Dear Islamic brothers! Let’s listen to a few parables of the powers of Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

Power of Beloved Mustafa in making Hajj Fard (mandatory)

When Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ made Hajj Fard (mandatory) for His bondmen and the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم made the announcement of Hajj being Fard in the sermon stating: اَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ فَرَضَ اللہُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْحَجَّ فَحُجُّوا, i.e. O people! Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has made Hajj Fard for you, therefore perform Hajj. So a blessed companion (Sayyiduna Aqra’ Bin Haabis رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ) humbly asked: Ya Rasoolallah                    صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Is it Fard to perform Hajj every year? He repeated the same question thrice but every time the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم remained silent and then said: ‘لَوْ قُلْتُ:نَعَمْ لَوَجَبَتْ’ if I had said ‘yes’, then performing Hajj every year would have become Fard. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 698, Hadees 1337)

Remember! Hajj is Fard only once in a person’s life. As it is stated in a blessed Hadees: When the blessed companion Sayyiduna Aqra Bin Haabis رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ asked a question about Hajj being Fard every year, the Beloved Rasool                صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: بَلْ مَرَّۃً وَاحِدَۃً فَمَنْ زَادَ فَتَطَوُّعٌ, i.e. Hajj is Fard only once, one who performs more than once, it will be Nafl.

(Al-Mustadrak, vol. 2, pp. 11, Hadees 3210)

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! The glory and dignity, powers and concern for the Ummah can be judged by the fact that despite having the power to declare Hajj Fard every year by saying ‘yes’, he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم did not declare Hajj to be ‘Fard’ every year to save his Ummah from difficulties, however he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم clearly expressed his power: If I had said ‘yes’, then performing Hajj every year would have become Fard. Remember, this was not the first time but keeping difficulties and pains of the Ummah in mind, on many occasions the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم made things easy for us in Shar’i rulings.

Regarding this, let’s listen to three blessed sayings of the Beloved Mustafa         صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about his independency and Khayr Khuwahi (well-wishing) for the Ummah, and rejoice: