I say that I work in the Hajj and seasons force in Makkah al-Mukarramah, and we are not allowed leave in our work to perform the obligatory Hajj. Is it permissible for me to be absent without

The questioner : I say that I work in the Hajj and seasons force in Makkah al-Mukarramah, and we are not allowed leave in our work to perform the obligatory Hajj. Is it permissible for me to be absent without permission, or to perform the obligatory Hajj, knowing that I have not yet performed the obligatory Hajj? I asked some scholars, and they told me that it is not permissible for me to perform Hajj without permission from my authority. Is this correct or not? Please inform us, and may you have abundant thanks?

The Shaykh : Yes, this is correct. The employed person is bound to perform his duty according to what he is directed to do. Allah the Exalted said: And He the Exalted said: The contract that was made between you and the state is a covenant that you must fulfill according to what they direct you to do. However, I hope that the authorities in these matters will consider the situation so that they distribute these soldiers—traffic police, security forces, firefighters, and others—organizing them so that if possible, some have the opportunity to perform Hajj this year, and others have the opportunity to perform it next year, and so on, until everyone has performed the obligatory act. As for you disappearing and performing the obligatory act while you are required to work and have no leave, this is forbidden for you. Yes.

The questioner : Yes, this questioner is the mother of Ibrahim from Baghdad who sent this.