Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 240
240. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa بِالدُّعَاءِ وَ التَّضَرُّعِ 'anil ḥasani" qāla qāla rasulullahi": hassinu amwālakum bizzakāti wa dawū marḍakum biṣṣadaqati wastaqbalū amwajal bala'i biddu'a'i wattadarru'i ra sa. Hasan relates that the Holy Prophet said: "Fortify your property by paying Zakat, cure the sick by giving charity and defend yourself against the undulations of calamities through invocations and humble entreaties. (Murasil Abū Dawūd, Bab fiṣṣa'im yusību ahlihî). Hajj (Pilgrimage). To perform a pilgrimage of the "Ka'bah", which is also called "Baitullah", in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is called Hajj. . Like the month of fasting, the time appointed for the pilgrimage, ten weeks after the Festival of the breaking of the fast ('Idul fitr) is fixed according to the lunar calendar, and rotates throughout the year. The pilgrimage thus falls in all seasons of the year. . God Almighty says in the Holy Qur'ān: وَ لِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيْلاً wa lillahi ‘alannāsi hijjulbaiti manistaţa‘a ilaihi sabīla. And pilgrimage to the House (House of Allāh) is a duty which men those who can find a way thither -- owe to Allāh. (3:98)