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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1- Temporal and spatial Miqats of Hajj Q: Your Eminence, what is the meaning of Allah's saying:  The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year) months (i.e. the 10th month, the 11th month and the first ten days of the 12th month of the Islâmic calendar, i.e. two months and ten days). May Allah reward you with the best!  A: Allah (Glorified be He) says: The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year) months (i.e. the 10th month, the 11th month and the first ten days of the 12th month of the Islâmic calendar, i.e. two months and ten days). So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein (by assuming Ihrâm), then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj. And whatever good you do, (be sure) Allâh knows it. And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness). So fear Me, O men of understanding! The Ayah means that Hajj is to be assumed during certain months: Shawwal, Dhul-Qa`dah and the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. These are the months meant in the Ayah and this is what is meant by the Ayah. Allah mentioned them in the plural form since the Arabs had a rule that if they add some days of the third month to the other two months, they would mention them in the plural form.As for Allah's saying: So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein (by assuming Ihrâm) means: whoever obliges himself to do Hajj by assuming Ihram for performing Hajj, then it is forbidden for him to practice sexual intercourse with his wife | | (Part No. 17; Page No. 8) | |
or to commit sin or engage in dispute. After assuming Ihram, it is not permissible for him to have sexual intercourse with his wife or exchange with her any word or deed that may lead to practicing sexual intercourse with her. Fusuq i.e. Committing sins, refers to all acts of disobedience including ungratefulness to one's parents, severing the ties of kinship, dealing in usury, consuming the property of orphans, gossiping, backbiting, and all other types of sin.As for "dispute," it refers to arguing and debating without a right. It is not permissible for a person who has assumed Ihram to perform Hajj or `Umrah or both to dispute either with or without a right. He should explain what is right with wisdom and in a good way. If debating proves to be fruitless and takes too long, he should stop. Yet what is right should still be made clear through wisdom and good instruction, and arguing in a way that is best. This type is not forbidden; rather it is prescribed through Allah's saying: Invite (mankind, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islâm) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Revelation and the Qur’ân) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. |
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