Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Rites of Hajj, Practical Treatise and Rules Importance of Hajj in Islam Hajj is one of most important pillars of Islam and it is one of greatest religious duties. Holy Qur’an says in a short and meaningful sentence: وَ لِلّه عَلَى النّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَیْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطاعَ اِلَیْهِ سَبیلاً. It is on people for the sake of Allah to perform Hajj of his house, anyone who is able to undertake the journey to him.
(17:72) It has been quoted from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) that one of the meanings of the verse is that a person who postpones his obligatory Hajj continuously until his death arrives (he will be blind in hereafter).[^1] It has been mentioned in another Hadith: “Anyone who renounces his obligatory Hajj without any excuse will be re awoken as Jew or Christian” We read in a Hadith from Imam Sadiq (a.s.): “Persons who perform Hajj and Umrah are guests of Allah.
A Person who performs Hajj purifies himself from sins like the day that he was born”. And this is the greatest gift, and the best honor and the highest reward. [^1]: This Hadith and future ones have been quoted by the late Mohaghegh Yazdi in “al-Urwat al-Wusqa” in the book of Hajj and the late Sheikh Hurr Ameli and other great scholars in the book “Wasael al-Shi’aa” and other famous Hadith books. Next