The Ruling on Being Prevented from Completing Hajj and 'Umrah
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh, given the importance of completing Hajj and the necessity of performing it once one has begun, is it possible for a pilgrim to turn away from Hajj due to the presence of a barrier?
Answer:
If one is prevented from performing Hajj, this is being prevented (ihisar). Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:[Al-Baqarah 2:196] Being prevented is, for example, when an enemy stops him so that he does not reach the House, or if he is struck by an illness that keeps him from proceeding, or if a road accident prevents him from moving forward. This is considered being prevented. He must exit the state of ihram and slaughter a fidyah (ransom payment). [Al-Baqarah 2:196] Yes.
Your Excellency the Shaykh, given the importance of completing Hajj and the necessity of performing it once one has begun, is it possible for a pilgrim to turn away from Hajj due to the presence of a barrier?
Answer:
If one is prevented from performing Hajj, this is being prevented (ihisar). Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:
And complete the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah. But if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals
وَأَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّهِ فَإِنْ أُحْصِرْتُمْ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِBut if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals
فَإِنْ أُحْصِرْتُمْ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4 من 5/مظاهر الاتباع والابتداع في الحج/فساد الحج/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (9:25)
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