لماذا كان الوقوف بعرفة لحظة عظيمة في الحج؟
في اليوم التاسع من ذي الحجة وقف الحجيج بعرفة يدعون الله. وفي الحديث: «الحج عرفة»، أي إن الوقوف بها ركن عظيم من أركان الحج.
كان الناس متقاربين في مكان واحد، يدعون ربهم ويرجون رحمته. هذا يعلّمنا أن الإنسان يحتاج إلى لحظات يتوقف فيها ويتوجه إلى الله بصدق.
وقف النبي ﷺ والحجاج بعرفة في حجة الوداع.
ما الدعاء الذي تحب أن ترفعه إلى الله؟
اختر دعاءً قصيرًا من قلبك وردده بهدوء.
لو كان عندك دعوة واحدة تدعو بها، تدعو بإيه؟
المصادر: صحيح مسلم، حديث جابر رضي الله عنه في صفة الحج.؛ سنن الترمذي: «الحج عرفة».؛ القرآن الكريم: سورة البقرة 2:198.
On the ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah the pilgrims stood at Arafat — the greatest pillar of the Hajj, so much so that the Prophet ﷺ said: “The Hajj is Arafat.” No crowns, no decorated mounts; everyone in two white cloths with their hands raised. And the Prophet ﷺ stood on his camel al-Qaswa to address them.
The longest you will ever stand is not before people, but before your Lord.
On the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah the pilgrims gathered on the plain of Arafat. This day is the greatest pillar of the Hajj — the Prophet ﷺ said: “The Hajj is Arafat”, meaning whoever misses the standing at Arafat has missed the pilgrimage altogether. The scene was white as far as the eye could see: no crown, no procession, no mark setting anyone above anyone, only raised hands and tears and prayer. The Prophet ﷺ rode his camel al-Qaswa and stood in the valley of Uranah, the people silent around him and men carrying his voice back, row by row, to those too far to hear. Then he began to say to them what gathered up twenty-three years of calling — as though he knew it was the last time they would all be together with him.
Allah says: ﴿فَإِذَا أَفَضْتُم مِّنْ عَرَفَاتٍ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ عِندَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ﴾ — “When you depart from Arafat, remember Allah at the sacred site.”