<br />

propagation of a foreign doctrine inside the Sanctuary. <strong>Al</strong>lah, all<br />

praise and glory be to Him, says regarding the Sacred House<br />

(what means):<br />

“And whoever inclines to evil actions therein or to do wrong (i.e.<br />

practise polytheism and leave Islâmic Monotheism), him We<br />

shall cause to taste a painful torment.” (<strong>Al</strong>-<strong>Hajj</strong>, 22: 25)<br />

Meaning whoever fights in the Sanctuary must be seized with a<br />

painful torment in the life of this world and in the hereafter. In<br />

worldly life, he must receive the painful torment of being killed<br />

not fought. His surrender is not accepted, but he must be killed for<br />

abusing the safety of the Sanctuary he is obliged to guard and<br />

respect as <strong>Al</strong>lah has commanded. Whereas in the hereafter <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />

will punish him with a painful torment that meets the atrocity of<br />

his crime. The Truth, all praise and glory be to Him, says (what<br />

means):<br />

“And (remember) when We made the House (the Ka‘bah at<br />

Makkah) a place of resort for mankind and a place of safety. And<br />

take you (people) the Maqâm (place) of Ibrâhim (Abraham) [or<br />

the stone on which Ibrâhim (Abraham) stood while he was<br />

building the Ka'bah] as a place of prayer (for some of your<br />

prayers, e.g. two Rak'at after the Tawâf of the Ka'bah at<br />

Makkah).” (<strong>Al</strong>-Baqarah, 2: 125)<br />

The House was made a resort; means a place people turn to as<br />

recourse, where they turn to <strong>Al</strong>lah in repentance. As long as the<br />

servant returns to <strong>Al</strong>lah and keeps practicing the Rituals and Laws<br />

of <strong>Al</strong>lah throughout a period of time, his soul will get used to<br />

obedience, and when it does he will continue abiding by it. Back in<br />

his country he will shy away from ever sinning.<br />

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