Hajj Islam ka paanchwa aur aakhri rukn hai, jo har us baligh, aaqil musalman par zindagi mein aik martaba farz hai jo Baitullah shareef tak pahunchne ki jismani aur mali istita’at rakhta ho. Hajj sirf aik safar nahi, balkay yeh Allah Pak ki azmat ka iqrar, uski bargah mein apni aajizi ka izhar, aur gunahon ki maghfirat ka aik azeem zariya hai. Yeh musalmanon ke aalami bhai chare aur ittehad ki behtareen misaal hai.
Quran-e-Pak Mein Hajj Ki Farziyat
Allah Pak ne Quran Majeed mein Hajj ki farziyat ko wazeh taur par bayan kiya hai. Hajj ki farziyat ka inkar karne wala Islam se kharij ho jata hai. Allah Pak ka irshad hai:
“Aur Allah Pak ke liye logon par us ghar ka Hajj karna farz hai, un par jo us tak pahunchne ki istita’at rakhte hon. Aur jo kufr kare to beshak Allah Pak tamam jahan walon se be-niyaz hai.” (Surah Aal-e-Imran, Ayat 97)
Is ayat se Hajj ki farziyat wazeh ho jati hai aur uski ahmiyat bhi numaya hoti hai.
Ahaadees-e-Mubarika Mein Hajj Ki Ahmiyat
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ne Hajj ki fazilat aur ahmiyat ko mutaddid ahaadees-e-Mubarika mein bayan kiya hai:
- Islami Arkan Mein Shamil: Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar رضی اللہ عنہ se riwayat hai ke Nabi Kareem ﷺ ne farmaya: “Islam ki bunyad paanch cheezon par hai: is baat ki gawahi dena ke Allah Pak ke siwa koi Ma’bood nahi aur Muhammad ﷺ Allah Pak ke Rasool hain, Namaz qaim karna, Zakat ada karna, Hajj karna aur Ramazan ke roze rakhna.” (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)
- Gunahon Ki Maghfirat: Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ne farmaya: “Jisne Hajj kiya aur na koi fahs baat ki aur na koi gunaah kiya, woh (Hajj se) is tarah wapas hota hai jaisa ke uski Maa ne usay aaj hi paida kiya ho (yani gunahon se paak).” (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)Yeh Hadith Pak Hajj ke zariye gunahon ki mukammal maghfirat ki basharat deti hai, basharte ke Hajj sharai ahkam ke mutabiq ada kiya gaya ho.
- Behtareen Amal: Hazrat Aisha رضی اللہ عنہا ne Nabi Kareem ﷺ se arz kiya: “Ya Rasoolullah ﷺ! Kya aurton par Jihad hai?” Aap ﷺ ne farmaya: “Han, unpar aisa Jihad hai jis mein qatal (jang) nahi, woh Hajj aur Umrah hai.” (Sahih Bukhari)Is Hadith se Hajj aur Umrah ki azeem fazilat ka andaza hota hai.
- Afzal Tareen Amal: Prophet Muhammad ﷺ se poocha gaya: “Kaun sa amal afzal hai?” Aap ﷺ ne farmaya: “Allah Pak aur uske Rasool ﷺ par Imaan lana.” Poocha gaya: “Phir kaun sa?” Aap ﷺ ne farmaya: “Allah Pak ki raah mein Jihad karna.” Poocha gaya: “Phir kaun sa?” Aap ﷺ ne farmaya: “Hajj Mabrur (maqbool Hajj).” (Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)Hajj Mabrur us Hajj ko kehte hain jis mein koi gunaah na ho aur woh Allah Pak ki bargah mein qubool ho.
Hajj Kis Par Farz Hai? (Sharait)
Hajj har musalman par farz nahi, balkay uske liye chand sharait hain jin ka paya jana zaroori hai:
- Musalman Hona: Sirf musalmanon par farz hai.
- Baligh Hona: Nabaligh par Hajj farz nahi, agar woh Hajj kar bhi le to use nafil Hajj ka sawab milega aur jawani mein dobara farz Hajj ada karna hoga.
- Aaqil Hona: Zehni taur par theek ho.
- Azad Hona: Ghulam par Hajj farz nahi.
- Istita’at Rakhna:
- Mali Istita’at: Hajj ke akhrajaat (safar, qiyam, khurak waghera) ada karne ki salahiyat ho, aur uske baad uske ghar walon ke liye bhi bunyadi zarooriyat baqi hon.
- Jismani Istita’at: Hajj ke safar aur arkan ada karne ki jismani sehat ho.
- Raste Ka Aman: Safar ke raste mein aman ho.
- Aurat Ke Liye Mehram: Aurat ke liye mehram (shohar, baap, bhai, beta, ya koi aur sharai mehram) ka sath hona zaroori hai.
Khulasa
Hajj Islam ka aik azeem rukn hai jiski farziyat Quran aur Hadith se sabit hai. Yeh ibadat sirf jismani nahi, balkay roohani aur maali qurbani ka bhi izhar hai. Jis musalman mein Hajj ki sharait payi jati hon, us par farz hai ke woh apni zindagi mein aik martaba Hajj ada kare. Hajj Mabrur ki fazilat bepanah hai, aur iske zariye gunahon ki maghfirat aur Allah Pak ki qurbat hasil hoti hai.