مَنْ حَجَّ لِلَّهِ فَلَمْ يَرْفُثْ وَلَمْ يَفْسُقْ، رَجَعَ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ
Translation: Whoever performs Hajj for Allah and does not engage in indecency or disobedience returns like the day their mother gave birth to them.
Source: البخاري ومسلم
حَجَّ لِلَّهِ means “performed Hajj for Allah”; لِلَّهِ highlights sincere purpose. In فَلَمْ يَرْفُثْ وَلَمْ يَفْسُقْ, لَمْ negates both actions. كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ is a comparison with the day of one’s birth.
Hajj is not merely the completion of a journey; self-restraint in speech and conduct is integral. The report offers a profound promise of forgiveness, without eliminating the separate duty to restore another person’s violated rights.