Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Allah has bound the Hajj rites timewise; you cannot perform Hajj
on any day of the year, and has also bound it by place in Mecca,
‘Arafât and Minâ; because if you miss going to any of the three
your Hajj will not be complete. But Hajj includes other rituals in
which compensation is accepted, which we shall discuss in the
next chapters.
Allah, praise and glory be to Him, wants to train you on how you
may restrain yourself and bind it by His Commands, to be worthy
of the blessings He showers upon you on that honorable day. He
bestows on you endless forgiveness and good pleasure, endless to
the extent that it is stated in the tradition that Iblis (the devil) is
seen in no other time or place more exasperated than in that
Standing, why? Because the satisfaction and happiness of Iblis is in
having man a sinner. Iblis disobeyed his Lord by refusing to
prostrate himself before Âdam (peace be upon him); therefore he
wants all mankind sinners. When Iblis senses that the inner self of
man is talking him into committing a misdeed, he hastens to tempt
him and endear it to him until he falls into sin, which fills Iblis
with great joy because people have disobeyed as he did. But the
Power and Might of Allah, praise and glory be to Him, willed to
make the Day of ‘Arafah a day on which all the handiworks of Iblis
are vainly wasted, and Allah showers His Mercy, Good Pleasure,
Forgiveness and full Pardon on all the people of ‘Arafah, a reward
offered for binding the movement of their lives on that day
according to the Will of Allah, praise and glory be to Him.
The Day of forgiving sins
About this day, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) said, “Verily, Allah has manifested Himself to
the people of the Standing (meaning ‘Arafah) and He forgave the
people of ‘Arafah and He forgave the people of Al-Mash‘ar Al-
Haram (the Sacred Monument) and Allah bore on behalf of all the
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