If a man comes to the Kingdom intending to work, not to perform Hajj, is it permissible for him to resolve his intention for Hajj from this country?

The questioner : This question is, in reality, the question of many of our brother listeners who come to work in this country. They ask: since their original arrival was not for Hajj, but rather for seeking a livelihood, is it permissible for them to resolve their intention for Hajj from this country?

The Shaykh : Yes, yes, it is permissible for them to resolve their intention for Hajj from this country.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : And their travel from their countries to here is for seeking a lawful livelihood, which a person provides for his widows and poor children and dependents. There is no doubt that this is a good deed. In a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: So, if they come to seek the livelihood by which they strive for their children and their children who are unable to earn a living, they are undoubtedly among the poor. In this case, they are like those striving in the cause of Allah, or like the one who fasts and does not break his fast, and the one who stands in prayer and does not rest. And they may form the intention for Hajj from here, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, even if they are in Makkah, for example.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : So, that is permissible for them.