The reason why it is prescribed for Muslims to perform Hajj once in alifetime

Why should Muslims atleast visit mecca once in their life time?
Praise be to Allaah.
We Muslims feel honoured and proud to be the slaves of Allaah, the
One, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who begets not nor was He begotten,
and there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him; He is our Lord and
we have no Lord besides Him. Hence we respond to the commands of our
Lord with the utmost humility and submit to His commands, for we know
that He is the All-Wise and no wisdom is greater than His. We know
that He is the Most-Merciful and there is none more merciful than Him,
may He be glorified and praised. Hence we love Him in a way that
demands that we obey His commands even if that is somewhat difficult
for us. We feel proud, happy and content when we do that which He
commands us to do.
For if a human loves another person, he lovesto serve him and that may
make him happy. Sowhat do you think aboutthe Almighty Lord Who created
us and grants us provision, and everything that we have is a blessing
from Him? And His is the highest description. We owe everything to our
Lord, so we must hasten to do all that He commands us to do, so that
we might give back some small thanks for His great blessings. We can
never thank Him enough, but by His grace Allaah the Most Generous
accepts our small efforts and rewards us for them greatly.
For example, Hajj or pilgrimage. If a Muslim does Hajj in the manner
required by his Lord, then Allaah has promised to forgive him his sins
and admit him toParadise, on condition that he does not spoil this
action by committing any major action that would invalidate it and
earn the anger of Allaah.
One of the great mercies that Allaah has bestowedupon this ummah
(nation, i.e., the Muslims), is that Allaah has made obedience to His
commands and the commands of His Messenger (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) subject to thecondition that one be able to do
them. So long as a person is able to do them, then it is obligatory
for him to do what is required of him, otherwise he is not obliged to
do so and he is excused. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope"
[al-Baqarah 2:286] – i.e., He does not ask him to do more than he can bear.
Concerning Hajj in particular, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka'bah) is a duty that
mankind owes to Allaah, those who can afford the expenses (for one's
conveyance, provision and residence)"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:97]
By His mercy He has enjoined this upon His slaves once in a lifetime,
so that it will not be too difficult for them, but Heurges those who
are able to do Hajj and 'Umrah more than once to do so. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Keep on doing Hajj
and 'Umrah, for theytake away poverty and sins as the bellows takes
away the impurity from iron." (Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 2/4; this is a
saheeh hadeeth as was stated by al-Albaani in al-Silsilat al-Saheehah,
1200).
This great act of worshipwas prescribed by Allaahso that we might
praise Him and glorify Him, andthank Him for His great blessings and
bounty. The purpose of Tawaaf around the Ka'bah is notsimply to go
around these stones! No, rather the reason is that Allaah has
commanded us to goaround it seven times and we obey Allaah by going
around it seven times, no more and no less; rather we do what He has
commanded us and we feel that we are His slaves, humbling ourselves
before Him and praising Him and thanking Him for choosing us to be His
slaves out of all of mankind who worship various gods, and may even
worship themselves or their own desires.
The same applies to all the rituals of Hajj, and indeed to all the
acts of worship that Allaah has prescribed for us. Praise be to
Allaah, Who has honoured us with this great religion.
Moreover, your interest in asking about the Hajj at your young age
indicates that you are keen to learn and find out. We advise you to
learn more about Islam and to read about it, andto find out for
yourself that it is the religion thatsuits the natural inclinations of
man. This will set you on the path towards pleasing your Almighty
Lord, Who created you and Who provides for you, and Who deserves that
you should worship Him alone and none other.
Perhaps you know that our prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) toldus that his fellow-Prophet 'Eesa (Jesus –
peace be upon him) will come down at the end of time and will perform
pilgrimage to this House,and he will declare his belief in Allah alone
(Tawheed). We believe that this will happen as the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us, just aswe believe that the
sun rises in the morning. TheProphet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "By the One in Whose hand is mysoul, the son of Maryam
(the son of Mary, i.e. Jesus) will certainly pronounce the Talbiyah
for Hajj or for 'Umrah, orfor both in the valley of Rawha." (Narrated
by Muslim, 1252). The valleyof Rawha' is a place between Makkah and
Madeenah.
[Translator's note: The Talbiyah is a prayer recited by pilgrims going
to Makkah. It may be translated as follows: "Here I am at your
service, O Allaah, here I am. Here I am at Your Service, You have no
partner, here I am. All praise and blessings are Yours, and all
dominion. You have no partner."]
We ask Allaah to open your heart to true guidance… Ameen.

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