Accepted Hajj: Difference between revisions

Accepted Ḥajj is a Ḥajj that has been accepted by God.<ref>Dehkhoda Dictionary, entry for Ḥajj Maqbul.</ref> The term "Ḥajj Mabrur" is also used in narrations and lexicographical books as a synonym for "accepted and pure Ḥajj."<ref>Dehkhoda Dictionary, entry for Hajj Mabrur; Jur'a'i az Sahba-yi Ḥajj, p.232; Jawahir al-Kalam, vol.17, p.214. The content of a hadith from Imam al-Sadiq (a) /Wasa'il al-Shi'a, vol.8, chapter 41, hadith /3; also from the Prophet of Islam (s), Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, chapter 24, hadith 22 and 24.</ref>

In the narrations of the Infallibles, accepted Ḥajj is recognized as valuable and important. For example, according to a narration from the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet of Islam(s)]], the best deeds are faith without doubt, jihad without deceit, and an accepted Hajj.<ref>Bihar, vol. 66, p. 383.</ref> According to another hadith, nothing equals an accepted Hajj, and there is no reward for it except Paradise.<ref>Mustadrak, vol. 8, hadith 9087; Jawahir al-Kalam, vol.17, p.214. The content of a hadith from Imam al-Sadiq (a) /Wasa'il al-Shi'a, vol.8, chapter 41, hadith /3; also from the Prophet of Islam (s), Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, chapter 24, hadith 22 and 24.</ref> [[Imam Sajjad(a)]] asks God to include his name among those whose Ḥajj is accepted and whose efforts are appreciated by God.<ref>Ḥajj Supplication in al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya.</ref> Also, in Shi'a hadith literature, deeds such as [[pilgrimage to Imam Husayn (a)]] or performing prayers in [[Masjid al-Kufa]] are mentioned, the reward for which is considered equivalent to one or more accepted Hajj.<ref>Wasa'il al-Shi'a, vol. 10, p. 371.</ref> <ref>Kamil al-Ziyarat, p.24; translation of Kamil al-Ziyarat, p.73; al-Kafi, vol.2, pp.193-195, Amali al-Saduq, p.237.</ref><ref>Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, vol.1, p.266; Kamil al-Ziyarat, p.156.</ref>