
On the authority of Anas (RA), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (SWT) saying:” Allah, the Exalted, has said,’ O sons of Adam, as long as you supplicate Me and implore Me, I will forgive for you whatever issued from you, and I will not mind. O sons of Adam, even if your sin reached the clouds of the sky and then you sought My forgiveness, I would forgive you. O sons of Adam, even if you come to Me with nearly the earth’s capacity of sins and then meet Me without associating anything with Me, I will come to you with nearly its capacity of forgiveness.” (Tirmidhi)
A pilgrim has left his home, his country, his business, and his relatives and has come here to seek the pleasure of God. He has given up all the pleasures, comforts, and amenities of life and has undertaken this long journey to Mecca to go through all the hardships, inconveniences, and sufferings of the pilgrimage.
In the valley of Arafat, on this great occasion, hundreds and thousands of people are assembling, all of them in groups shouting,” Here we are, O God! Here we are, in Your Presence!” This experience of a pilgrim cannot be described in words; it can only be felt by one who has gone through such an experience himself.