DDHK.ORG - Aspects of Ukhrawi (Hereafter) in the Hajj (2)
By: Ahmad Fauzi Qosim (Dawah and Humanitarian activist, Secretary of the Sharia Council Dompet Dhuafa)
In the pilgrimage there are analogies with the human journey to the afterlife, including; the need for Allah's forgiveness, and the pilgrimage is the reason for the forgiveness of sins. Rasulullah SAW said: "Whoever performs Hajj then does not commit any heinous and wicked deeds, then he will return clean (forgiven) from his sins as when he was born his mother.". (Mutafaq 'Alaih).
Maghfirah (forgiveness) is a matter that is needed by humans when traveling to the afterlife, and the gate of the hereafter begins with death. And the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) taught us when we bury our bodies to ask Allah for forgiveness and firmness."Istaghfiru Li Akhikum Was-alu Lahu Bit Tatsbit Fainnahul Aan Yus-al" (Narrated by Abu Dawud) ask Allah for forgiveness and firmness for this brother of yours because soon he will be questioned.
When the prospective hujjaj / hajj leaves his home, he must leave and be separated from his family, relatives and close loved ones, leaving his property in addition to the provisions needed for his journey, and he must leave the country, hometown and homeland and his birth to fulfill Allah's call to the holy land. That event will happen when a person is called by Allah SWT with death to the eternal land (qubur).
When arriving at the miqat, the prospective hujjaj must take off all outer and inner clothes, oversized clothes and all worldly attributes/ranks. He must change the covering of his body with the permitted clothes, namely two pieces of ihram cloth (one is sheathed and the other is draped over her body). This is what will happen to every Muslim when starting the journey to enter the gates of the afterlife, namely death. He will only be clothed with three shrouds on his body, while all worldly clothes are not carried or worn.
On the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, the hujjaj gathered to perform wukuf in the field, namely Arafah while chanting the strains of prayer, praying to Allah, acknowledging and regretting all the sins they had committed while hoping for forgiveness and the pleasure of Allah SWT. After all, we too will gather at one stopping place, namely makhsyar who will all need His intercession, help, ease and mercy.
All of that will remind us of death and the journey of the hereafter, thus someone who will perform the pilgrimage is expected to be more aware and understand the meaning of the journey to be carried out as well as possible, then this awareness is applied in his daily life, either individually, family or society in general.
Hajj and Sacrifice are intertwined
Hajj and sacrifice cannot be separated from each other, both in terms of history, implementation time, and fadhilah or benefits. Muslims around the world accompany Hajj by performing Eid al-Adha prayers and slaughtering sacrificial animals as symbols of Allah's religion. Allah swt says: “So establish prayer for your Lord; and sacrifice" (Surah Al Kautsar).
Sacrifice is a worship that is featured on Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha itself means, returning to sacrifice, namely slaughtering a goat, cow, or camel, with certain conditions after the Eid al-Adha prayer. Narrated from 'Aisha Ra. He said that the Prophet SAW said: "There is no deed that is performed by humans on the Feast of Sacrifice that is more beloved to Allah than slaughtering a sacrificial animal. Verily, on the Day of Resurrection, the sacrificial animal will come with its horns, feathers and hooves, and verily, before the blood of the qurban touches the ground, it will be accepted by Allah, so all of you will be lucky with the reward of the sacrifice. ." (HR. Tirmidhi, no: 1413)
The wisdom and benefits of sacrifice include the following.
1) Placing love for God as the highest/greatest love
Since ordered, what is asked to be sacrificed is an item/something that is very loved/favored, which shows that Allah is testing whether a servant really/really loves Allah above all else, is willing to sacrifice anything for the one he loves, while at the same time confirming that Allah is the owner of everything including anything that is/entrusted to humans.
2) Get the provision of taqwa
Humans living in this world must seek taqwa provisions for salvation in the hereafter, by carrying out God's commands, and staying away from His prohibitions. A pious man will grow his feeling that he is a servant/servant of his Lord. Sacrifice is a form of obedience and submission to God's commands.
3) Means of getting closer to God
Sacrifice has the root word qaruba, which forms the words: qurb (near), taqarrub (closer), aqriba '(relative). As you get older, you will also get closer to death, meaning that you will get closer to meeting God, with minimal sacrifices that will make you remember and be converted, which in the end will meet Him in goodness.
4) Expect the sanctity of oneself and one's wealth
Every good deed is a charity, which serves to purify oneself and property. Sacrifice is a good deed that is very pleasing to Allah on Eid al-Adha (HR. Tirmidhi)
5) As penance, to get forgiveness (Narrated by Al-Bazzar and Ibn Hibban)
"O Fatimah, stand by your victim and witness him, indeed the first drop of his blood is forgiveness for you for your past sins."
6) Cultivating the nature of being easy and destroying the nature of mazmumah
Carrying out the Sacrifice with full appreciation can foster easy nature in the form of obedience, submission to His commands, being generous to others, repenting, increasing gratitude, and others. Besides that, it also eliminates the nature of mazmumah such as love of the world, miserliness, stinginess, pride, revenge, jealousy, etc.
7) Increase affection
It is undeniable that Qurban is beneficial for others, grows and increases love, especially between the rich and poor, strengthens the tenuous relationship, forms togetherness and harmony, because the community stays in touch with each other.
8) Syiar Islam, sunnah of Prophet Ibrahim AS
Sacrifice is a symbol of Islam that preserves the millah or sunnah of Prophet Ibrahim, the Prophet who was nicknamed Khalilullah (people who are very close to God)
9) Rewards and ease of climbing on shirat, etc
“There is no deed performed by humans on the Feast of Sacrifice, which is more beloved to Allah than slaughtering the sacrificial animal. Verily, the sacrificial animal on the Day of Resurrection will come with its horns, feathers and hooves, and verily, before the blood of the sacrifice touches the ground, it will be accepted by Allah, so you are all lucky with it. the sacrifice." (Narrated by Al-Tarmuzi, Ibn Majah and Al-Hakim), in another narration "Glorify your sacrifice for it will be your mount on the footbridge (shirat) on the Day of Resurrection."
There are several important points that we can extract from Learn Hajj and Sacrifice. First, it refers to QS. In the second verse of al-Kautsar, normatively the two worships are related sharia and were prescribed in the same year, namely in the 6th year of hijriah. Second, the Shari'a was established by Allah not without purpose but actually through the means of pilgrimage and sacrifice, humans can communicate spiritually with their Lord. Broadly speaking, there are two main objectives in the pilgrimage and sacrifice, namely first, through the sharia of worship, Allah deliberately gives people the opportunity to compete in their lives, choosing something good among the bad for themselves, both individually and communally and socially. Second, through the means of worship, humans can gradually reach the perfection of the soul which will not end with death and do not end in the limits of the mortal world. Worship encourages each individual to communicate intense with al Haqq towards the true internalization of self.
The lessons that can be learned from the two Shari'a are first, that a person's piety can be measured from two dimensions, namely the personal dimension and the social dimension. Pious personally is measured by how strong a person's faith and perseverance is to worship sincerely and sincerely suddenly' Rasulullah SAW. While socially pious is measured by how much a person cares about social life, as the implementation of religious values that Rahmatan Lil Alamin. Wallahu a'lam. [DDHKNews]
