The Anṣārī Companion said, “O Prophet of Allah, I take oath by He Who sent you as a truthful prophet; you have explained every single one of my questions exactly as they were. I implore you to kindly provide answers for them also.”

Upon this request, Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “When a ḥajj pilgrim leaves his home, one good deed is written for every step his ride takes, and one sin is forgiven. When he stands in ʿArafah’s plains, Allah reveals a special divine manifestation on the sky in accordance with His Majesty, and declares, ‘O angels! Bear witness! I have forgiven their sins, even if they are equivalent to droplets of rain or grains of sand.’”

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم continued, “When a ḥajj pilgrim stones the Jamarāt, nobody shall know of its (immense) reward until the Day of Judgement. When he has his head shaved, he shall acquire light on the Day of Judgement for every hair that fell from his head. When he performs the final ṭawāf of the Kaʿbah, he is as pure from sin as he was the day his mother gave birth to him.”^[1]

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه Dear Islamic brothers! There are many amazing virtues of performing ḥajj:

*   When someone performing ḥajj leaves his home, a good deed is written for every step he takes, and one sin is removed.

*   All their sins are forgiven on the plains of ʿArafah.

*   They are granted countless rewards when they throw stones at the Jamarāt.