I performed the obligatory 'Umrah, but I did not shorten my hair because I thought it was a recommended practice for men only and that women are not required to shorten their hair. After I returned from
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is a questioner for the program who says: I performed the obligatory 'Umrah, but I did not shorten my hair because I thought it was a recommended practice for men only and that women are not required to shorten their hair. After I returned from the 'Umrah, I learned that I owe a sacrificial animal, but my husband does not want to slaughter one on my behalf, and I do not have the money to slaughter one for myself. What should I do?
The Shaykh : Do not do anything, because if a person is obligated to do something and is unable to do it, it is dropped from him. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:286], and His saying: [At-Taghabun 64:16].
And the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said: "There is no obligation in the presence of inability".
However, I advise this woman and others with a piece of advice I hope will be beneficial, which is that if a person wants to perform Hajj, he should know the rulings of Hajj before he performs it, and if he wants to perform 'Umrah, he should know the rulings of 'Umrah before he performs it, and so on with the rest of the acts of worship, so that he worships Allah with insight and knowledge, and so that he does not fall into error and mistake, and then afterwards search for someone to pull him out of that mistake.
I advise all my Muslim brothers with this advice: do not perform any act of worship until you have learned it before you do it. For this reason, al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) titled this issue in his Sahih: "The Chapter on Knowledge Before Speech and Action", and he spoke the truth.
As for this woman, as I said first, she owes nothing, because she is unable to pay the fidyah, so it is dropped from her.
And there is no evidence that one who is unable to pay the fidyah for leaving an obligatory act must fast for ten days. And as long as there is no evidence for that, we do not burden Allah's servants with what Allah has not burdened them with.
So we say: If a person is obligated to sacrifice an animal and he is able to do so, let him do it. And if he does not find the means, it is dropped from him, except for the sacrifice of tamattu' and qiran. For Allah the Exalted explicitly stated that if one does not find[Al-Baqarah 2:196].
The Shaykh : Do not do anything, because if a person is obligated to do something and is unable to do it, it is dropped from him. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لا يكلف الله نفساً الا وسعهاSo fear Allah as much as you are able
فاتقوا الله ما إستطعتمAnd the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said: "There is no obligation in the presence of inability".
However, I advise this woman and others with a piece of advice I hope will be beneficial, which is that if a person wants to perform Hajj, he should know the rulings of Hajj before he performs it, and if he wants to perform 'Umrah, he should know the rulings of 'Umrah before he performs it, and so on with the rest of the acts of worship, so that he worships Allah with insight and knowledge, and so that he does not fall into error and mistake, and then afterwards search for someone to pull him out of that mistake.
I advise all my Muslim brothers with this advice: do not perform any act of worship until you have learned it before you do it. For this reason, al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) titled this issue in his Sahih: "The Chapter on Knowledge Before Speech and Action", and he spoke the truth.
As for this woman, as I said first, she owes nothing, because she is unable to pay the fidyah, so it is dropped from her.
And there is no evidence that one who is unable to pay the fidyah for leaving an obligatory act must fast for ten days. And as long as there is no evidence for that, we do not burden Allah's servants with what Allah has not burdened them with.
So we say: If a person is obligated to sacrifice an animal and he is able to do so, let him do it. And if he does not find the means, it is dropped from him, except for the sacrifice of tamattu' and qiran. For Allah the Exalted explicitly stated that if one does not find