Hajj in Light of the Quran and Hadith

4. The pilgrimage is in the appointed months. Whoever intends to perform it during them must abstain from indecent speech, from all wicked conduct, and from quarrelling while on the pilgrimage. Whatever good you may do, God is aware of it. Make provision for yourselves—but surely, the best of all provision is God-consciousness. Always be mindful of Me, you that are endowed with understanding. (Quran 2:197) Hadiths 1. The Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him), “Islam is built upon five [pillars]: the testimony that there is no deity except God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God, the establishment of prayer, the giving of Zakat, the pil-grimage to the House [Hajj], and the fasting of Ramadan.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 8; Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 16) 2. “O people, God has made Hajj obligatory upon you, so perform Hajj.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 3236) 3. “Whoever performs Hajj for God’s sake, without engaging in obscenity or committing sin, he will return [after Hajj free from all sins] as if he were born anew.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 1521; Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 1350) 4. “One Umrah to another is an expiation for what is between them, and an accepted Hajj has no reward except Paradise.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 1773; Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 1349)