The ruling on gathering the costs of Hajj for a father who is unable to perform it due to poverty
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Question:
May Allah bless you. This brother, who resides in Jeddah, says: My father, O Shaykh Salih, has not been able to perform Hajj because of his poverty and need. Should we gather the costs of Hajj for him from my brothers and from the generous people so that he can perform the obligatory Hajj, or has the obligation of Hajj been lifted from him?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for him to perform Hajj because he is unable to do so. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] The means (sabil) refers to the provisions and the mount, meaning a suitable vehicle for him to go and return. However, if he is given and assisted, he becomes able. If he is given the cost of Hajj and assisted in that, he becomes able, and it becomes obligatory for him to perform the obligatory Hajj. Yes.
May Allah bless you. This brother, who resides in Jeddah, says: My father, O Shaykh Salih, has not been able to perform Hajj because of his poverty and need. Should we gather the costs of Hajj for him from my brothers and from the generous people so that he can perform the obligatory Hajj, or has the obligation of Hajj been lifted from him?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for him to perform Hajj because he is unable to do so. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (188) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-07-28] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (13:34)
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