{"id":2135,"date":"2012-06-01T11:22:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T11:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2012-06-01T14:22:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T14:22:00","slug":"common-acts-religious-excessiveness-ghuluww-overplanning-hajj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/common-acts-religious-excessiveness-ghuluww-overplanning-hajj.htm","title":{"rendered":"Common Acts of Religious Excessiveness (Ghuluww): Overplanning Hajj"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful…<\/em><\/p>\n

Allaah says,\u00a0addressing the Jews and Christians –\u00a0an important admonition that Muslims are required to also heed and live by:<\/p>\n

\u064a\u0627 \u0623\u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u063a\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u062f\u064a\u0646\u0643\u0645<\/span><\/strong>
\n“O people of the Book!\u00a0 Do not go overboard in your religion!” <\/span><\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

His Messenger (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace) said:<\/p>\n

\u0625\u064a\u0627\u0643\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0644\u0648 \u0641\u0625\u0646\u0645\u0627 \u0623\u0647\u0644\u0643 \u0645\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u0644\u0643\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0644\u0648<\/span><\/strong>
\n“Be warned against ghuluww<\/em> (religious excessiveness), since that which\u00a0destroyed the people who came before you was ghuluww<\/em>!” <\/span><\/strong>[2]<\/span><\/p>\n

To help fulfill this Prophetic order, this series of\u00a0brotherly reminders highlights some\u00a0everyday manifestations of religious excessiveness that Muslims may commonly\u00a0fall into, so that we can be on guard against them and warn others of them.<\/p>\n

Overplanning Hajj<\/h2>\n

Hajj is a one-time obligation on all adult Muslims, those who have the ability to perform it – both physically and financially.<\/p>\n

Many people plan for a two-week trip for Hajj, staying in expensive hotels and traveling to Madeenah and other places before or after the Hajj.\u00a0 All of this is fine for people who have the time and can afford it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, Hajj is obligatory on anyone who\u00a0could request as little as a\u00a0week off of their job, while\u00a0they could afford\u00a0the basic\u00a05-day trip and stay at a meagre hotel in Makkah, without going to Madeenah or anywhere else.\u00a0 This package\u00a0costs a mere fraction of the two-week trip mentioned.<\/p>\n

Real Everyday Example<\/h2>\n

Let’s say a Muslim\u00a0man who hasn’t made Hajj yet\u00a0has saved $2,000 and he\u00a0could possibly request\u00a0a one-week vacation from his job, but no\u00a0more.\u00a0 If he refrains from making\u00a0Hajj because he\u00a0would prefer\u00a0the $5,000 two-week package being offered\u00a0through some travel agents, then perhaps he may\u00a0end up never making Hajj, while he had the ability,\u00a0both physically and financially.\u00a0 The only thing that prevented him from making Hajj was his own religious excessiveness!<\/p>\n

He could possibly have to face Allaah on the Day of Judgment with a severe act of negligence in his record, one that prevented him from completing one of the five basic pillars of Islaam!<\/p>\n

The Solution<\/h2>\n

Shun\u00a0the excessiveness, plan\u00a0a no-frills\u00a0basic Hajj\u00a0as soon as\u00a0you are able, to fulfill your Islamic duty as a Muslim.\u00a0 Then, if Allaah makes it easy for you in the future, plan a longer trip that includes a nice hotel stay and lots of time to visit Madeenah before or afterwards.\u00a0 But make sure you take care of your basic Islaamic duty to perform Hajj when you are able.<\/p>\n

Of course, some Muslims, due to their ignorance of religious matters, go far beyond the scenario mentioned.\u00a0 Some of them\u00a0make it binding upon themselves to stay in Madeenah for a set number of days, considering this part of the Hajj.\u00a0 This is an innovation that must be shun.\u00a0 And Allaah knows best.<\/p>\n

Written by:<\/strong> Moosaa Richardson<\/em><\/p>\n

FOOTNOTES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] Soorah an-Nisaa’<\/em> (4:171)<\/p>\n

[2] Collected by Ahmad (1\/215), an-Nasaa’ee, Ibn Maajah, and others.\u00a0 Al-Haakim (1\/466)\u00a0graded it saheeh<\/em> (authentic)\u00a0according to the conditions of al-Bukhaaree and Muslim.\u00a0 See: Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah<\/em> (#1283).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful… Allaah says,\u00a0addressing the Jews and Christians –\u00a0an important admonition that Muslims are required to also heed and live by: \u064a\u0627 \u0623\u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u063a\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u062f\u064a\u0646\u0643\u0645 “O people of the Book!\u00a0 Do … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,87,92,64],"tags":[266,267],"class_list":["post-2135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiqh-islamic-rulings","category-general-reminders","category-hajj-umrah","category-original-articles","tag-ghuluww","tag-religious-excessiveness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2139,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions\/2139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}