Question
I have returned from Hajj Alhamdulillaah. I have several concerns: If the Hajj has been accepted, is it necessary to feel a change? I've heard that a person turns over a new leaf if his Hajj is maqbool, and I feel worried because I still have to do the same Mujaahadah (the primary of which is controlling my gaze). Similarly, I still have haraam, nafsaani thoughts and then I have to work on diverting my mind.
Answer
The struggle against the nafs is a permanent mujaahadah until Maut. Allah Ta'ala says: "Worship (HIM) until Yaqeen (that is Maut). The performance and acceptance of Hajj do not eradicate the nafs. The nafs is always present colluding with shaitaan. You have to be perpetually alert and on guard against the depredations of the nafs. Being assaulted by nafsaani dictates does not mean that your Hajj has not been accepted.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 27 No 01
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- 19
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