{"id":39815,"date":"2024-06-15T14:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T09:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=39815"},"modified":"2024-06-15T17:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:00:36","slug":"hajj-sermon-muslims-urged-to-make-decisions-with-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/hajj-sermon-muslims-urged-to-make-decisions-with-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Hajj sermon: Muslims urged to make decisions with justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MECCA: As the Hajj 2024 reached its climax, thousands of pilgrims gathered at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabi &#8216;Mount Arafa&#8217; on Saturday for <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/hajj-2024-pakistan-pilgrims-facing-several-problems-due-mismanagement\/\">Rukn-e-Azam of Hajj<\/a> \u201cWaqoof-e-Arafat\u201d, which includes <\/span>intense, daylong worship and reflection.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh Maher bin Hamad Al-Muaiqly, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, delivered the Arafat sermon\u00a0at the Namira Mosque, the second largest in the Makkah region after the Grand Mosque.<\/p>\n<p>During the Hajj sermon,\u00a0Sheikh Dr. Maher urged the Ummah to forge unity and cohesion among their ranks<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, saying it would \u201csurely lead to the salvation of the Ummah in addition to averting any discords or divisions\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe combination of the testimony that only Allah is to be worshipped, along with the testimony that Muhammad (PBUH ) is Allah\u2019s messenger.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fdxe7N2be_M?si=lwe-WW-tPfObEWIS\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cMuslims should exhibit best of the manners as only those who will have good manners will be close to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) on the day of judgment,\u201d Imam Sheikh Dr. Maher said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He said Allah has ordered Muslims to keep praying and paying zakat to the needy people, urging Muslims to especially remember Palestinians in their prayers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pray for our brothers in Palestine who are suffering from harm and oppression by their enemy, shedding blood, causing destruction, and preventing them from accessing their needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_39833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39833\" style=\"width: 722px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39833 \" src=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KCSINMSDLSQWBZ7JZ3KFJFSGIU.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"722\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KCSINMSDLSQWBZ7JZ3KFJFSGIU.avif 1000w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KCSINMSDLSQWBZ7JZ3KFJFSGIU-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KCSINMSDLSQWBZ7JZ3KFJFSGIU-768x511.avif 768w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KCSINMSDLSQWBZ7JZ3KFJFSGIU.avif 1000w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KCSINMSDLSQWBZ7JZ3KFJFSGIU-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/KCSINMSDLSQWBZ7JZ3KFJFSGIU-768x511.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilgrims arrive from a day of prayer and reflection on the Mount Arafat. [AP Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly testified that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is Allah\u2019s Messenger, sent as a mercy to all worlds. Allah commanded us to follow the Prophet (PBUH), and those who follow Allah and His Messenger\u2019s commands will succeed in this world and the hereafter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Shariah aims to achieve and maximize benefits while preventing or minimizing harm. It prioritizes preventing harm over achieving benefits, Sheikh Maher said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He concluded by urging the public to respect each other\u2019s rights, not to kill unjustly, and to make decisions with justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The translation of the Hajj sermon was broadcast in 50 languages \u200b\u200bincluding Urdu. After the Hajj Sermon, the pilgrims performed the Zuhr and Asr prayers.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the pilgrims will leave for Muzdalifah at sunset, where they will perform the Maghrib and Isha prayers and collect pebbles for Rumi.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_39834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39834\" style=\"width: 718px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39834 \" src=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SRSODRTFTQKRJI2ZFWOY26XR6E.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SRSODRTFTQKRJI2ZFWOY26XR6E.avif 1000w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SRSODRTFTQKRJI2ZFWOY26XR6E-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SRSODRTFTQKRJI2ZFWOY26XR6E-768x513.avif 768w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SRSODRTFTQKRJI2ZFWOY26XR6E.avif 1000w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SRSODRTFTQKRJI2ZFWOY26XR6E-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SRSODRTFTQKRJI2ZFWOY26XR6E-768x513.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilgrims gather at Mountain of Mercy on the plain of Arafat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, outside the city of Makkah, on June 15, 2024. [Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Earlier, the Hajj pilgrims arrived at the Maidan-e-Arafat in the next stage of Hajj rituals, where the desert summer heat hit 43 degrees Celsius, fountains were used to keep the atmosphere cool in Arafat.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that 160 thousand Pakistanis are also included in the 2 million pilgrims who came from all over the world for the happiness of Hajj.<\/p>\n<p>Hajj is one of the largest religious gatherings on earth. The rituals officially started Friday when pilgrims moved from Makkah\u2019s Grand Mosque to Mina, a desert plain just outside the city.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi authorities expect the number of pilgrims this year to exceed 2 million, approaching pre-coronavirus pandemic levels. The pilgrimage is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. All Muslims are required to make the five-day Hajj at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to make the demanding pilgrimage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MECCA: As the Hajj 2024 reached its climax, thousands of pilgrims gathered at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabi &#8216;Mount Arafa&#8217; on Saturday for Rukn-e-Azam of Hajj \u201cWaqoof-e-Arafat\u201d, which includes intense, daylong worship and reflection. Sheikh Maher bin Hamad Al-Muaiqly, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, delivered the Arafat sermon\u00a0at the Namira Mosque, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":39832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13446,3],"tags":[18651,18649,18652,18650,18653],"class_list":["post-39815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-world","tag-hajj-semon-at-mount-arafat","tag-hajj-sermon-2024","tag-hajj-sermon-at-masjid-al-namirah","tag-mount-arafat","tag-sheikh-maher-bin-hamad-al-muaiqly"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}