Is it better, if I have money, to hasten to perform Hajj, or should I wait and save enough to perform Hajj for myself and my mother?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from Algeria who says: Given the high cost of Hajj, which is estimated at about a worker's wage for a year and a half,
The Shaykh:
What do you want?
The questioner:
This is a questioner from Algeria who says: Given the high cost of Hajj?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
which is estimated at about a worker's wage for a year and a half, we ask: Is it better, if I have the amount, to hasten to perform the obligation, or should I wait until I save an amount sufficient for me to perform Hajj for myself, my mother, and my wife?
The Shaykh:
No, perform Hajj for yourself first, then when you save another amount, perform Hajj for whomever you wish of your relatives, starting with your parents or one of them, little by little. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from Algeria who says: Given the high cost of Hajj, which is estimated at about a worker's wage for a year and a half,
The Shaykh:
What do you want?
The questioner:
This is a questioner from Algeria who says: Given the high cost of Hajj?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
which is estimated at about a worker's wage for a year and a half, we ask: Is it better, if I have the amount, to hasten to perform the obligation, or should I wait until I save an amount sufficient for me to perform Hajj for myself, my mother, and my wife?
The Shaykh:
No, perform Hajj for yourself first, then when you save another amount, perform Hajj for whomever you wish of your relatives, starting with your parents or one of them, little by little. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [869 /1350] هل الأفضل إذا كان عندي مال أن أسرع بأداء الحج أم أنتظر وأجمع ما يكفي لأحج أنا وأمي ..؟ — youtube.com
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