Bani Saud in open rebellion against Allah’s commands at Hajj
Crescent International
Dhu al-Hijjah 09, 1447 2026-05-26
Daily News Analysis
Muslims worldwide are deeply angered by US-zionist attacks on innocent people in Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq.
Tens of thousands, the vast majority of them children, have been murdered in cold blood.
The tiny Gaza Strip has been completely destroyed and its 2 million people are being starved to death.
The situation elsewhere, at least for ordinary people, is no better.
Muslim anger at such barbarism and its perpetrators is natural and understandable.
Aware of this reality, the Saudi regime announced stringent restrictions on what the estimated 1.5 million pilgrims from abroad can and cannot do.
The Saudi Interior Ministry announced a series of regulations prior to this year’s Hajj.
These included a ban on political and sectarian flags, slogans and chants in Makkah, al- Madinah and the holy sites.
The reference to “political” and “sectarian” slogans needs elaboration.
In the noble Qur’an, Allah (الله سُبْحَانَهُۥ وَتَعَالَىٰ) commands the Muslims to make an open declaration of dissociation from the mushrikeen and all oppressors at the time of Hajj (Surat al-Tawbah, verse 3).
The Beduoins from the backwaters of Najd insist that Muslims must not follow the commands of Allah (nastaghfirullah).
Instead, they must perform the rituals that the uncouth Beduoins insist on.
Then the hujjaj must leave the kingdom so that Bani Saud can start the plunder of pilgrims’ resources under the pretext of enabling others to perform Umrah.
Unfortunately, Hajj has been so commercialized that its original intent—to obliterate distinctions of wealth and class—has been completely forgotten.
The Bani Saud and their agents promote five-star Hajj packages costing tens of thousands of dollars.
There are naïve, ill-informed Muslims that eagerly send videos of the “fantastic” facilities the Bani Saud are providing: air conditioned, tents with carpets and lavish meals.
Is Hajj about lavish meals? Are Muslims on a cruise ship where luxury and ostentatious living is promoted?
There are literally hundreds of thousands of pilgrims—perhaps the overwhelming majority—who cannot afford a square meal per day during Hajj.
They saved their pennies to be able to perform Hajj.
Yet, the Bani Saud tout their five-star Hajj packages and insist that Muslims must indulge in ostentatious living and forget about the plight of fellow Muslims.
This is not what the Hajj is meant to be.
After all, the two pieces of unstitched cloth (the ihram) that every male pilgrim dons is meant to eliminate distinctions of high and low, rich and power.
The Bani Saud want to promote completely un-Islamic practices.
This is the worst kind of bida‘h.
Declaring public dissociation from the mushrikeen—US imperialism and zionism—during Hajj is an Islamic obligation.
It is as important as any of the manasik that the hujjaj perform.
When the first 12 ayats of Surat al-Tawbah were revealed in the ninth year of the Hijrah, the Muslims had already left for Hajj.
The Prophet (ﷺ) immediately sent Imam Ali with these ayats and told him to proclaim them publicly at the time of Hajj.
The Bani Saud insist Muslims must disobey the commands of Allah and His Prophet (ﷺ).
These people need to be declared muharrib (rebels) against Allah’s commands.
They must be punished according to Islamic law.
