Which is more important: Hajj or marrying off the sons?
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Question:
The questioner says: My father has children and a piece of land. Is he required to sell that land for the sake of Hajj, given that he has a very narrow residence and his children are of marriageable age?
Answer:
Hajj is obligatory only upon the one who is able to perform it, meaning the one who finds the costs of Hajj in excess of his own needs and the needs of those he supports. If that is the case, Hajj is obligatory upon him. However, if what he has, O Allah, is only enough for his sustenance and the sustenance of his children, then Hajj is not obligatory upon him. Or if he has due debts and has no money in excess of paying off those debts, is Hajj not obligatory upon him either? Yes.
The questioner says: My father has children and a piece of land. Is he required to sell that land for the sake of Hajj, given that he has a very narrow residence and his children are of marriageable age?
Answer:
Hajj is obligatory only upon the one who is able to perform it, meaning the one who finds the costs of Hajj in excess of his own needs and the needs of those he supports. If that is the case, Hajj is obligatory upon him. However, if what he has, O Allah, is only enough for his sustenance and the sustenance of his children, then Hajj is not obligatory upon him. Or if he has due debts and has no money in excess of paying off those debts, is Hajj not obligatory upon him either? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أيهما أولىالحج أم زواج الأبناء؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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