Is Hajj waived for one who does not have the expenses for Hajj?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this is a Sudanese resident in Riyadh who says: I have not performed the obligatory Hajj because I am poor and unable to afford the expenses of Hajj. Is Hajj waived for me?
Answer:
It was not obligatory upon you in the first place; Hajj was not obligatory upon you. Allah the Exalted says:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] So if you are unable to perform Hajj due to a lack of money that would take you to Hajj, then there is no Hajj upon you, and praise be to Allah, until you become wealthy and able to perform Hajj with your own money. And if someone offers to take you on Hajj at his own expense, there is no harm in that; because you have become able through the provision of another for you, so you become able to perform Hajj. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this is a Sudanese resident in Riyadh who says: I have not performed the obligatory Hajj because I am poor and unable to afford the expenses of Hajj. Is Hajj waived for me?
Answer:
It was not obligatory upon you in the first place; Hajj was not obligatory upon you. Allah the Exalted 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»، 2148 - هل يسقط الحج عمن لا يملك مصاريف الحج؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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