Is Hajj waived for one who is unable to perform it, or is it obligatory for him to appoint a proxy?
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Question:
A poor man says: This is a Sudanese resident of Jeddah. He says: Does Hajj become waived for a poor man who does not possess the cost of Hajj, Honorable Shaykh, as in the verse[Ali 'Imran 3:97], or does someone else perform it on his behalf?
Answer:
Ability in the body and ability in wealth are necessary. If he is able in wealth and body, it is obligatory for him to perform Hajj himself. If he is able in body but has no wealth, Hajj is not obligatory upon him. If he is able in wealth but not in body, he appoints someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, the Hajj of Islam. Yes.
A poor man says: This is a Sudanese resident of Jeddah. He says: Does Hajj become waived for a poor man who does not possess the cost of Hajj, Honorable Shaykh, as in the verse
for whoever is able to find thereto a way
مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًاAnswer:
Ability in the body and ability in wealth are necessary. If he is able in wealth and body, it is obligatory for him to perform Hajj himself. If he is able in body but has no wealth, Hajj is not obligatory upon him. If he is able in wealth but not in body, he appoints someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, the Hajj of Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4710] هل يسقط الحج عمّن لم يستطع أم يجب عليه الإنابة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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