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His household his companions we ask Allah

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to bless them to bless every one of us

to grant us goodness and to grant goodness to the entire Ummah

to humanity at large. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala guide us all to the

straight path and keep us on that straight path of goodness

and may Allah grant us general to Firdeus. I mean my brothers and sisters

a massive event has taken place this morning

the commencement of the Hajj for this year 1440

Hijri 2019 where millions of our brothers and sisters have embarked

on this blessed journey of the five days of Hajj

by traveling from wherever they were to Minah. Minah is a place in the outskirts of

Makkah to Makkah. Many of them traveled this morning. Some may have traveled

last night and some would probably go later. A few of them may proceed directly

to Arafa but it's important for us firstly to pray for them to ask Allah

to make it easy for them to accept it from them. They are fulfilling the fifth

pillar of Islam. It is a pillar that holds up your faith if you can afford it

it is prohibited to stay back. You are supposed to do it at least once in your life.

As soon as you can afford it some people think well I can afford it but I'm young I don't

need to go right now maybe when I'm a little bit older no it's the Almighty who decides

when you shall go by giving you the means. Once you have the means it means you need to make

an effort to go the following Hajj. If you don't you are sinful and if you die in that condition

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