Preparing for Hajj: The Journey of a Lifetime

Preparing early for Hajj, the season of forgiveness and great salvation, is an important issue and one that is often overlooked by most people. A Muslim embarking on Hajj must make an early start in order to get ready for it so that Allaah The Almighty may guide us to perform this journey of a lifetime to His Sacred House. Just as one should get ready for Ramadhaan in order to attain the mercy and forgiveness of Allaah The Exalted and to be saved from Hell in this great season of forgiveness, one should start preparing for Hajj well in advance as well. If one does not start preparing early, then even if Allaah The Almighty decrees Hajj for him, his Hajj may not be Hajj Mabroor (an accepted Hajj) which is not equaled to anything upon which the sun rises as mentioned in a narration from the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam.