Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Just listening to the devil is the first step taken in disobedience. He
wants to entice you into listening to him. Do not give him that
chance. Do not listen to his temptations, but stone him at once by
defiance.
Some people may wonder saying, ‘We are pelting a stone, so what
is its connection with the devil? And does the devil exist in it?’
Some religious scholars say that the devils are imprisoned in these
stones during the days of Minâ. To them we say, ‘Whether this is
true or false, it constitutes, as aforesaid, a trial of the strength of
faith within the hearts.’ For the purpose behind the principles of
faith lies not in understanding them or grasping the wisdom
behind. But the purpose lies in their being enjoined by Allah, all
praise and glory be to Him; we kiss a stone (the Black Stone) and
pelt another. The reason is that Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He,
has commanded us and we must obey the Ordinance without
trying to philosophize matters based on our limited weak minds.
Since Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, has commanded, there
must be a wisdom that we may or may not know, because there
are many secrets in the universe we know nothing about.
Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, wants us to keep in mind
that since we have completed the Hajj, which is paid for from
lawful money and performed for the Sake of Allah and therefore is
surely accepted and is Mabrûr [Hajj performed in accordance with the
Prophet’s tradition and is accepted by Allah], the devil would never
leave us in peace once our sins are forgiven. He would push us
hard to err and sin anew. The moment we return from Hajj he
would contrive to ruin our allegiance to Allah and cast
disobedience within ourselves.
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